Intern Quantity Surveyor – 2027 - Summer Placement - Norwich

Skanska

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About The Position

Skanska is recruiting an Intern Quantity Surveyor for a 2027 summer placement in Norwich. The intern will join the Building team, which delivers public-sector projects and commercial and mixed-use buildings. The placement provides hands-on experience, mentoring, and opportunities to develop technical and interpersonal skills while contributing to projects intended to create healthier, greener, and more inclusive places. The role involves supporting project cost control, commercial procurement, measurement and valuation, contractual documentation, and other project commercial work. The advert lists the programme start date as Summer 2026.

Requirements

• Studying towards a Quantity Surveying degree accredited by the RICS; applicants with other commercially focused or construction qualification backgrounds will also be considered.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Values-driven and passionate about sustainability.
• Commercially minded.
• Enthusiastic about learning and developing new ways of thinking.

Responsibilities

• Help minimise project costs to support profitability and mitigate risk.
• Build relationships and negotiate with trade contractors and client representatives.
• Support the preparation and completion of site measurements and records, day work sheets, and labour and plant returns.
• Procure trade contract packages, including detailed tender analysis and preparation of tender and contract documents.
• Assist with procurement of sub-contract packages.
• Measure and quantify works for cost plan validation and complete interim and final account valuations as part of the projects commercial team.
• Prepare contractual documents, including scopes and sub-contract warranties.
• Carry out other commercial tasks depending on project needs.

Benefits

• Join a community of more than 100 graduates, interns, and apprentices, with opportunities to build networks and collaborate across the business.
• Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams, plus development pathways toward professional accreditation.
• Membership expenses covered for the professional body of the employee's choice.
• Regular professional and social events.
• Opportunities to volunteer at least one day per year.
• Access to employee networks, including Women’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins Nationality Ethnicity), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing.
• My Rewards discounts and a cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing support through an employee assistance programme, mental health ambassador network, and wellbeing conversations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern