Building surveying - Project & Programme Services

Degree Requirements: Obtained or expecting a 2.2 Bachelor’s degree or above in a RICS accredited Building Surveying degree, or a degree in any subject for those who can demonstrate commercial or technical acumen. Project and Programme Services (PPS) will consider sponsoring your MSc on a day release basis if you don’t have a degree in a relevant subject.

Typical Locations : Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Nottingham, Southampton and Tunbridge Wells
(Please note location availability may vary by team and during the campaign in line with application volumes and business needs. If your preferred options are not available, we encourage you to select an alternative.)

Building Surveying:

As a Building Surveyor, you need to enjoy being out of the office. The nature of our projects and the work we do is hands on, you will likely be out of the office a few days a week, undertaking different types of surveys, visiting construction sites and attending meetings. Back at your desk, you’ll have time to write up your reports, catch up on emails, join some training meetings and importantly, spend time with your team. The building surveying profession is a varied one! From condition surveys, party wall, dilapidations, design, project management, conservation and decarbonisation, there will always be a new challenge around the corner. No two projects are ever the same, we work in a variety of different sectors, you might be extending a local primary school, surveying castles and banks, to refurbishing a prison building or a recording studio – pretty much anything property related across the public and private sector.

Our scope is unlimited, as is our potential. We are one of the leading providers of building surveying services within the UK, our national team will support you through your APC and beyond. If you’re looking for a varied project portfolio, which frequently takes you out of the office and enjoy being part of a large, social team then this is the discipline for you.

Typical day-to-day duties might involve:

• Supporting the building surveying team across a variety of survey types, including condition surveys, defect diagnosis, access audits, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) surveys and RAAC investigations. Responsibilities include data collection, analysis, and the preparation of comprehensive reports for clients.
• Drafting tender and contract documentation and carrying out contract administration duties.
• Project management on a wide range of schemes including contractor and client liaison, and monitoring works on site against time, cost and quality.
• Arranging specialist surveys and engaging with specialist consultants, including appointment and coordination and report analysis.
• Production of design information and measured surveys (utilizing systems such as LIDAR technology).
• Preparing planning, listed building consents and building regulations applications.

Training and development

Our training will help you solve real-life problems from day one and develop industry skills that are highly sought after.

• Our graduate scheme promises to give you the support you need to develop your technical, commercial and consultancy skills.
• What defines Project and Programme Services is the unrivalled amount of support by your assigned supervisor and buddy during APC workshops, monthly Q&A, training and mocks.
• Professional development which will be discussed throughout GDP, supporting you in becoming a well-rounded consultant and encouraging you to obtain your APC by offering you a wide variety of work and projects in order to gain experiencer required to achieve this. We also offer core learning modules to develop your softer skills such as technical writing and presentation skills to enable to you complete your day-to-day role.
• APC coaching, professional training and industry exposure with a high-level clients and variety of projects.
• This year we have had exceptional UK APC results exceeding the RICS national average by 24% with a combined pass rate of 89% which shows our dedication and commitment to training and L&D.