Job Description

If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then apply for the Sizewell C Construction Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship Programme, working on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.
The Opportunity
Construction Quantity Surveyors are associated with the cost and contract management of the construction of Sizewell C.
Here at Sizewell C, you will support and engage with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal and external stakeholders. With a focus on adding value, your role contributes to the efficiency of an organisation, through support of functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues as requested. The flexibility and responsiveness required will allow you to develop a wide range of skills.
What you will be doing
During your apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to be involved in the below:

• To manage and lead the cost aspects of complex construction projects.
• To ensure that comprehensive study has been undertaken of the whole life cycle of the project and the understanding of the client's needs.
• To procure, negotiate and award contracts with specialist contractors for the project.
• To manage the contracts, in relation to cost and risk, of the specialist contractors for the project.
• To ensure that disputes are minimised and settled amicably for all parties.
• To manage the commercial success of a project for all stakeholders.
• To manage the expenditure on the project and ensure tight control is maintained whilst valuing the construction work.

It takes four years to complete the Quantity Surveying (Construction) BSc (Hons) and typically a further six months to complete the End Point Assessment (EPA) of the Degree Apprenticeship. The EPA will be partly representative of the review process required for chartered status of industry recognised institutions such as the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so Apprentices will be ideally placed to progress towards professional qualification. Upon completion of the apprenticeship the future is yours for the taking!
The delivery of your Level 6 qualification will be remote learning with sessions held online one day per week. You will be required to attend Northumbria university, Newcastle upon Tyne for a one-week block two times per year.
Where you will be based:
You will be based at our Suffolk offices (Leiston or Orwell logistic park, Ipswich). You may also be required to travel to other locations for your placements, to support other business units and to expand your knowledge and experience of the Nuclear Industry.
Who you are
To be eligible for this apprenticeship programme, you'll have:

• Five GCSEs in the A*to C or 9 to 4 range including English, Maths, and a Science subject.
• 112 UCAS tariff points from Level 3 qualifications, A-Levels, BTEC Diplomas, related Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
• A genuine interest in contract management and the nuclear industry and a passion for sustainability and being a part of making a difference.
• We will need you to be detail orientated, open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
• Having a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas.
• Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character.
• Effective communication skills will be required to manage your stakeholders whilst prioritising competing demands.

Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a starting salary of 25,139 per annum, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Friday 20th February 2026.
Please note that we may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
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Additional Information
Join the team at Sizewell C. Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear.
The Sizewell C team is one of the most exciting and largest new megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. We have begun constructing a 3.2-gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the East of England replicating, wherever possible, the design used for Hinkley Point C, another nuclear power station being built in Somerset.
When built, Sizewell C will be one of the largest power stations to operate in the UK. The power station will generate low carbon electricity for at least 60 years, supplying over 6 million homes and supporting around 7% of the UK's current electricity needs.
Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear. We want Sizewell C to define what good leadership for the nuclear industry and British infrastructure looks like and deliver on it. We understand the feats of organisation, logistics, collaboration and imagination that building nuclear requires. We are building for the next generation for their home-grown energy, energy price stability and ultra-low carbon power in abundance. We also want to set the benchmark for maximising long-lasting social value as we build and demonstrate how smart collaboration can work for the benefit of communities - locally, regionally and nationally.
We are the first nuclear power station in the UK to be funded under the Regulated Asset Base funding model (RAB). Our largest shareholder is the UK Government, alongside equity partners La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.
Sizewell C operates within a complex and fast-moving stakeholder environment, engaging with a wide range of partners including government bodies, regulators, local communities, supply chain partners, and international collaborators. This makes Sizewell C a uniquely stimulating place to work - where navigating evolving priorities, balancing interests, and building trusted relationships is just as critical as technical excellence. For those who thrive in dynamic, multi-dimensional settings, it offers unmatched professional challenge and growth.
When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.
At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.
By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell C's employee and EDF's employee . Just to let you know, EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.

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