Quantity Surveying Graduate Scheme

Our Commercial teams focus on the budget of our projects, ensuring they continue to be successful and provide value for money. Quantity surveyors are at the heart of London's growth, transforming our infrastructure. We need the next generation of quantity surveyors to develop solutions for London’s challenges, from mass urbanisation to diminishing resources. You'll work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure value for money is being achieved.

Sustainability

Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world. Sustainability is a focus in every stage of construction from looking at early feasibility designs ensuring the design is sustainable to ensuring the construction methods, techniques and the materials procured consider sustainability.

What will you be doing?

As a graduate, your 2-year development programme will be made up of up to 4 placement rotations. Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and experience you need for your successful career. You will work within a project team to upgrade our infrastructure (dating back to 1863), whilst ensuring we deliver an efficient service. As we look to modernise our assets, you'll be involved in crucial projects that contribute to the running of TfL. The projects you work on would help extend our network, improve our station capacity, purchase new trains and buses to enhance customer experience, improve the reliability of our network via technology updates, reduce times between services and developing new entrances in stations to reduce congestion and support London’s population.

Placement 1 - Road Improvements - Surface Directorate - 6 months

• Reviewing a feasibility report on changing a section of London roads to a pedestrian route only.
• Developing a Cost Plan and Budget to determine the projects alignment with business priorities.
• Engaging with an expert engineer to check the influence of removing a road from the London network.

Placement 2 - Procurement Team – Commercial and Finance Directorate - 6 months

• Writing a procurement strategy for new signalling equipment on the Metropolitan Line.
• Undertaking early market engagement and understanding what technology improvements are available.
• Commencing procurement and advertising the works.

Placement 3 - Contract Administration - 6 months

• Reviewing and negotiating change via Contract Admin.
• Reviewing and approving monthly applications.
• Cost reporting and forecasting.
• Managing the costs of a project on site and see the project grow and progress.

Placement 4 - Track Maintenance – Operations Directorate - 6 months

• Reviewing train requirements after technical inspection.
• Placing an order to repair a part/section of track on our network.
• Paying a Contractor who has completed the works or repairs.

Where can this career take you?

During and after the graduate scheme we'll support you in gaining professional membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) through a variety of mediums, including: RICS accredited training courses, in-house development schemes, preparation for APC interviews and mentoring. You will also be invited to a monthly 'APC Forum' to share information and ideas.

What training and support will you get?

Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development, through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience and placements. We'll support your professional development through a combination of training, mentoring, and structured networking opportunities with scheme alumni.

• Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development
• Scheme sponsor: A senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has line manager responsibility
• Mentor: A senior engineer independent of your line management, who provides objective and confidential support for your professional development towards being a Chartered Engineer with the IET
• Buddy: Usually, an apprentice or graduate who gives support to you and ensure that you feel welcomed in the organization.
• Development adviser: Supports your professional development through providing career coaching and career progression at TfL.

What we offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
• Final salary pension scheme
• Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
• Minimum 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Location

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

What we are looking for

To be eligible for this scheme you must be on track to achieve or already hold a minimum of a 2:2 in a bachelor's degree accredited by RICS in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management (or equivalent) or a minimum of a pass grade in a RICS-accredited Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management Post Graduate Diploma.

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:

• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work.
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together.
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate.

Additional job details

Workplace Hybrid, or partially remote

Location London

Salary rising to £32,250 in year 2, rising to £36,000 in year 3

Contract, dates and working times

Start Date 8 September 2025

Full-time

How to apply

Thank you for your interest in applying for this TfL Graduate Scheme. Please ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. This application will contain a series of questions to establish whether or not you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our Graduate schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.

Application process

The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame. We highly recommend that you read through this document thoroughly so that you can familiarise yourself with the process.

If you already hold your qualification certificates, please upload copies of these to your application. If you are due to sit final exams or need to replace any certificates, these can be provided at a later stage.

Inclusive Recruitment Process

We operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for disabled candidates. We're a Disability Confident employer, and we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience have been met.

Our candidate experience continues to be underpinned by a fair and robust reasonable adjustments process, in collaboration with our Occupational Health colleagues, and other expert organisations.

Contact us

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Contact the recruitment team by:

• Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30).

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 26 December 2024.