The firm will build a modern tertiary college as part of the 21st Century Schools programme in the centre of Merthyr Tydfil town.
The new Merthyr Learning Quarter will be the new home for sixth formers from the existing Merthyr Tydfil Further Education College and several other secondary schools in the county borough
Davis Langdon is acting as the project manager on the job to build the five-storey college of around 140,000 sq m.
The new build will be completed to Breeam excellent standard, including the latest biomass boiler.
Construction is planned to start in January with a completion date of June 2013.