Apprentice Estates Surveyor

Summary

You’ll be involved in a wide variety of surveying work, which will keep your days varied and interesting whilst building your knowledge and experience. You’ll work on our national flood risk programme, flood alleviation projects, land management works and various operational projects.

Wage: £33,000 a year
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Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours: Various. Usual Monday - Friday but this may change with the business need. 37 hpw.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 4 years 8 months
Positions available: 5

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Your work will include but not limited to:

Managing a large diverse land and property portfolio by:
- Providing landlord and tenant advice to internal customers
- Granting new leases and renewals
- Undertaking rent reviews
- Carrying out property disposals
- Property management to possibly include residential work
Gaining landowners’ agreements for new infrastructure such as river gauging stations and observation boreholes
Helping to deliver our national flood risk management programme,
overseeing various operational projects by:
- Liaising with and advising the project team
- Dealing with landowners
- Securing access to land via our statutory powers
- Carrying out pre-entry schedules of condition
- Acquiring any necessary interests
- Agreeing compensation claims
- Assisting and achieving biodiversity net gain on projects

You may also provide assistance to the acquisition and compensation programme for major capital works.

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

Manley House, Kestrel Way, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7LQ
Ceres House, Searby Road, Lincoln, LN2 4DW
Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Peterborough, PE2 5ZR
Kings Meadow House, Kings Meadow Road, Reading, RG1 8DQ
Hafren House, Welshpool Road, Shelton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8BB
Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, BN11 1LD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

Link to apply and for more information - https://environmentagencyjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-2/xf-fa3c38b3c307/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/1/opp/30555-Apprentice-Estates-Surveyor-Various-Hubs-30555/en-GB

About this company

Acting to reduce the impacts of a changing climate on people and wildlife is at the heart of everything we do. We reduce the risks to people, properties and businesses from flooding and coastal erosion. We protect and improve the quality of water, making sure there is enough for people, businesses, agriculture and the environment. We look after land quality, promote sustainable land management and help protect and enhance wildlife habitats.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position on successful completion of 56-month apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310334.

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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 6 April)

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