Graduate Quantity Surveyor: Mentored, Hands-On Career Path

Talosats Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured 18‑month programme

Mentoring

ILM qualification

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

McLaughlin & Harvey, a leading UK building and civil engineering contractor, invites graduates to join its 18‑month Graduate Development Programme. You will gain hands‑on experience across major projects, with dedicated mentoring and a path to an ILM qualification.

A competitive salary and benefits package accompany your development journey. As a graduate, you’ll be at the heart of projects, preparing tenders, managing subcontractors, and producing valuations and final accounts.

Qualifications

• Final year bachelor’s or HNC/HND students in Quantity Surveying or related disciplines.
• Forward thinkers with strong numeracy and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, negotiate and analyse costs for tenders and contracts.
• Ensure sub-contractors are pre-qualified in accordance with management systems.
• Procure Sub-Contractors and prepare Sub-Contractor order documentation.
• Assess and certify Sub-Contractor interim payments and issue Pay‑less notices.
• Assist on a range of legal and contractual issues.
• Prepare Interim Valuations and Final Accounts.
• Manage and value Variations.
• Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation on contracts.

Skills

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Team player

Education

Quantity Surveying (Bachelor/HNC/HND)

Job description

McLaughlin & Harvey, a leading UK building and civil engineering contractor, invites graduates to join its 18‑month Graduate Development Programme. You will gain hands‑on experience across major projects, with dedicated mentoring and a path to an ILM qualification.

A competitive salary and benefits package accompany your development journey. As a graduate, you’ll be at the heart of projects, preparing tenders, managing subcontractors, and producing valuations and final accounts.