Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Residential – Summer 2027

Role: full-time, permanent.

Office: Manchester or Liverpool office (hybrid working)

CPC is an independent project and cost management consultancy, providing the best technical expertise in delivering infrastructure, property and transformational change projects that are improving people’s lives both at work and at home. Our people are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs, unified by a core set of values and behaviours that bring the right knowledge, experience and a fresh approach to unlocking every project’s full potential.

You’ll join a high-performing, close-knit Residential team of 20+ professionals across our UK offices, working on projects that genuinely make a difference throughout the North West. We partner with some of the area’s most prominent housing providers, delivering complex residential schemes within affordable housing, our core market, alongside Build-to-Rent (BTR), extra-care and supported living developments.

Our live portfolio includes multiple large-scale contracts throughout the region, typically 100–150 units, with a strong focus on regeneration, affordable housing and the creation of sustainable, mixed-tenure communities.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is motivated to build a long-term career in Quantity Surveying and brings:

• A BSc/MSc in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confidence using Microsoft Office
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• An interest in developing towards professional chartership

CPC – Big enough to deliver but small enough to care

Your development at CPC

We want this to be the beginning of a career, not simply your first job.

Our structured CPC Graduate Programme combines on-the-job experience with development across areas including professional conduct, presentation skills, networking, client interviews, project governance, NEC and JCT contracts, health and safety, stakeholder management, procurement and tendering, and value and risk management. It also introduces graduates to the relevant professional pathway, including RICS for Quantity Surveyors.

In addition to a competitive salary, CPC Project Services provides comprehensive benefits including private pension, private healthcare, holidays, assistance with private professional membership subscriptions, training and development, personal performance based bonus and annual salary review.

CPC is an equal opportunities employer and as a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled individuals and provide various opportunities for career development in an inclusive environment. We recognise and value the diversity of our people and are committed to developing working practices which will allow every person to contribute to our business and achieve their career aspirations.

2024 + 2023 Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)*

*Building Awards, 2023, 2024

APM SME of the Year 2023

Polite notice to recruitment agencies. We are not requiring any assistance at the moment. Please note, we do not accept speculative CV’s and they will not be counted as a valid ‘introduction’.