As a Quantity surveying apprentice, you’ll gain exposure to various elements of the commercial end to end process, consisting of the controlling and managing of costs on construction projects, working with a whole range of people within the business to make sure that everyone works to quality standards and helps keep the project on track. You will liaise with the client, prepare tenders and contracts, work with subcontractors, valuing completed works, managing budgets.

Requirements

• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Self-motivation and resilience
• Organisational and planning
• Relationship-building
• Interpersonal skills
• GCSE or equivalent 4 inc Maths and English (Grade A-C/9-4) essential
• Other UCAS Tariff points A levels, BTEC or Level 3s (Grade 112 points / BBC / DMM) essential
• Other Work experience rather than UCAS points, desirable

Responsibilities

• Controlling and managing of costs on construction projects
• Working with a whole range of people within the business to make sure that everyone works to quality standards and helps keep the project on track
• Liaising with the client
• Preparing tenders and contracts
• Working with subcontractors
• Valuing completed works
• Managing budgets

Benefits

• Annual Wage £ competitive + attractive benefits package dependent on partner company within the Alliance
• Expected duration of the apprenticeship – 60 months
• Apprenticeship Level - Level 4 and top up to Level 6 (degree with honours)

Application Process

• Closing date: 11 April 2026
• Assessment day: 15 May 2026

About Anglian Water

Anglian Water is the largest water company in the UK, a complex and exciting organisation delivering the best possible service to 6 million customers. The Anglian Water Alliances support the business with a whole range of infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects to upgrade the Anglian Water assets.

Anglian Water Alliances are a range of construction companies. Your employer will be one of the partners in the Alliances, you will be based at Thorpe Wood, Peterborough. Hybrid working is supported within this role.

Contact

The successful candidate will undertake the Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship programme with our training partner ARU (Anglia Ruskin University). You will complete both the Construction Quantity Surveying Technician (L4) and the Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship Top-up and achieve a BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree. This will be achieved through a day release programme of study delivered from ARU's new campus in Peterborough.

To find out more about this apprenticeship visit Construction Quantity Surveyor - BSc (Hons) - ARU

Applications are welcome from all age groups. Mature students with work experience rather than academic qualifications will be considered on their individual merits, subject to successful application to the degree course programme.