Rural Placement 2027

About this role

Locations available:

York, London, Lincoln, Chester, Telford, Carlisle

• London - We have an opening for a Sandwich Year Placement Student to support our dynamic, fast paced and forward thinking Rural Professional team in Margaret Street, London. The team provides core valuation and consultancy services to a range of institutional, private and public sector clients with a focus on rural property portfolios, landed estates and prime agricultural property across central England. This is a unique role with a varied workload and the role requires someone proactive, efficient and organised. Training and support towards the RICS APC Rural or Valuation Pathway will be provided as part of the role.
• The Lincoln Estate Management Team manages a diverse portfolio of rural property and estates across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire and the surrounding areas for a range of clients. We provide advice on a wide range of matters including property management, landlord and tenant matters, development opportunities, and estate strategy. The role in Lincoln offers exposure to a broad range of estate management and rural surveying work, including landlord and tenant matters and property management.
• In addition, the role will include working closely with our Building Maintenance Manager, assisting in the coordination of maintenance programmes, property inspections, repair projects, statutory compliance requirements and contractor management across estate portfolios, providing valuable experience across both rural surveying and property maintenance.
• The Lincoln team is made up of 8 members. We offer a supportive and collaborative environment where you'll be encouraged to develop your technical skills, build client relationships and progress towards professional qualifications, helping to shape a successful career in rural property.

Benefits of an industry placement

“One benefit of completing a sandwich placement is being able to experience your degree in action and put into practice the knowledge obtained whilst studying. I know when I return to university I will have a greater depth of understanding about my course and the placement could even lead to an early offer on the Graduate Programme.”

“As a sandwich placement student on the rural pathway, no one day is the same, you will receive the same exposure as a Graduate. In a typical day, a sandwich placement student could be gaining experience walking boundaries and inspecting properties, collating comparable evidence for valuations, dealing with residential, commercial or agricultural landlord and tenant issues, carrying out compulsory purchase advice or negotiating terms for access agreements and easements. The breadth of experience that Savills Placement Students obtain is second to none.”

How you’ll make an impact

• High attention to detail, well organised and a proactive approach
• Ability to empower those around them
• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
• A team player with leadership potential
• Ability to Listen to others and Collaborate effectively
• Strategic approach to problem solving
• Highly motivated
• Ability to challenge in a positive way
• Computer literate

Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake - so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.

Key skills

• Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Building Relationships
• Planning and Organising
• Adaptability
• Resilience

Future Talent Objectives

Technical & Professional Knowledge - Demonstrate a strong foundational knowledge and understanding of the profession you are training within, the qualification you are completing, and the role you are undertaking.

• Enrol and begin active progress towards your qualification, understanding the competencies/KSBs required and maintain an up-to-date record of experience
• Complete all required induction training (including mandatory training on MyLearning)

Business Awareness – Asks good relevant questions, demonstrating curiosity and enthusiasm to know about the business.

• Has a foundational understanding of the UK business strategy, the team strategy and your contribution towards both.
• Adhere to additional requirements in place, set by your division. Has a clear understanding of their personal brand – office attire, etiquette and team expectations

Work Quality – Accurately completes tasks on time, with guidance from team members where required.

• Approach tasks with team and client expectations in mind
• Show attention to detail in all outputs, including data accuracy, formatting, and compliance with Savills’ brand and policies

Time Management – Maintain good time keeping, both personally and professionally.

• Arrive at work in good time, make every effort to be a reliable team member, emulating the working culture of your team
• Meet agreed deadlines consistently, prioritising tasks effectively - communicating any capacity issues or questions early and proactively to your team

Effective Communication – Begin building effective working relationships with colleagues across the team and wider business.

• Have regular 1:1s with your line manager and encourage team members to provide feedback on your work
• Adapt style with different stakeholders, maintaining professionalism at all times

Benefits (headline)

• 1 Year Contract
• Company mobile phone
• 25 days annual leave
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
• Employee Assistance Programme – A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential

Training

Our training and development programme is highly regarded as one of the best in the property industry, and is geared towards enabling our sandwich placement students to reach their full potential. As a sandwich placement student, you'll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities - including conferences, courses, lectures, networking and social events - which compliment both your practical experience and meet the theoretical requirements of your APC.

We were awarded the Times Graduate Employer of choice for Property for the 20th year consecutively, which highlights our excellent training programme, which is bespoke for each pathway.

Career Development

Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs.

About the Company

Savills Rural team operate at the forefront of dynamic and forward thinking land management. From a UK network of over 30 offices, from Inverness in the North to Truro in the South-West, our surveyors and rural professionals offer a range of advice to clients including traditional estate management, the preparation of farms and estates for sale, forestry management and investment, as well as consultancy services such as valuation or acting in the delivery of infrastructure projects. Our wider services cover; architecture, building consultancy, rural planning, food and farming, renewable energy, energy brokerage, mapping and strategic projects, and we offer graduates a wide range of experience across the rural sector.

Savills is an organisation full of extraordinary individuals. Brilliant people at the forefront of their specialisms, eager to drive progress for themselves, their colleagues and our business as part of a truly inclusive culture.

No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values. We listen, We empower, We challenge, We collaborate.

The assessment process for this role:

• Online Application
• CV and Question – Applications close at 11.59pm on 19th October 2026
• Online Assessment – SHL (will be sent on application completion and will need to be completed by 12pm on 20th October 2026)
• Screening Calls for Shortlisted Candidates – 30th October and 2nd November 2026
• Assessment Centre & Panel Interview (on same day) – 17th November 2026 (Edinburgh); 19th and 20th November (London, Margaret Street)

OFFERS CHARTER:

We are part of the Graduate Offers Charter, which companies and universities have signed up to, in order to make the decision process for graduates less stressful.

Right to work in the UK and employment offer:

Any employment offer made is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK, where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. You will be asked to provide evidence of your right to work during the recruitment process.

Savills are unable to sponsor candidates for this role as the Home Office's eligibility criteria will not be satisfied.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.