Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Operating within the commercial team, this Graduate Quantity Surveyor position focuses on managing cost planning, executing budget valuations, and administering NEC4 contract documentation across a diverse multi-site property portfolio.

Build Your Quantity Surveying Career with Sodexo

Are you a recent Quantity Surveying graduate looking for the opportunity to develop your career within a global organisation?

At Sodexo, we're looking for an ambitious Graduate Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team supporting a large and diverse property estate. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands on experience across capital projects, lifecycle works, planned maintenance and reactive works while developing your commercial and technical expertise alongside experienced professionals.

You'll gain exposure to a broad range of quantity surveying activities, work with NEC contracts, and have the opportunity to develop towards professional chartership while building a long-term career within a supportive and collaborative environment.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Graduate Quantity Surveyor, you'll work closely with experienced commercial professionals to develop your skills across a wide range of surveying and cost management activities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery of cost management and quantity surveying services across a multi-site property portfolio.

• Assisting with cost planning, estimates, valuations and financial reporting.

• Supporting budget monitoring for capital projects, lifecycle programmes, planned maintenance and reactive works.

• Assisting with the preparation of tender documentation, pricing schedules and tender evaluations.

• Maintaining accurate commercial records, forecasts and reporting information.

• Supporting contract administration and supplier performance monitoring activities.

• Assisting with risk management, commercial assurance and governance processes.

• Building strong working relationships with operational teams, suppliers, consultants and key stakeholders.

• Developing your knowledge of commercial management, contract administration and NEC4 contracts through practical experience and ongoing learning.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.

• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in developing a career in quantity surveying.

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

• Effective communication and relationship building skills.

• A proactive attitude towards learning and professional development.

Desirable

• Experience gained through a placement year, internship, industrial placement or early career role within construction, property, infrastructure or Facilities Management.

• Exposure to NEC3 or NEC4 contracts through academic study or practical experience.

• Working towards, or intending to work towards, MRICS Chartership.

Why Join Sodexo?

This role offers the opportunity to gain experience across a complex and varied property estate while developing the skills needed to build a successful commercial career.

You'll benefit from

• Exposure to a diverse range of projects and commercial activities.

• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.

• Support in developing your quantity surveying and contract management expertise.

• Experience working alongside knowledgeable and experienced professionals.

• Career progression opportunities within a global organisation.

• A collaborative and supportive team environment.

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your every day actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way.

In addition, we offer:

• Mental health & wellbeing support

• Employee Assistance Programme for personal, legal, and financial advice

• 24/7 virtual GP & lifestyle rewards

• Discounts for you & family

• Financial tools & retirement plan

• Cycle to Work & Paid volunteering day