Trainee Quantity Surveyor
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Position Overview & Specifications
Story Contracting has extensive experience in civil engineering, rail and construction. We pride ourselves on offering our clients practical and innovative solutions that challenge the status quo. We are award winning and have built a strong reputation for delivering a range of projects within the railway and civil engineering sector.
Due to the growth of our Story Scotland division, based from our office in Blantyre, we now have a vacancy for a Trainee Quantity Surveyor.
As part of a team of Quantity Surveyors and reporting to the Lead Quantity Surveyor you will assist the commercial team in the effective commercial control of development sites. Learn how development viabilities are prepared and work with the commercial team to understand the principles of development level risk and opportunity, learn how to support the commercial team to prepare project level budgets and much more.
As a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, you will have the ability and willingness to work towards becoming a Qualified Quantity Surveyor at degree level, computer literate in MS Office suite, excellent attention to detail and good communication and interpersonal skills. With the ability to work towards being able to complete the reporting requirements accurately and unaided, understand simple sub-contracts, identify the key risks for each project and actions to reduce risk, create commercial report including gains and losses for each scheme including the differentiation between budget gains/losses and performance gains/losses.
If you can prioritise workloads in an evolving work environment, and are looking for an opportunity to work within an enthusiastic and committed team, then we would like to hear from you.
In return for your self-motivation and commitment to continuous improvements and profitability, you will receive a competitive salary, matched company pension contribution of up to 5% rising to 7% after 5 years’ service, enhanced maternity and paternity provision, cycle to work, help towards healthcare costs and national retail discounts
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 (£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 Story Contracting'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 £22,000 - £22,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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