Apprentice Quantity Surveyor in Dartford

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

We are looking for an Apprentice to join our Social Infrastructure business who revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration and maintenance of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods and ensuring homes are safe and compliant. You will join the pre-construction team, who are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the pre-construction phase, ensuring projects are set up for success from the outset.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in preparing cost estimates, budgets, and tender documents.
• Supporting the assessment and evaluation of subcontractor payments and variations.
• Helping monitor project costs to ensure budgetary control.
• Assisting with the preparation of valuations and progress claims.
• Attending site meetings and collaborating with project managers, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Maintaining accurate records, including site measurements and change orders.

In order to fully develop in your role, you will be enrolled onto the Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship (Quantity Surveying Pathway), which will be delivered by our training partner, the University of Greenwich. This learning pathway will include day release attendance at the university campus in Greenwich for formally timetabled classes, including lectures, tutorials and tutor-led in-class exercises. You will also meet regularly with your coach and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme.

Academic Entry Requirements

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have achieved, or be predicted to achieve by Summer 2026:

• A minimum of 112 UCAS points from level 3 qualifications such as A Levels, T Level, BTEC etc.
• 5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4/A*-C including English and Mathematics.
• Good IT skills and able to use Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel etc.
• Good organisation, time management and communication skills.
• Driving licence or be working towards achieving this.

You should also be available to start full-time work in September 2026 and have:

• The commitment to live and breathe our company values during your work and studies.
• The motivation and dedication to successfully complete your apprenticeship programme.

Please note, as this is an apprenticeship programme, in order to be eligible to apply you must not already have an equivalent level or higher qualification in the occupational area, or significant work experience.

Upon successful completion of your programme, you will achieve:

• Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship.
• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying.
• Ability to apply for Chartered Member status with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.