Quantity Surveying Summer Placement

Transport for London; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free travel on TfL network

Rail and Eurostar discounts

30 days annual leave pro rata

Cycle-to-work

Retail and travel offers

Job summary

Transport for London in London invites applications for a 12-week Quantity Surveying Summer Placement Scheme. You will work within a project team to upgrade our infrastructure and help ensure value for money across projects.

You will gain exposure to commercial processes, visit sites, and collaborate with Commercial Managers while developing professional competencies for chartership with the RICS. Hybrid work is available, with a strong focus on learning and career progression, potentially

Qualifications

• Penultimate year of a RICS-accredited degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• On track to achieve a minimum 2:2 classification.
• Must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme.

Responsibilities

• Work within a project team on TfL infrastructure projects to deliver value for money.
• Visit sites and collaborate with Commercial Managers.
• Support procurement and commercial functions during the 12-week placement.

Education

RICS-accredited degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

Job description

Quantity Surveying Summer Placement Scheme

Providing Value for Money in everything we do for Transport for London

Making smart decisions. Continuing the conversation.

£27,029 pro rata, per annum. (in-line with the London Living Wage)

Location

London/Hybrid

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4 week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements

The role will be based in London.Hybrid working (typically working from home no more than 50% of the time over a 4-week period) will be the default arrangement going forward, although some courses and placements will require full-time attendance. We will consider all requests in a reasonable manner. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

What we offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow:

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
• Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
• 30 days Annual leave (Pro rata plus public and bank holidays.)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Duration

1 2 weeks

Entry requirements

You'll need to be in your penultimate year of a RICS-accredited degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management and be on track to achieve a minimum 2:2 classification.

Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical.

Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme, as at the start date. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa scheme. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, or only have a right to work here for a limited time which is less than the duration of the scheme, you should be aware that TfL will be unable to sponsor you for this role.

At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered foragraduate position through ourfast-trackprocess. In order to be eligible for a graduate position you must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the graduate scheme. If you wish to be considered for a graduate role, you will be asked to confirm you have the right to work and provide evidence of your right to work in the UK for the duration of the graduate scheme as part of your internship application.

Job overview

Our Commercial teams focus on the budget of our projects, ensuring they continue to be successful and provide value for money. Quantitysurveyors are at the heart of London's growth,transforming our infrastructure. We need the next generation ofquantity surveyors to develop solutions for theLondon’schallenges, from massurbanisationto diminishing resources. You'll work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure value for money is being achieved.

What will I be doing?

As aQuantitySurveyor,you will work within a project team toupgradeourinfrastructure(dating back to 1863),whilstensuring we deliveran efficient service. As we look tomoderniseour assets, you'll be involved in crucial projects that contribute to the running of TfL. The projects you work on would help extend our network, improve our station capacity, purchasenew trains and buses to enhance customer experience, improvethe reliability of our network via technology updates, reducetimes between services and developing new entrances in stations to reduce congestion and support London’s population.There are numerous people within TfL who started their journey on a scheme, that have gained their chartership into the RICS and are now valuable members of our senior leadership teams.

You will be embedded within a project team for the 12-week duration seeing how we deliver projects and working alongside Commercial Managers. You will also get the opportunity to visit other sites and gain a wider understand of the full Procurement and Commercial function.

Sustainability

Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world.

Sustainability is a focus in every stage of construction from looking at early feasibility designs ensuring the design is sustainable to ensuring the construction methods, techniques and the materials procured consider sustainability.

Where can this career take you?

Our Procurement and Commercial teams have the opportunity to make a significant impact. A career with us can be extremely varied with opportunities across the whole of company.

During this summer placement, you will gain meaningful and valuable work experience which will support you in your ongoing career journey towards becoming a fully‑fledged Chartered Quantity Surveyor. At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered for a graduate position through our fast‑track process.

What training and support will you get?

You’ll be set clear objectives at the start of your placement and will complete mid placement and end of placement reviews with your placement manager. You will also have an independent sponsor for the duration of your placement to help ensure you benefit from a wider perspective of TfL Commercial.

What do we look for?

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:

Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work

Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together

Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

Our city. Made better by you.

TfL is a place that’s open to your ideas. Where you can make a tangible impact and see the positive results of your work on the people and places around you. It’s a place where you can thrive and achieve. Where you’re encouraged and enabled and empowered to feel pride in the work you do. The clue is in the name, really. We work together for a better London. A better place for everyone. Constantly improving and enhancing how we operate to shape a city of the future.

Inclusive recruitment process

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible.As aDisability Confident Leader,we actively encourage applications from disabled people.

Aspart of the Disability Confidentscheme,we aim tooffer an assessmentorinterviewtocandidates who apply via the scheme where theminimumessentialcriteria for skills, knowledge and experiencehasbeen met.In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate whoapplies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly,consistentlyand proportionately in line with ourDisability Confident commitments.

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate,Apprenticeand Intern recruitment theminimumcriteria we set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approachtotheDisability ConfidentOffer an Interviewscheme.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments for any stages of the application process.