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As our Trainee Quantity Surveyor, you will assist the Surveying department with cost management for development and contracting projects from procurement to the completion of sub-contract final accounts for multiple developments.\nWe value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.\nLet’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…\nCompetitive basic salary and annual bonus\nUp to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service\n2 Volunteering days per annum\nPrivate medical insurance, with employee paid cover\nEnhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave\nCompetitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice\nLife assurance at 4 x your annual salary\nShare save and share incentive schemes\nEmployee rewards portal with many more benefits…\nIn return, what we would like from you…\nBehave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality\nCandidates must be prepared to complete an HNC/HND and degree course as part of their employment\nStrong mathematical and IT ability\nAbility to assess and analyse information\nGood understanding of budget management\nNegotiating and networking skills\nExcellent communications skills\nAble to work under pressure and accept criticism of work\nGood team working skills\nAccurate with an eye for detail\nExperience gained from work experience placements with a building contractor or developer would be beneficial\nMore about the Trainee Quantity Surveyor role…\nAttend specification meetings to assist with site specific specification requirements.\nAttend the site pre-start meeting to understand the construction issue drawings with the Senior / Quantity Surveyor.\nAssist with the compiling of tender packages for all sub-contract trades.\nReceive tenders and assist with the analysis sheet for each trade comparing tender levels.\nAssist with the issuing of sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements. Attend sub-contract pre-order meetings.\nLiaise with Build Department on sub-contractors’ performance and compliance with order conditions\nAssist with the production of sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation.\nTo liaise with the Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business’s reporting requirements.\nAssist with the control and reporting of post contract cost movements to provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager and or Managing Quantity Surveyor\nEnsure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.\nImmediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/Service Provider.\nWhere necessary, determine a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect.\nAssist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations.\nEnsure the collection of retention against all sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy. Assists with the certifying of retention releases on completion of the project.\nAssist with the preparation and agreement of sub-contract final accounts.\nAssist with maintaining final account schedules.\nAssist with formal site closedown procedures.\nFinally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…\nWe build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.\nJoin us in making Vistry.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4833,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T01:33:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T18:11:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22955,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4423459},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4423459"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvistrycareers-trainee-quantity-surveyor"}]}