Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

3 days ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Tetra Tech Full time

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting career role where you can help make a difference for the future.

Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe.

We deliver locally and we're backed globally. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across the world.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and so provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

In an apprentice role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in a professional organisation. Our early careers programme gives you the chance to connect with others across the region / business who are also starting their career, as well as mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.

Role Title: Apprentice Quantity Surveyor

Start Date: September 2026

Location: Edinburgh

Tetra Tech has an opportunity for trainee quantity surveyors to join the Cost Consultancy team to assist in all cost and procurement management processes. This position will include day release to complete a fully funded professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying at a local university.

This position offers an exciting paid placement opportunity where you can gain invaluable 'hands' on experience and gain a degree.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Cost planning and initial estimating
  • Assisting in the preparation of tender and contract documents
  • Fund monitoring and due diligence
  • Assisting in the management and delivery of construction projects
  • Working closely with Clients, Architects, Structural Engineers and Project Managers
  • Assisting with a range of pre and post contract surveying duties

Qualifications/Skills requirements:

  • Compliance with the university's minimum points requirements (3 A'levels including Maths and English, 112 UCAS points or equivalent
  • A minimum of 5 GCSE's grade 9-4 (A*-C) or equivalent including English Language and Maths
  • MS Office skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-Motivated
  • Hold a full, clean UK driving license or working towards obtaining one and ideally access to a vehicle

Application Closing Date: 15 February 2026

Assessment Centre to be held: April 2026

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together- in offices or on site – to ensure the best outcomes. However, when possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work.

There is no 'one approach fits all' – each team manages their own way of working, we trust our employees and focus on outputs not inputs.

Meeting up with colleague and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development.

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