Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentice Level 6 Review
at Mott MacDonald
Degree Apprenticeship
Surveying
London
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.6/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Estimating costs for construction projects, benchmarking and assessing estimates produced by others, Financial assessment and management of project costs, Weekly meetings with project members and clients,
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I find the programme very rewarding, getting to be involved with projects and work that have a tangible impact on the world providing benefit to others
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Learnt how to use numerous quantification and measurement software, Contract management and communications software as well as client management and data analysis tools.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
I have a day off work per week to carry out my studies, which are organised in an online portal for ease of access and make keeping track/ progress very simple.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Everyone at Mott MacDonald is very supportive and always willing to help. Any questions I have are answered to the best of my colleagues abilities. Any Apprenticeship queries can be answered by my training provider, who I have a regular 1-1 meeting with or during a weekly apprenticeship catch up call which has been organised by all current apprentices in my company at various stages of my scheme
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
The majority of learning is online and at your own pace however lectures are streamed live weekly so these can be attended to ask questions. The process of requesting a separate meeting with any staff is very simple and provides the opportunity for more in depth discussions about any content or assessment which may be more complex. Furthermore the learning portal contains a forum which is regularly updated with any queries responded to.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
This varies based on the specific workload and course content, some of the modules I have studied have been directly and instantly helpful whilst at work (e.g. measurement and quantification skills and business economics modules) whereas others provide a strong basis for understanding processes which occur but may not be directly relevant to my daily work at this time.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
The Mott MacDonald community is very active with office and location based events occurring regularly. The company social team often run sports events and other groups (such as language learning and board game groups), whilst the higher management regularly come into the office for training/catch up meetings. These often result in a social/networking event running after work.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Mott Macdonald has an excellent employee community with great values and a very open and honest atmosphere. Good work is always noticed and rewarded along with company benefits being an added bonus. The work life balance is excellent and flexible WFH is highly valuable to many.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald?
Be yourself, aim to make personal connections and leverage those you meet to help you. Don't be afraid to ask questions and put yourself out there.
