Chartered Building Surveying Apprentice

You will support the Commercial Building Surveying team across a wide range of client projects, helping to deliver reports, design drawings, specifications and contract administration tasks The role involves maintaining regular client communication, developing strong professional relationships and proactively managing workloads to meet deadlines and service standards You’ll also contribute to internal meetings and build connections across the business, while gaining hands‑on experience The successful candidate will be enrolled onto a fully funded Chartered Building Surveying Degree Apprenticeship, providing a structured pathway toward professional qualification

Training:
Once beginning this apprenticeship, we will enrol you onto a degree apprenticehip course, most likely with the University of Built Environment on an online learning apprenticeship (however other options are available) 80% of your time (4 days per week) will be on-the-job working, and 20% of your time (1 day per week) will be dedicated to your degree learning

Training Outcome:
Training towards and completion of APC to become a RICS accredited chartered surveyor Progression through the business up to Partner level

Employer Description:

We are a leading property consultancy firm with 12 offices across the UK, including Cambridge, Oxford & London, branching all the way through to Scotland, dealing with sectors including:

 

Agency Built Environment Capital Markets Land & Development Property & Estate Management Commercial Energy & Climate Operational Living Planning Residential Rural
 

We’re a major player in the property sector, but we’re not like the big corporates. And we don’t want to be.

 

At Bidwells, we are driven by our mission to provide the UK’s most sustainable and innovative property advice. For over 185 years, we have been at the forefront of real estate and have expanded our influence from our Cambridge head office across the Golden Triangle and beyond.

 

Sustainability

 

Sustainability is at the heart of our mission, focusing on rapidly growing sectors such as forestry, renewables, and sustainable investment. Our work in the natural capital markets positions us at the forefront of efforts to tackle the climate challenge through nature-based solutions, carbon sequestration, and environmental net gain. Equally active in the built environment we are helping clients decarbonise portfolios and bring forward sustainable development.

 

We are proud to be one of the first property consultancies to achieve B-Corp certification, reflecting our commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

 

Benefits

 

We have more service streams than any other property consultancy, providing a range of career paths and lots of room to progress across our national office network.

 

We offer competitive salary packages, and the chance to benefit from the success of the business through our profit share schemes. We expect our people to enjoy working hard, so we actively encourage them to enjoy their time outside of work too. Social events have included nights out, a running club, cricket, rowing, rounders, hockey, summer parties and team events.

 

See our benefits page here:

https://www.bidwells.co.uk/work-with-us/benefits/

 

Apprenticeships

Our Apprenticeship programme allows talented individuals to build a successful career in real estate whilst gaining a salary, on the job and formal training as well as a recognised qualification at the end.

 

Across our business, we offer many Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships, ranging from Accountancy to Chartered Surveying. Whatever your age and whatever your background, you could find working in real estate is the career for you!

 

For all apprenticeships, you will be given time off every week to study towards your qualification. Depending on your provider, taught sessions could be in person or online. You can also use your off-the-job learning time to conduct independent study!

 

Our RICS Chartered Surveying Degree Apprenticeships are typically 5-year courses. They involve part-time degree study where the taught sessions happen in person at University or via remote sessions. You will also be given adequate time to conduct independent study.  Full on the job training and support will be provided and we will also support you through your APC to ensure you become a fully qualified Surveyor!

Working Hours :
Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 5.30pm Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 1 hour for lunch towards the middle of the day.

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,Non judgemental,Patience