Lawford Road
Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2UU

STEPNELL LIMITED - Trainee Quantity Surveyor - Degree Apprenticeship

Salary: Competitive
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 40
Closing Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
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STEPNELL LIMITED - Trainee Quantity Surveyor - Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

Stepnell has fantastic higher apprenticeship opportunities and we are currently looking for trainee quantity surveyors to join our friendly and supportive teams.

Annual wage: Competitive
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Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Hours
Monday to Friday, 08.30 - 17.30, with an hour for lunch.
40.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 07 September 2026

Duration: 5 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

You will gain competencies in a wide range of commercial techniques and expect to undertake the following:

  • Liaising with clients to identify their needs
  • Estimating quantities, costs and time scales for material and labour
  • Preparing tender and contract documents
  • Identifying and weighing up commercial risks
  • Assigning work to subcontractors
  • Valuing completed work, managing budgets and overseeing payments
  • Ensuring projects meet legal and quality standards
  • Ensuring that clients get value for their money
  • Advising on the maintenance costs of specific buildings
  • Submitting regular budget reports
  • Following building regulations and health and safety
  • Working at a client’s business, in an office or on a construction site

Where you’ll work

Lawford Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2UU

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

BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Your training plan

You will attend university on a day release basis at Birmingham City University and work as part of a regional team alongside trained professionals and managers to deliver work to the highest standards. You will gain competencies in a wide range of commercial techniques.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Driving license.

About this company

Stepnell is a leading regional contractor, a complete construction partner with proven end-to-end project lifecycle expertise. We serve a broad spectrum of private and public sector clients, ensuring they realise their vision by providing a more holistic approach to project design, build, management and delivery. We are an established, mature business with the resources and infrastructure to deliver larger, more challenging projects generally up to £25 million. We are ambitious and continue to grow our business; but despite our stature, we remain a family business at heart. We combine the focus and accessibility of a regional contractor, with a depth of technical competency, professional capability and national reach usually reserved only for larger organisations.

https://www.stepnell.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Contributory Pension

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Trainee Quantity Surveyor
  • Assistant Quantity Surveyor
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Senior Quantity Surveyor
  • Managing Surveyor
  • Commercial Manager

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STEPNELL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005597.

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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

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