Trainee Quantity Surveyor (Graduate Apprentice) - REQ05937

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC2: £25,698 - £25,971 Per Year (for Years 1 & 2)

NLC6: £29,666 - £31,541 Per Year (for Years 3 & 4)

Would you like the opportunity to combine your educational studies to achieve a degree in Quantity Surveying with work-based learning and development. We have an exciting opportunity to work alongside our Hub Delivery Team earning as you learn.

Why join us? North Lanarkshire is Scotland’s fourth largest authority by population and is perfectly situated in the heart of Scotland’s central belt with great transport links making this the perfect place to live and work! We have a detailed plan setting the direction to deliver an ambitious growth and development programme for growth and prosperity for all, making North Lanarkshire the place to live, learn, work and invest. We want to transform North Lanarkshire by positioning local services in our towns and communities and a critical aspect of this is our roads and related infrastructure. The Town and Community Hub Programme is a key component of the Plan for North Lanarkshire and is one of the largest infrastructure investments in the area which will have a lasting impact on communities for years to come. Our current programme contains approx. £350m of capital investment constructing eight education and community facilities.

The types of projects you will be working on and involved in are on our website: Town and community hubs | North Lanarkshire Council

Joining our team you will have the opportunity to build a career with an employer who offers a generous package of terms and conditions and promotes work-life balance and wellbeing amongst its employees. With a generous annual leave entitlement and access to a variety of flexible working options and initiatives, North Lanarkshire Council could be the place for you.

Working with us you will share our ambition for our communities and join us in delivering a service which supports these ambitions and the priorities of the Council.

Our Trainee (Graduate Apprenticeship) in Quantity Surveying is designed for highly motivated individuals who want to pursue a career in Quantity Surveying. As a Trainee you will receive formal training in addition to on-the-job training to enable you to gain the skills and qualifications needed to drive our Ambition forward. You will be part of our Hub Delivery Team within the Asset & Procurement Service dealing with a broad range of quantity surveying functions and provided the opportunity to spend time in various specialist areas to develop your knowledge and skills.

The role within the Hub Delivery Team provides a balance between office work and construction site visits. Throughout your training you will attend construction site visits, contractor meetings and design team meetings as well as developing office based quantity surveying skills such as preparing project budgets, pricing schedules, calculating project costs including variations, participating in tender processes, evaluations and negotiations, and overall project commercial monitoring . Throughout the period of your training, you will gain knowledge and experience in a broad range of construction and infrastructure works and develop the skills and attributes within the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) framework to support future chartered membership.

You will study at University on a day release basis, for 4 years, to attain a BA(Hons) in Quantity Surveying. You will be provided with time off to attend University, study time and you will also be supported by a work based mentor. This is a great opportunity to earn a salary immediately whilst you are studying and there is no cost to you for the training you will receive.

You will be joining a service which strives for excellence in service delivery. Your excellent communication skills, teamwork and client focused approach will ensure you provide a professional service.

This post represents an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated individual, aged 16 years and over with a minimum of 4 Highers graded BBCC*. Applicants will also require English and Mathematics at National 5 level. *Applicants who are awaiting awards for Highers in August 2026 are invited to apply however any offer will be subject to the achievement and award at the required BBCC.

The Graduate Apprentice programme combining both work and study will require applicants to have excellent time management skills and requires a high degree of commitment from the candidate to complete the four-year programme. It would be advantageous to your application to give examples of what makes you the best candidate for this opportunity, with reference to the attached employee specification.

We operate a hybrid model of office based, home based and site-based working, with our main office in Civic Centre, Motherwell, you will be predominantly office and site based with some home working.

You will commence your employment on NLC2 £25,698 - £25,971. You will progress to NLC6, £29,666 - £31,541, for years 3 & 4 of your employment, on demonstration that you have acquired workplace skills, knowledge and experience combined with successful completion of years 1 and 2 of University.

This post is fixed term for a period of up to 4 years with a start date of August 2026.

For further information, please contact Emma Leaker; LeakerEm@northlan.gov.uk

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm (including a 55 minute unpaid break)

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm (including a 50 minute unpaid break)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***