Trainee Quantity Surveyor
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Position Overview & Specifications
Salary: Competitive remuneration and excellent career prospects
Type: Permanent
Location: Welwyn Garden City
The Company
An international leading access provider, with operations in UK, Ireland and UAE. Brogan Group focus on career development and promotion β people are the core of everything we do. If you are looking for a career not just a job, you are in the right place!
Benefits
- Modern office with pool table, Gym, TV, collaboration pods, free coffee machine and parking
- Amazing opportunities for career progression
- Recognition rewards
- Team bonding days
- Training: In-house seminars and workshops
- Social and Collaborative environment
- Client entertainment and charity events
- Flat management system and autonomous environment
- Positive company culture
- Diversity
- Team orientated company who hire culture fit first rather than the skills only
We are currently recruiting for a Trainee Quantity Surveyor
As a result of their continued growth throughout London, South East and the Midlands, Brogan Group are seeking dedicated individuals for various new and on-going projects. They are looking to recruit a Trainee to join their busy department.
Training on the job will be provided over 2+ years through the company structural career path. Candidate must have good numeracy and communication skills. Also an ability to work to strict deadlines is essential.
Role will include the following responsibilities: -
- Prepare work sheet data by entering rates and descriptions onto excel to send to QS for entry into payment applications.
- Preparation of quotes for additional works on site.
- Undertake surveys, produce estimates and costings for individual projects.
- Preparation of excel worksheet payment applications.
- Attending client meetings to agree accounts face to face.
- Attending site visits with Contracts Managers to learn all aspects of Scaffolding, Hoist and Mastclimbers β this will also give knowledge of the construction of buildings.
- General office filing of work records.
Interview Process
To include testing on:
- Numeracy
- Advanced Excel
- MBTI
- Taking off quantities from drawings
Qualities Expected in Suitable Candidate:
- Intelligence
- Negotiating Skills
- Ambition
- Positive outlook with the ability to form good relationships with colleagues and clients
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
- surveying: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Trainee Quantity Surveyor roles across Brogan Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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