Introduction

We are hiring ambitious Graduate Building Surveyors to join our Building Consultancy team within the firm’s Commercial division. Our highly experienced building consultancy teamwork with a wide range of clients throughout the UK, offering expert advice from our hub offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol.

This is a varied and interesting graduate role assisting professional building surveyors on servicing a wide range of private, commercial, and institutional clients. Our two-year graduate training focuses on the completion of the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) through the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to become a Chartered Surveyor.

Main tasks

• Building surveys for purchase and lease
• Project management
• Measured surveys
• Preparing drawings and specifications
• Building design and contract administration
• Party walls
• Dilapidations
• Diagnosing building defects such as subsidence, damp and rot.
• Insurance Reinstatement valuations

What does it take to be successful?

We are looking for forward thinking graduates with a can-do attitude, you will have the ability to manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work. You will ideally be studying a RICS accredited degree, however, we welcome applications from those studying a non-accredited degree who are looking to pursue a career in Building Surveying. You will ideally have some experience within commercial practice gained through work experience or placements. A full UK driving license is required for all locations except London.

We offer

Our promise to you

From day one of our scheme, you will be invested in. We offer a structured training programme, an APC supervisor or counsellor, and regular assessments to ensure you achieve the full level of competency required for your APC. In addition, we pay your APC registration fee and your first APC final assessment and offer up to five days study leave.

Why choose us

We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave.

As an equal opportunity employer, with the Investors in People Gold accreditation, we are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important to us; we encourage everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance and fulfil their potential. We have an agile flexible working policy; many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you. We enjoy what we do, and we do it well, which is why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.

You will be asked to respond to a number of questions about your work experience as well as your motivations and interest in a career in property as well as any extracurricular activities. We ask you to provide reference contact details, one educational and one employment. If successful, you will be invited to attend one of our graduate assessment centres between December and February.