We are hiring an ambitious Graduate Building Surveyor (including those already studying towards their APC) to join our Bristol Building Consultancy team within the firm’s Commercial division. Our highly experienced building consultancy teamwork with a wide range of clients throughout the UK, offering expert advice from our hub offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol.
The role
The successful building surveyor will join a team of five (from surveyor to partner level), in Bristol which thrives as a hub office, offering a multi-disciplinary service across Commercial, Rural, P&D and Infrastructures. There is opportunity to work with a broad range of clients including National Trust, Royal Mail Group, Scope, local councils as well as private client work. The Bristol office has a great buzz about it, with many social events including table tennis, fundraising and sports to balance out the busy pace of the office.
This is a varied and interesting graduate role assisting professional building surveyors on servicing a wide range of private, commercial, and institutional clients. Our two-year graduate training focuses on the completion of the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) through the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to become a Chartered Surveyor.
Main tasks
- Building surveys for purchase and lease
- Project management
- Measured surveys
- Preparing drawings and specifications
- Building design and contract administration
- Party walls
- Dilapidations
- Diagnosing building defects such as subsidence, damp and rot.
- Insurance Reinstatement valuations
What does it take to be successful?
We are looking for forward thinking graduates with a can-do attitude, you will have the ability to manage multiple projects and deal with a variety of work. You will ideally be studying a RICS accredited degree, however, we welcome applications from those studying a non-accredited degree who are looking to pursue a career in Building Surveying. You will ideally have some experience within commercial practice gained through work experience or placements. A full UK driving license is required for all locations except London.
Our promise to you
From day one of our scheme, you will be invested in. We offer a structured training programme, an APC supervisor or counsellor, and regular assessments to ensure you achieve the full level of competency required for your APC. In addition, we pay your APC registration fee and your first APC final assessment and offer up to five days study leave.
The successful building surveyor will join a team of five (from surveyor to partner level), in Bristol which thrives as a hub office, offering a multi-disciplinary service across Commercial, Rural, P&D and Infrastructures. There is opportunity to work with a broad range of clients including National Trust, Royal Mail Group, Scope, local councils as well as private client work. The Bristol office has a great buzz about it, with many social events including table tennis, fundraising and sports to balance out the busy pace of the office.