Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Review
at Balfour Beatty
Degree Apprenticeship
Accounting, Business Operations, Commercial Law, Construction, Data Analysis, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Project Management, Surveying, Sustainability
Birmingham
Review Submitted: April 2026
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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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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:
5/5
I work closely with the whole team. I work along side my QS colleagues and help them with task such as take offs and putting together trackers with sourced data. I look after the application for payment that we send to our main contractor. I also do a lot of procurement tasks for all of sites involved in my project.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I'm really enjoying my role here at Balfour beatty. i think the university program links well with what i have go going on at work.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
i learnt how to organise my time and work load effectively
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Work is great but think the uni side of things could be more organised
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Lots of support when ever i need it
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Small amount of contact, some lectures are great but some aren't as good
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
at the moment they work really well together as everything i'm doing at both links up well
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
Yes theres a touch rugby event every year, and work team dinners happen often
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I think the company is the best in the industry, with the scale of the business being so big its great to see how much me as an apprentice is cared for
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?
Don't stop until you get in
