Placement Year Quantity Surveyor 2027

Fixed term work placement – July 2027 – August 2028 (14-months)

About the scheme

We are delighted to be accepting applications for our uniquely designed 2027 - 2028 Placement Year Quantity Surveyor role 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 fully paid placement scheme designed for candidates who really want to get the most out of their placement year and maximise their time in industry. That’s why our scheme has a 14-month duration, compared to the typical 8 – 12 months. If this sounds like you, then please read on for further details and how to apply.

We’ve carefully designed this programme to fully support your introduction into the working environment and gain the most valuable and rounded experience from your time working with us.

Within your initial 2 months, you can expect to work closely with and support our current Placement Year student in learning the role, the projects they are working on and the clients we work with. This is designed to give you the most effective induction to the role and business and set you up perfectly for success. After this initial 2-month period, our current placement student will return to university, and you will take on their responsibilities and projects for the remainder of your time in this role. Finally, during the final 2 months of your placement year, you will perform the mentoring role to next year’s incumbent and gain valuable mentorship experience before returning to university.

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 and exposure to a variety of projects within the built environment whilst working to proven and successful systems and procedures.

You’ll do all of this in a busy, local office working alongside highly experienced and knowledgeable professionals in a positive and collaborative working environment, providing you with the perfect foundation of practical experience to launch a successful career in the industry.

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.

How you’ll contribute

Within your role, we expect you to gain exposure to pre and post contract duties within a consultancy, client-facing Quantity Surveying role.

Some duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Cost planning
• Cost reporting
• Measurements
• Using CostX software
• Stakeholder management
• Attending site visits and meetings
• Value engineering
• Tender management
• Procurement
• Contract administration

Closing date

The closing date for applications is: Monday 7th December 2026

We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any job advertisements early where appropriate.

Eligibility criteria

This scheme is specifically targeted at undergraduate students seeking employment during their year in industry as part of a current degree course. Candidates will need to be available to work for a 14-month period between July 2027 to August 2028 to be eligible for this role.

About you

• Are currently studying a Degree / Masters course and seeking a placement year in industry for the 2027 – 2028 school year.
• Are studying an RICS accredited course and have genuine passion for the Quantity Surveying role.
• Are eager and quick to learn.
• Share our values.
• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Are excellent communicators.
• Enjoy working in a collaborative team environment.
• Can follow process driven systems and procedures and work well under pressure.
• Are organised, punctual and generally well prepared to work in a full-time office environment.

About us

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. Deliver. Optimise. 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.

Our values

• We win together: Collaborate openly, learn from each other and succeed as one global team.
• We own it, always: Act with integrity and take responsibility to deliver with purpose.
• We focus on what matters: Striving for high standards to create meaningful, lasting and sustainable impact.
• We are curious: Embrace agility and change, explore ideas and turn our curiosity into progress.