GRAHAM Academy - Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Management - Industrial Placement -Civil Engineering

BPIC Network; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

GRAHAM Academy in Northern Ireland is seeking an Industrial Placement Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial Team. This placement offers hands-on experience in cost management, subcontract payments, and project reporting within a dynamic civil engineering environment.

You will develop practical skills in take-offs, site measurement, contract terms, and client liaison, with regular feedback and clear progression toward professional accreditation.

Qualifications

• Studying Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management to degree level.
• Understanding of construction management practices.
• Strong communication skills.
• Full driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Check and process sub-contract payments for work completed.
• Ensure subcontractors are not charging for work that wasn’t completed.
• Produce schedules of materials needed to complete a project for procurement from subcontractors.
• Prepare and manage the accounts for projects.
• Produce regular reports on cost and value.
• Produce spend profiles and regular forecasts for projects.
• Identify and manage risk and opportunities.
• Take off drawings.
• Site measurement.
• Liaise with onsite teams to obtain site records and reconciling these against works claimed.
• Agree changes with Client’s commercial team.
• Deal with all legal contracts and their clauses for a project.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Commercial Management

Strong communication

Cost control

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management

Job description

GRAHAM Academy - Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Management - Industrial Placement -Civil Engineering

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | Posted on 14/10/2026

Job Summary

Join our Commercial Team as an Industrial Placement student and gain invaluable experience in a dynamic, collaborative environment designed to support your professional development and career progression.

Job Description

What does a Quantity Surveyor do at GRAHAM?

• Check and process sub-contract payments for work completed
• Ensure that Subcontractors are not charging for work that wasn’t completed
• Produce schedules of what materials etc. are needed to complete a project so that these can be ‘bought’ from sub-contractors
• Prepare and manage the accounts for projects
• Produce regular reports on cost & value
• Produce spend profiles and regular forecasts for projects
• Identify and manage risk and opportunities
• Take off drawings
• Site measurement
• Liaise with those onsite to obtain site records and reconciling these against works claimed
• Agree changes with Client’s commercial team
• Deal with all legal contracts and their clauses for a project

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Quantity Surveyor and the range of duties to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals. Applications are now open for our 2027 intake and close on 8th January 2027. Please submit a comprehensive and targeted CV, which clearly and logically details how you fulfil both the essential and if relevant, desirable criteria. Failure to provide adequate information, may result in your application being rejected. All applicants must also complete an online monitoring form. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early, should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

The Recruitment Process

• The closing date for applications will be January 2027
• Interviews will commence in February 2027.
• Successful candidates will be notified in March 2027.
• All successful applicants will have joined the business by September 2027, if not before.

Requirements

• Studying Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management to degree level at university or technical college
• Demonstrate an understanding of construction management practices
• Demonstrate strong communication skills
• Full Driving Licence.
• Right to Work in the UK.