Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship; Scotland

2025 - Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship (Scotland)

We’relooking for bright and motivated school leavers who willbring energy,new ideasandafresh perspective to help usbecome the recognised leader and transform the construction and engineering industry.

Assist with the commercial function within a project or office, with the provision of a commercial, contractual, and financial management service.

Whilst under supervision, to ensure project profitobjectivesand targets are met and cash and margin are managed tomaximiseperformance, all in a manner consistent with the Group processes.

• Assist with the commercial function within project or office
• Implementation of company commercial practices
• Understand the basic commercial principles of the function
• Assist with the management and reporting of monthly costs
• Assist with the preparation and management of simple subcontracts
• Preparation and filing of records
• Assist with preparation of interim applications and final accounts from first principles
• Assist with valuing and pricing variations
• Communicating clearly and confidently to a professional standard
• Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise, and which could affect the business/project

• Front End skills
• Cash Management and optimisation
• Risk Management
• Project financial control, reporting and data management
• Change management
• Construction technology and environmental services
• Contract procedures
• Quantification and costing of construction works
• Negotiation and dispute resolution

• Project Management - HSE
  -DfMA
  - Digital Engineering - Client & Stakeholder Management - People Management

Monkland Replacement Project Lanarkshire

BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship Construction and Built Environment (Quantity Surveying) | Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK

Laing O'Rourkecollaboratewith trusted and approved training providers for our apprenticeship delivery.

Successful candidates willbe required to make an application to our preferred provider for the apprenticeship route you have chosen.

• UCAS Tariff: 96
• Scottish Higher: BBCC or equivalent
• Foundation Apprenticeships
• You must be eligible to work in the UK. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

We accept selected Foundation Apprenticeships, in combination with SQAHighers, for entry to our degree programmes.

Your Foundation Apprenticeship will take the place of one SQA Higher qualification for our standard entry requirements and will be treated as equivalent to a B grade at Higher.

Modern Apprenticeships

If you have completed a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF level 6 in a relevantdisciplinethis would be equivalent to two Highersat

B.

• CV Submission
  Submit your CV for review. We will assess your application against the entry criteria for the role you are applying for.
• Online Assessment
  You will complete a series of assessments designed to understand how you approach workplace situations, your preferred ways of working, as well as exercises to evaluate your critical thinking and numerical reasoning skills.
• Video Interview
  At this stage, you will be invited to record responses to two questions set by our hiring team. You will have sufficient time to prepare and ensure you present yourself confidently.
• Assessment Centre
  Our in-person assessment centres, held at a LOR office,provide an opportunity for youtodemonstrateyour skills through a combination of individual tasks, short interviews, and group activities. This is also a chance to experience our culture first-hand.
• Outcome
  We aim to provide feedback and communicate the outcome of your assessmentcentrewithin two weeks.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we may close a role once enough candidates have applied. We encourage all applicants to apply as early as possible, so youdon'tmiss the opportunity to be considered.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all candidates.

If you require any adjustments or support to your application, or at any stage of the process, please do not hesitate to contact us.