2025 Industrial Placement - Quantity Surveying

Quantity Surveying Industrial Placement

In joining CBRE’s Industry Placement Scheme you will be getting a real insight into the world of Real Estate and the Built Environment. You will be working alongside industry experts and specialists, who will share invaluable knowledge and experience with you. We give you the opportunity to work on world class projects, with an unmatched portfolio of clients with the hope that you will go on to become the Next Generation of CBRE.

What is the opportunity?

Our Industry Placement is 12 months long and will be starting in September 2025.

We offer the opportunity to work in our Edinburgh office for 12 months to gain exposure to our Cost Consultancy teams.

What you will need to succeed

• Be a second-year university student on track for a 2:1 minimum.
• Studying an RICS accredited degree in Quantity Surveying or related degree.
• A forward-thinking and enthusiastic individual with a passion for real estate & the built environment.
• Self-motivated with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and proactive with a positive attitude.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and good time management.
• Good MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.
• To maximise learning, we ask all our next generation cohort to be in the office on each of their working days.
• You may from time to time be required to work additional hours as are necessary.

The Application process

• Online job-focused testing
• Application Form
• Interview

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

Disclaimer

Please be aware, from 1st January 2025, CBRE is planning to combine its Project Management business with Turner & Townsend, and it will be a single business entity operating globally.