Quantity Surveyor Apprentice - Highlands; Scotland

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor Apprentice - Highlands (Scotland)

Location: Highlands, Alness to Wick, Glasgow (two‑year programme), UK

Start Date: September 2026

Apprentice quantity surveyor working site and office based across the Highlands and Glasgow, supporting the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) upgrade programme, which includes design and construction of new substations and overhead lines.

• Manage all costs relating to construction and civil engineering projects, from initial calculations to final figures.
• Optimize project costs and enhance value for money while ensuring required standards and quality.
• Work under the guidance of a workplace mentor and university apprenticeship tutor to develop technical and professional skills throughout the two‑year programme.

• National 5 Maths & English at grade A-C.
• National Certificate in Built Environment, Foundation Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering, National Certificate in Civil Engineering, or One Higher.
• For graduate apprenticeship: 3 Scottish Highers at grade BBC or above, or 2 A‑levels at grade BC or above, or NC Built Environment/Foundation Apprenticeship Civil Engineering.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to learn, positive mindset, can‑do attitude.

• Dedicated investment in professional development.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays; option to buy additional days.
• Charity leave: 2 days per year to donate time to a chosen charity.
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
• Above‑market rate contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance, health screening, enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, maternity returners bonus.
• Extra weeks holiday for marriage and wedding bonus.
• Subsidised canteen facilities, retail discounts, cashback, gym memberships, cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Access to online wellbeing tools and professional support.

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