Building Surveying Apprentice

Ridge and Partners

Cheltenham, GL50 1HX

Closes in 7 days (Monday 20 January)

Posted on 23 December 2024

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Summary

Start and develop a career as a Building Surveyor with a multi awarding winning property and construction consultancy where you will be challenged daily working on exceptionally varied and diverse projects in a team atmosphere.

Annual wage
Competitive

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Pay rates are competitive and exceed the apprenticeship minimum rates. The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

5 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As an Apprentice Building Surveyor at Ridge you will benefit from on the job learning experiences whilst working on prestigious projects and core building surveying instructions.

Our projects are of varying sizes and cover a variety of sectors including large residential, educational, industrial and commercial schemes. The team cover a wide range of core Building Surveying instructions, namely planned preventative maintenance (PPM) surveys, pre-acquisition building surveys, schedules of condition, schedules of dilapidations and reinstatement cost assessments.

You will also work with interesting clients including, large retail companies, local authorities, Schools/Universities, contractors, developers etc.

Duties will include:

  • Support the team on contract administration instructions through the attendance of meetings, writing of specifications, procurement of competitive tenders, preparation of contract documents and undertaking of progress inspections
  • Assist with the undertaking of building surveys, particularly the ability to record relevant information from site inspections and ability to summarise findings in a concise manner
  • Support the Building Surveying team on complex multi-disciplinary schemes
  • Help with analysing and reporting on building defects
  • Support the Building Surveyors with preparing schedules of dilapidations and negotiation of settlements
  • Assist with the supervision of building work on site
  • Assisting the Building Surveyors with the design, construction, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of all types of residential and commercial property
  • Carry out building, condition and measured surveys

Where you’ll work

Regent House

65 Rodney Road

Cheltenham

GL50 1HX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Your training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents
  • Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
  • Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
  • Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
  • Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
  • Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
  • Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
  • Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
  • Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
  • Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
  • Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
  • Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
  • Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
  • Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
  • Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
  • Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
  • Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
  • Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
  • Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
  • Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.

Your training plan

You will be studying to become a Chartered Building Surveyor Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard with UCEM.

In addition:

  • We’ll give you the structure you need to allocate the right amount of time to your studies, and your line manager will be focused on providing the right learning opportunities
  • You’ll become part of our Future Talent Community, connecting everyone on our programmes into a safe, supportive and enjoyable space
  • You’ll have opportunities to formally network with each other, as well as building your own connections on a personal level
  • A full variety of CPD opportunities including webinars, short courses and masterclasses
  • Allocated mentor to act as your trusted advisor throughout your programme
    Tailored development plan to strengthen your soft skills and leadership
  • You’ll become a STEM ambassador
  • You’ll have a buddy to support you with the day-to-day aspects of working at Ridge, someone who has trodden the same path and you’ll feel comfortable talking to about the little things

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

  • Any (grade B)
  • Any (grade C)
  • Any (grade C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative

About this company

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy, helping our clients to create better places for people to live, learn and work. We are enabled by great people who are inspired and proud of what they do and respected for who they are.. We continually expand our expertise and nurture our talent – with a focus on quality, innovation and growth. Our multidiscipline team of 1,100+ people is based across 11 offices.

https://ridge.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • We pride ourselves on a strong culture of internal development and progression
  • You will be supported towards becoming fully Chartered and will benefit from excellent opportunities to develop yourself and your career with a variety of courses, learning and workshops

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000293423.

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Closes in 7 days (Monday 20 January)

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