Quantity Surveying Graduate Scheme

Overview

Graduate quantity surveyor managing costs & value for TfL projects.

Key Responsibilities

• procurement
• cost planning
• contract admin
• market engagement
• technical review
• cost management

Tasks

-Engaging with an expert engineer to check the influence of removing a road from the London network. -Reviewing and negotiating change via Contract Admin -Reviewing train requirements after technical inspection -Commencing procurement and advertising the works -Cost reporting and forecasting -Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development -Writing a procurement strategy for new signalling equipment on the Metropolitan Line -Developing a Cost Plan and Budget to determine the projects alignment with business priorities -Reviewing and approving monthly applications -Reviewing a feasibility report on changing a section of London roads to a pedestrian route only -Undertaking early market engagement and understanding what technology improvements are available -Placing an order to repair a part/section of track on our network -Managing the costs of a project on site and see the project grow and progress

Requirements

• open minded
• collaboration
• adaptable
• innovative

What You Bring

-Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together -Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

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Benefits

-Minimum 30 days Annual leave (Pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays. -Paying a Contractor who has completed the works or repairs -Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more -Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme -Final salary pension scheme -Private healthcare discounted scheme -Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel -Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household

About Transport For London

-Handles day-to-day operations: Overground, DLR, trams, ferries and roads. -Manages congestion charge and ultra-low emission schemes. -Develops major infrastructure projects: Northern Line extension, Silvertown Tunnel, West London Orbital plans. -Runs one of Europe’s largest zero-emission bus fleets and pioneered a cycle shuttle through Silvertown.

Sector Specialisms

Interview Process

-complete online assessments (5 steps) within a 1‑week window. -attend an assessment centre (in‑person or virtual) in december–january, usually a single day. -upload qualification certificates as part of the application process.

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship offered; candidates must already have the right to work in the uk for the scheme duration.

Security Clearance

-offer subject to satisfactory medical exam, which may include drugs and alcohol screening, eye test, and hearing test.