Apprentice Building Surveyor

Summary

Dive into the world of Building Surveying. You'll work alongside Senior Surveyors in Nottingham who advise our clients on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all types of buildings and sites. You will work towards achieving a Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (Building Surveyor Pathway).

Annual wage: Competitive
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Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours: You will be in the Nottingham office 4 days per week, with one day per week to be based at the university for study.
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 you will support with:

Working with the Surveying team to inspect and provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all types of buildings and sites.
Inspections to involve acquisition surveys, condition reports, measured surveys and defect investigations.
Assist Senior Surveyors with the preparation with technical reports, schedules of work and works specifications.
Designing and overseeing works using recognised building contracts and adhering to current technical standards.
Develop an understanding and apply other relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations and planning.

Where you’ll work

Trent Business Studios

Hawksworth Road

West Bridgford

NG2 5FS

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

NOTTINGHAM TRENT 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

On this apprenticeship you will complete the BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (Chartered Surveying Degree Apprenticeship) with Nottingham Trent university. This is delivered on a day release basis across a 5-year duration.

More training information

Our Apprenticeship Programme allows you to fast track your career. You’ll get the opportunity to combine hands-on experience with academic study, learning whilst you and earn simultaneously. As an Apprentice, you’ll benefit from on-the-job training, mentorship and a structured development plan. We'll cover the costs and give you the support you need to achieve your professional qualifications.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

A Level in:

(Any) (grade 120 Ucas points)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working

About this company

Gateley Smithers Purslow’s goal is to be recognised as the firm for solving complex building, construction and property issues for commercial and private clients, the public sector and the insurance claims market. We are proud to be Investors in People Platinum and have an excellent development framework to provide career progression and Chartership success. We have 14 offices, and growing, with a team of people who are supportive, caring and strive to be the best at what we do.

https://careers.gateleyplc.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

To work towards becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor (RICS) accredited.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000293193.

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Closes on Friday 14 February

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Company’s application instructions

Please submit an application form via the following link. This will include an up to date CV.

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