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BAM CONSTRUCT UK LIMITED - Apprentice Quantity Surveyor 2026 - Northern

Salary: £21,000 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 40
Closing Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
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BAM CONSTRUCT UK LIMITED - Apprentice Quantity Surveyor 2026 - Northern

Summary

Join us as a Quantity Surveying apprentice and from day one you will be working with an experienced team and will be able to make an instant contribution to running a multi-million-pound project. Looking after the technical, organising, and supervising side of construction projects.

Annual wage: £21,000 a year
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Training course: Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Hours
Monday - Friday. Working times on site vary, but are typically between 8.00am and 5.30pm.
40.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Tuesday 01 September 2026

Duration: 2 Years

Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Quantity surveyors are the construction professionals who make up our commercial management team. As a quantity surveying apprentices, you will work predominantly on site, supporting the delivery of projects and learning from experienced professionals. Your day to day will include:

Technical Development

  • Gain hands-on experience and put your learning into practice

Problem Solving

  • Learn how to overcome challenges on live projects
  • Drive quality through effective planning and right first-time delivery

On-Site Experience

  • Be part of real construction projects and work closely with our skilled workforce
  • Apply your learning and knowledge in real-world scenarios
  • Learn how to apply and manage contracts
  • Monitor costs associated with projects
  • Work with the senior quantity surveyors and site team to ensure any changes to cost and materials are recorded.

Safety and Sustainability

  • Help to ensure that work is carried out safely in line with the company's health and safety
  • Maintaining high personal standards in health and safety
  • Maintaining high standards in environmental awareness and behaviour
  • Monitoring and recording delivery against the agreed programme and construction methods

     

Where you’ll work

Unit 2, Gateway East
Marsh Lane
Leeds
LS9 8AU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Your training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Your training plan

  • A BAM Apprenticeship is a full-time earn and learn position, where you will be involved in delivering multi-million-pound projects. Leaving a lasting legacy and positive change in our communities
  • Our 5-year technical apprenticeship starts at level 4, where you will work towards a Higher Apprenticeship (Level 4) in Quantity Surveying and a HNC. You will also work towards a professional qualification with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
  • Upon successful completion of the 2-year Level 4 programme, you will then have the opportunity to progress on to a 3-year Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, gain a full honours degree and work towards chartered membership of the CIOB

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 x GCSE's (grade 9 - 4 (A*-C))
  • English Language (grade 4 (C) or above)
  • Maths (grade 5 (B) or above)
  • STEM A Levels/BTEC or T Level in Construction (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

Other requirements

Due to the project nature of our business, apprentices must be willing to travel as required. As some of our projects are in remote areas, we also require all applicants to hold a full UK driving licence.

About this company

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

With around 6,500 employees, we operate in Construction, Civil Engineering, Ground Engineering, Energy, Property Development, Facilities Management, and Site Solutions. Safety is our top priority—always before profit.

We’re proud to be an award-winning employer to ranked in HigherIns’ Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for three years in a row, Gold Members of The 5% Club for two years, and winners of the Employer Award for Construction Services at the Multicultural Awards 2024 and 2025.

https://www.bam.com/earlycareers (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Online discount platform. Volunteering Days. Wellbeing Days. Generous Holiday Allowance. Additional holiday purchase scheme. EAP (Employee Assistance Programme). Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme.

After this apprenticeship

  • At BAM we are committed to investing in your development. Upon completion of our Level 4 apprenticeship, you will receive a promotion and the opportunity to progress on to our Degree programme
  • After completing the full 5-year programme with BAM, most of our apprentices have their full degree, relevant professional membership and are earning in excess of £30,000 + company car or allowance

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BAM CONSTRUCT UK LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003680.

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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

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