Summer Placement Quantity Surveyor Student

Kier Group; Lewes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 Weeks– 40hrs per week placement

Practical experience

Mentorship

Career insight

Job summary

Kier Group is offering a Summer Placement for a Quantity Surveyor Student in Falmer, East Sussex. The role starts July 2027 and runs for 8 weeks, with 40 hours per week. Starting salary is £26,208 per annum; there is potential to move onto the Graduate Scheme.

Join the Infrastructure team, work on Southern Water framework projects, and gain hands-on experience under experienced mentors while developing core quantity surveying skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills required.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial resources of the project.
• Assist in maximizing gross profit for projects.
• Assess, review and mitigate commercial/contractual risks as well as value work by sub-contractors.
• Help prepare and submit tenders and contract documents.
• Collaborate with the project team to prepare progress reports and financial statements.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Job description

Summer Placement Quantity Surveyor Student

We're looking for a Summer Placement Quantity Surveyor Student to join our Infrastructure team. You will be working in our Water sector and assist on projects forour Southern Water framework across East Sussex.

Location: Falmer, East Sussex

Starting Salary: £26,208 per annum

Pathway:8 Weeks– 40hrs per week. Potential to move onto the Graduate Scheme

Starting date:July 2027

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Summer Placement Quantity Surveyor,you'llbe working within the nuclear team assistingin managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of infrastructure projects. This role offers a fantasticopportunity to gain hands-on experience, receive mentorship from experienced professionals, and developa strong foundationin quantity surveying.

What will your day-to-day duties include?

• Manage commercial resources of the project
• Assisting in maximising gross profit for projects
• Assessing, reviewing, and mitigating commercial/contractual risks as well as value work executed by sub-contractors
• Helping prepare and submit tenders and contract documents.
• Collaborating with the project team to prepare progress reports and financial statements

How does a placement work?

Kier iscommitted to encouraging talent and providing opportunities for growth and development.

When you join, you will be enrolled onto our summer placement scheme. The programme will take 8 weeks to complete and has been designed to immerse yourself in the world of construction, you'll get to see your learnings in real world situations and gain practical experiences to support the rest of your degree.

Benefits for you:

• Practical experience: gain valuable hands‑on experience in your field.
• Skill improvement: develop technical and professional skills.
• Networking: build professional relationships and expand your network.
• Career insight: gain insights into your chosen industry and potential career paths.
• Employment opportunities: increase your chances of securing a further placement, or graduate opportunity, at Kier or elsewhere.

What are we looking for?

We're on the lookout for students undertaking a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field, who can join us on an 8-weekplacement across July - August.You must be returning to university upon completion of your placement.

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Good communication skills written and verbal
• Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Hold a full driving licence

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a high priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

You can see our D&I action plan here

Recruitment timeline

October 2026: Initial applications

November 2026 Application reviews

January 2027 onwards: Interviews

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations we reserve the right to close adverts early

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