Construction Quantity Surveying Apprentice - @One

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know that to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential.

To continue with our growth plans for 2023 and beyond we are searching for a Quantity Surveying Apprentice to join our Programme for our next intake, based in Peterborough for our @one Alliance.   

The @one Alliance is a collaborative organisation of consultants and contractors working together to deliver more than half of Anglian Waters capital investment programme.

 What will you be doing as our new Apprentice:

Anglian Water is the largest water company in the UK, a complex and exciting organisation delivering the best possible service to 6 million customers. The Anglian Water Alliances support the business with a whole range of infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects to upgrade the Anglian Water assets.

As a Quantity surveying apprentice, you’ll gain exposure to various elements of the commercial end to end process, consisting of the controlling and managing of costs on construction projects, working with a whole range of people within the business to make sure that everyone works to quality standards and helps keep the project on track. You will liaise with the client, prepare tenders and contracts, work with subcontractors, valuing completed works, managing budgets.

Desired skills and personal qualities that we are looking for

Number skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Self-motivation and resilience

Organisational and planning

Relationship-building

Interpersonal skills

Qualifications needed

GCSE or equivalent 4 inc Maths and English (Grade A-C/9-4) essential

Other UCAS Tariff points A levels, BTEC or Level 3s (Grade 112 points / BBC / DMM) essential

Other Work experience rather than UCAS points, desirable

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. We have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both as MWH Treatment and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we create opportunity by inviting, embracing and celebrating difference.

Our goal as an employer is to recruit, motivate, and develop our employees with diverse ranges of talents and perspectives to ensure that we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed.

Embracing diversity of all kinds enables MWH Treatment to provide a work environment and culture that play a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills. 

Living these values and committing to diversity and inclusion supports and enhances our employees and acts as a key differentiator in the market.

We are signed up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant in making a promise to support our forces. We are working with CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind which is a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace.