Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship

Job Description

Apprenticeship Type: Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship

Start Salary: £23,500

Location: Peterborough or Lincoln – 37 hours a week over 5 working days

You will be expected to attend the office 3 days a week, 1 day a week at college and 1 day working from home, this will require to be based within commuting distance

Start Date: 7th September 2026

Do you want a degree but with none of the student debt? Build Your Future with our Quantity Surveying Degree Apprenticeship!

Join us at Anglian Water and dive into a career dedicated to protecting one of our most precious resources—water. In this role, you’ll contribute directly to our strategies to conserve water and protect ecosystems affected by climate change. Your technical skills will play a critical role in our mission to manage water resources and mitigate drought risks. This is not just a job; it's an opportunity to safeguard the future of water for our communities and the natural environment.

Our AMP8 business plan is worth £11bn, making it our largest to date and setting the direction for how we deliver for customers, communities and the environment over the next five years and beyond. You won’t be joining a one-off project; you’ll be part of a programme with real momentum and a significant pipeline of work. You’ll gain valuable work experience, achieve a fantastic qualification, all whilst getting paid for it!

Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship at Anglian Water

We’re looking to recruit 6 Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentices across various programme areas (Programme Development, Reservoirs, Commercial Operations, Major Infrastructure Delivery) to help Anglian Water deliver better outcomes for the future. As a Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentice, you’ll have the opportunity to build your skills across a wide range of live projects, working alongside experienced commercial teams and delivery partners from day one - while studying towards your degree at Anglia Ruskin University and earning it completely debt-free!

You’ll play a crucial role in managing construction costs and contracts, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. You’ll gain exposure to various elements of the commercial end to end process, consisting of collecting cost data from actual delivered projects, estimating the cost of planned investments, Target Cost Setting, Contract Management, Commercial Assurance & Commercial Reporting and Compliance, as well as gaining hands on experience across various teams and projects from governance and contract management to commercial assurance and reporting.

Training and Progression Pathway

You'll be enrolled in a 5-year BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree course, giving you the academic knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in this rewarding profession. This opportunity is part of a structured two-stage development pathway designed to support your progression within Quantity Surveying:

• Level 4 Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician (CertHE)

• Level 6 Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (BSc Hons)

Why join Anglian Water?

• Earn a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying– completely debt free!

• Generous Holiday Allowance - 25 days of annual leave, rising with service, and the option to buy or sell additional leave to suit your lifestyle

• Outstanding Pension Scheme 7% – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions, up to a 14% employer contribution

• Private Health Care – Access to personal private medical insurance

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle, and an extensive range of retail discounts

To be successful as an Apprentice with us you will require:

• Evidence of at least 112 UCAS Tariff points at Level 3 e.g. A Levels, BTEC National Diploma (or equivalent)

• 5 GCSEs including Maths & English Grade A* - C or 9 – 4

• A strong commitment and willingness to learn

• Passion for problem solving

Next Steps: Submit your CV and answer screening questions to share more about you and your motivations for applying. If successful, you may be selected to a meet the team session at a local office to gain further insight into the role and programme. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to attend a final stage, in-person assessment centre.

Key Dates

Closing date: Monday 25th May 2026

Meet the team session: wc 8th June 2026

Assessment Centre - Lincoln: Monday 22nd June 2026
Assessment Centre - Peterborough: Wednesday 24th June 2026

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.