Trainee Quantity Surveyor

At Ian Williams, we have exciting opportunities across the business for you to join our Trainee Quantity Surveyor programme 2026.

Our mission is “To be loved by our customers and employees”, and as Investors in People Gold accredited, you will get support every step of the way. Welcome to the future, let’s make a difference together.

Salary And Important Information

• Please note: This role is to be office based from Worthing for the first 6 months, in April/May 2027 the role will transition to Hastings
• £30,000 if you are qualified to Level 3/ equivalent, for example A Levels; Level 3 Apprenticeship; NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma.
• £32,538 if you are qualified to degree level/ equivalent.
  
  

Benefits

• Be part of our company profit share scheme (9% received last year)
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 7% 
• 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year (increasing to 25 days after 5 years service)
• Annual pay reviews
• A car allowance of £6,700 will be honoured after successful completion of two Performance Reviews (average time to achieve this is 14 months).
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice
  
  

The Trainee Quantity Surveyor Role

This role is based in the Response Maintenance arm of the business, where you will be working on high volume, low value work. It is predominantly an office-based role with occasional site visits required. As a Trainee Surveyor, you will learn how to actively price materials and labour for our repairs and maintenance workstream, focusing on reducing costs and improving efficiencies, therefore having a real impact on our profitability and our commercial success.

How will you do this?

• Initially supporting, but developing responsibility for the financial and technical aspects of the contract, including procurement, invoicing, payments, cash flow and cost control
• You will learn to understand how to create cost efficiencies where possible, maximising value and ultimately making a profit
• Collaboration- you will meet and work with direct labour and subcontractors, understanding their roles and expectations of the service we deliver in the response product
• We will instil confidence in your communication, to develop and maintain relationships with your team, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and our client
• You will learn how to procure materials and sub contractors, through negotiation skills
• You will support and learn how to produce monthly commercial reports, including Cost Value Reconciliations, so you become accountable for the cost and profit of the contract 
• As your training progresses, you will be involved in tendering and winning new work and managing relationships with our key clients.
  
  

You may not identify with all the terminology, but that is where the Trainee Quantity Surveyor programme, your mentor and the business will support you in your development journey.

You will join other trainees in attending a structured modular training programme delivered by our own Academy, and you could also achieve further professional qualifications externally i.e. Level 4 Apprenticeship Quantity Surveying.

On completion of your training scheme, you will begin on the Ian Williams Surveyor pathway, and we are proud to say that many of our trainees have progressed to management roles within Ian Williams.

Who You Are

You would describe yourself as having a logical, analytical approach, an interest in numeracy/ maths, excellent IT skills. You enjoy engaging with a wide variety of people, whether its building rapport within the team or building relations with new contacts.   

As a minimum you will need to be educated to at least A-level standard, or equivalent i.e Level 3.  You will have achieved a Maths GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4/C or above.

You may have completed some work experience in the industry already, or be completely new to it – but either way we would expect you to show passion and understanding for the work we do.

You are eligible to work in the UK on a permanent basis – we are unfortunately unable to sponsor visas at this time

How do I apply?

Complete the online application form and attach your CV by the closing date of Friday, 7th August.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to complete a couple of short tests and a video screen which you can record from home

If successful, we would be delighted to invite you to an interview and meet the Manager in your local office

Proposed start date is October 2026.

Additional Benefits Include

• Life Insurance
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Specsavers vouchers
• For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website
  
  

About Ian Williams Ltd

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and feel free to visit our social media platforms, along with Indeed and Glassdoor.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams, it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.