We are delighted to be accepting applications for our exciting 2025 Placement Quantity Surveyor role (M&E) in our Central London office. Our office is conveniently located in the heart of London in the Blackfriars area and less than 5 mins from walk from Blackfriars station.
This is a 14-month, fully paid placement scheme. Targeted specifically at undergraduate students seeking employment during their year in industry as part of their current degree course. Candidates will need to be available to work for a 14-month period between July 2025 to August 2026 to be eligible for this role.
Our 14 months placement schemes offer a unique handover period with our previous year’s placement student, designed to give you smoothest transition into working in your new role. In your final month of the contract, you will provide mentorship and a handover period to next year’s student.
Whilst working with us you will receive structured, hands-on experience in the consultancy Quantity Surveying role. All the time learning and developing your understanding of the key responsibilities of a Quantity Surveyor and gaining further insight into the construction industry. You will learn how an established construction consultancy operates and gain invaluable experience whilst working to proven and successful systems and procedures.
This role is specifically to work on the mechanical and electrical (M&E) elements of larger construction projects. Therefore, Quantity Surveyors with a keen interest in M&E work are particularly desirable to us for this role. We take pride in our working culture and environment, and we have exemplary track record for supporting and developing talent within our business.
You can expect to work alongside experienced and highly qualified colleagues with a proven track record at mentoring junior staff. You will do this in professional and personable office environment. We offer hybrid working as standard practice across the business and regular office and regional social events.
If you feel as strongly as we do, that TSA Riley can offer you the best start to your career in construction, then we would love to receive your application for this role.
Duties & responsibilities
Within your role, we expect you to gain exposure to pre and post contract duties within a consultancy, client-facing Quantity Surveyor role specific to M&E related work within larger construction projects. Some duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Stakeholder management
- Value engineering
- Tender management
- Procurement
- Contract Administration
- Preparing financial and progress reports
- Cost Planning
- Cost Management
- Administering cost/variation procedures
We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any job advertisements early where appropriate.
We’re looking for individuals who
- Are currently studying a Degree / Masters course and seeking a placement year in industry for the 2025 – 2026 school year.
- Are Studying an RICS accredited course.
- Have a genuine interest in Mechanical and Electrical elements to projects.
- Are Eager to and quick to learn.
- Share our values of Passion, Integrity, Ambition and Excellence.
- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
- Have excellent communicators.
- Enjoy working in a team environment.
- Can follow process driven systems and procedures and work well under pressure.
- Passionate about pursuing a career in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management.
- Are organised, punctual and generally well prepared to work in a full-time office environment.
Who we are
TSA Riley has a 130-year heritage dating back to 1890 when Henry Riley Esq first established a quantity surveying practice in London. In Asia Pacific we trace our roots back to the 1980s through the merging of several respected, small project management and advisory firms.
Now, in the 21st century, we’re defining and pioneering a new way of helping our clients drive greater value and impact from their built assets. Plan. Procure. Deliver. Optimise. Decarbonise. We call this project consulting.
We provide expert strategic, commercial and operations advice; project and cost management; carbon advice; and dispute resolution. This uniquely broad range of services - across the project lifecycle - means we understand the interdependencies at every stage. We combine this with hands-on experience and personalised service to drive greater value, impact and certainty for our clients’ projects.
What makes us different
- Partnerships for positive impact: Standing side-by-side with our clients, we shape our collective future.
- Growth – together: Our strength lies not only in our global reach, wide range of sectors and services but also in how grow and develop our people.
- Connected intelligence: We are a business of 1,000 connected and collaborative project consultants. Our leaders are diverse and experienced, and we challenge and learn from each other to deliver positive outcomes.
- Integrity in everything: We do the right thing by each other, our clients and our communities.
- And a lot of fun along the way: We celebrate success, enjoy the journey and cherish our culture of camaraderie. Together, we embrace our differences and celebrate the things that make each of us authentically unique.
TSA Riley is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working with us but are not able to commit to a full-time role and/or would require forms of flexible working. Additionally, we provide hybrid working as standard practice.
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
