Ready to kick-start your future in Quantity Surveying?

Join us as a Quantity Surveyor Apprentice and play a key role in delivering vital infrastructure. You’ll gain hands-on experience on site, building estimates, producing contracts and reports, and developing the technical skills needed for a successful career.

Whatyou’llbe doing asaQuantity Surveyor Apprentice *Attend construction sites to measure completed works, initially under the supervision of a Quantity Surveyor.
*Build cost estimates for construction works using information gathered from site visits.
*Carry out desktop quality assurance audits of completed work.
*Support the Quantity Surveyor in producing contractual documents, including payment notices and change control.
*Assist with estimating project costs based on scope and design information.
*Help verify applications for payment.
*Use internal systems to produce regular financial reports.
*Work closely with Finance teams to ensure accurate financial accounting of completed works.

Where you’ll work:

Location: Maple Lodge

Hours: 36-hour week over four working days plus one training day

Start date: September 2026

Training and qualification: You’ll study with the University of the Built Environment, one of the UK’s leading Quantity Surveying training providers. Your training includes weekly virtual online lectures.

Qualification achieved: Chartered Surveyor (Degree) Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard

Duration: Permanent contract with a 60 month structured programme

What you should bring to the role *5 GCSE’s including Maths and English (grade 9-4 / A-C)
*96 UCAS tariff points (or an equivalent recognised qualification), or a completed Advanced Apprenticeship in Surveying or Construction Technical with a minimum DD (Diploma) or MMM (Extended Diploma), or a current RICS Associate qualification (AssocRICS).
*Full UK driving license

What’sin it for you? *Excellent?salary: £23,500 annum
*Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
*Performance-related pay plan?directly linked?to company performance measures and targets???????
*Generous Pension Scheme through AON
*Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping?vouchers?and life assurance.

Find out more about?our?benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re?the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive.?It’s?a big job and?we’ve?got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed?to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about?our?purpose and values?

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family,?you’ll?enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working?arrangements?and excellent benefits.

If?you’re?looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for
future generations,?we’ll?be here to support?you every step of the way.
Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.?Why choose us??Learn more.

We’recommittedto being a great, diverse, and inclusiveplace to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you
feelsupportedthroughout therecruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know,we’rehere tohelp and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support?our customers. As part of Team Thames,?you’ll?have the opportunity to sign up to support?our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience.?It’s?also?a great opportunity?to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.