Land Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship

NATIONAL GRID PLC

Warwick, CV34 6DA

Closes in 29 days (Monday 20 January)

Posted on 19 December 2024


Summary

Join our dynamic team at National Grid as a Land Surveyor Apprentice and be part of the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations.

Annual wage
£29,000 a year

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Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9 - 5:30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

5 years

Positions available

5

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

With a starting salary over £29,000, this hybrid and flexible role offers the opportunity to work from home while supporting existing and new infrastructure projects across England and Wales. Depending on your home base, occasional travel to the Warwick or Leeds office will be required.

As an apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience and knowledge in various lands teams. 

The role will entail:

  • Negotiating compensation claims
  • Liaising with landowners
  • Contributing to large-scale projects 

Don't miss this alternative route to university, where you'll earn a competitive salary while developing your career in the energy industry.

Where you’ll work

Warwick Technology Park, Gallows Hill

Warwick

CV34 6DA

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

HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY

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

As an apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience and knowledge in various lands teams. You will be on a 5 year programme, working towards a L6 Chartered Surveyor degree Apprenticeship, accredited by RICS, our programme will lead you towards achieving chartered status. Throughout the apprenticeship, you'll attend university for 8-week block placements, covering the essential skills and behaviours needed for success.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSES (or equivalent) incl. Maths and English (grade 4/C and above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

  • Any - 3 or more (grade C and above)

T Level in:

  • Any (grade merit)

BTEC in:

  • Any (grade Merit or Distinction)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong.  In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

After this apprenticeship

  • Chartered Land Surveyor (RICS)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY

box.ukapprentices@nationalgrid.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292917.

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Closes in 29 days (Monday 20 January)

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