Apprenticeship glossary

Quantity surveyor

What does Quantity surveyor mean?

Someone who manages the costs of a construction project, from estimates to final accounts. Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall both offer quantity surveying apprenticeships.

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Industry Construction and infrastructure apprenticeships Planning, building and looking after the roads, railways, bridges, buildings and power and water networks the country runs on.
Chartered Surveyor
A professional title for surveyors. Some construction degree apprenticeships, like quantity surveying routes, are designed to lead to it.
Civil engineering
Designing and building infrastructure like roads, railways, bridges and water systems. Network Rail and Balfour Beatty both offer civil engineering apprenticeships.
Apprentice
Someone doing an apprenticeship: an employee who is paid to work and train towards a recognised qualification at the same time.
Apprenticeship
A real, paid job where you also train towards a recognised qualification. In England at least 20% of your normal working hours are spent training, and you don't pay tuition fees.
Reasonable adjustments
Changes an employer makes so you can take part fairly, such as extra time in a test, if you have a disability or health condition. Most employers ask you to tell them in your application.
Referee
The person who gives you a reference. Always ask before you name someone as a referee.

Definitions are our own plain-English summaries. Where we give figures, they come from the official sources listed on the linked guide or profile. Rules can change, so check the official source before you make decisions.