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Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Job details
Posting date: 06 February 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 March 2026
Location: Tonbridge, Kent, TN1 1AW
Remote working: On-site only
Company: VolkerWessels UK
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: VW07117_1770393410

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Summary

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Graduate Quantity Surveyors, VolkerStevin are hiring for this years Commercial Graduate intake. This is an amazing opportunity to join a Tier 1 Civil Engineering company and begin your career with an industry leading business that will allow you to grow and flourish.

Our Recruitment Process
We want to make our recruitment process as straightforward and transparent as possible. Once you've submitted your application, here's what you can expect:

  1. Application Review - Our early careers team will review your application to assess your suitability for the programme.
  2. Assessment Centre and Interviews - A day of practical exercises, group tasks, or technical discussions followed by an interview with one of our recruiting managers. This will be held in April at our Head Office in Preston.
  3. Offer - We'll contact successful candidates with an offer and provide full details of the next steps.

We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and will provide updates at each stage.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor overview:

Reporting to the Quantity Surveyor/Project Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor, the Graduate QS is required to assist Quantity, Project Quantity Surveyors and Senior Surveyors in their duties.

TENDER:

  • Assist the Bid team as appropriate, tasks could be:
  • Compilation of Subcontractor enquiry documentation
  • Comparison of returned Subcontract quotations
  • Recording and archiving of all tender documentation for project handover

  1. PRE-CONSTRUCTION:
  • Be involved where possible with the tender handover to the project team
  • Understand the project you are working on and relevant constraints
  • Review of tender offer and the tender documents - develop an understanding of the content and meaning
  • Review our tender book allowances, risk and scopes - develop and understanding of the content and look to identify additional areas of risk and scope
  • Understand the Subcontract/self delivery split of the works to be delivered
  • Assist with the reallocation of the tender book allowances where necessary
  • Understand the tender program, constraints and logic

Subcontract and Consultants management:

  • Assist in the accurate measurement of the subcontractors works
  • Ensure records are kept of subcontractors work and validate the legitimacy of any account records provided by the subcontractor
  • Prepare sub-contract payment notices for approval
  • Produce subcontract payments for approval on the basis that the work has been carried out in accordance with the contract and to the correct quality
  • Ensure subcontract payments are based on accurate valuation, are made timely and the correct governance and approval process is followed
  • Assist in the compilation of specific subcontractor liabilities and accruals

Commercial General:

Cost, Value & Cash:

Project Controls/Contract Knowledge and Administration

OTHER:

Promote equal opportunity, inclusion and diversity in recognition of the differences that exist between all people irrespective of race, colour, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender including transgender, age, disability, marital status including civil partnerships or part-time status.

About you

    • Required Qualifications / Expertise

    Essential:

    • To have undertaken at least one year industrial work placement as a trainee QS (if Graduate QS)
    • Continued professional development (CPD)
    • Full UK Driving Licence
    • Flexibility in your working locations as VolkerStevin are a National Business that operates on projects Nationwide.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
  • Option to buy additional annual leave
  • Private medical care
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
  • Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
  • Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Mental health, physical health, and financial support
  • 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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