Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Location: Milton Keynes

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Salary: £27,077.51

About Mears Group

Mears Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing and care services. We deliver essential maintenance, regeneration, and commercial support across the country—working in partnership with local authorities and housing providers to improve homes and communities.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Trainee Quantity Surveyor to join our office-based team in Milton Keynes. This role supports the Commercial and General Manager in overseeing financial and commercial activities across housing contracts. You’ll play a key role in budget control, forecasting, reporting, and ensuring commercial performance meets high standards of quality, safety, and value.

Responsibilities

• Attend and support with client and subcontractor meetings to support contract delivery and relationship management
• Assist with monthly branch P&L reporting and financial forecasting
• Prepare and submit accurate invoicing for clients in line with contract terms
• Monitor and manage budgets across multiple workstreams, ensuring cost control and value for money
• Support procurement activities, including subcontractor selection and negotiation
• Review and manage contract variations, change orders, and lifecycle submissions
• Ensure compliance with JCT contract requirements and commercial governance
• Conduct site visits and liaise with operational teams to validate progress and financial claims
• Produce commercial reports and analysis to support strategic decision-making
• Collaborate with operational and finance teams to ensure alignment on project delivery
• Maintain accurate records of valuations, payments, and contractual documentation
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure all activities meet health and safety, quality, and regulatory standards

Role Criteria

• Strong communication skills—verbal, written, and interpersonal
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and commercial management systems
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company-wide Mears Fun Day to celebrate your hard work
• Volunteering leave to support community initiatives
• Mears Rewards – discounts on groceries, holidays, eye tests, and more
• Access to confidential EAP counselling and wellbeing support
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working support
• Share Save and You Earn schemes

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Laura Bourne (laura.bourne@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.