2026 Savills Sandwich Placement - Building and Project...

Role title: Building Surveying Sandwich Placement Student – (September 2026 start)

Salary: London Salary: £27,500

Locations: London

About this role:

More than 230 of our consultants advise on buildings and projects throughout the UK with regional offices in England and Scotland (across 15 offices) and further resource for coverage throughout Europe (across 70 offices). In London our teams specialise out into professional services and project management teams, whereas in our regional offices we provide the wider service out of a single team.

Building Surveying:

Our Building and Project Consultancy service provides bespoke end-to-end specialist solutions that can be applied across all technical aspects of a property lifecycle. This includes advisory roles on the acquisition, development, ownership, occupation, sustainable retrofit and disposal of individual assets and portfolios across all property sectors.

Our teams work closely with a range of institutional clients across the UK and Europe, including commercial property landlords, investors, banks, and occupiers, understanding their specific business objectives to provide clear holistic advice in relation to their property interests.

Project Management (Construction / Property):

Our national team of project managers include specialists in every property sector and corner of the market, allowing us to apply specific yet broad expertise to office, industrial, logistics, mixed-use, retail and residential development projects. Bringing together expertise from chartered building surveying, project management and structural engineering backgrounds, we offer a truly national service. Our project management teams work for investors, developers, landlords, owner occupiers and tenants, managing the development, refurbishment or fit-out of property across the full range of sectors.

Our work covers all aspects of project and programme management, including the employer's agent role, risk management, procurement or programming, contract administration and strategic project consultancy.

Locations and teams available:

Rotations:

Your placement may include a fixed seat or a rotation within the various Building Surveying teams or specialisms within Building and Project Consultancy. The number of rotations will depend on business requirements.

Day to day work:

"As a sandwich placement student on the Building Surveying pathway you will receive the same exposure as a Graduate. You will gain experience across all disciplines of Building & Project Consultancy including technical due diligence, dilapidations, building surveying projects, project management, neighbourly matters and planned preventative maintenance. Through undertaking of building surveys, dilapidations inspections, project progress site visits and client meetings, together with the preparation of reports, dilapidations assessments and the design and specification of tender documentation, no two days are the same.”

Please click here to read a blog from Adam, a previous placement student.

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

Benefits:

• 1 Year Contract
• Company mobile phone and Laptop
• 25 days annual leave
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton)
• 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 19th year consecutively, which highlights our excellent training programme, which is bespoke for each pathway.

The assessment process for this role:

Online Application – CLICK HERE TO APPLY

(CV and Question) - Applications close at 11.59pm on 28 th October 2025

Online Assessment – SHL (will be sent on application completion and will need to be completed by 12pm on 29 th October 2025)

Screening calls for shortlisted candidates

Assessment Centre & Panel Interview – 20 th November 2025 in our London Head Office (33 Margaret Street , London W1G 0JD).

Potential virtual/in person interview with local team following the Assessment Centre

Find your place to thrive:

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.

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.

Use of AI:

Applicants are permitted to utilise AI tools to assist in the preparation of their application materials. However, all information submitted must be factually accurate and originate from the applicant's own experiences. Content generated by AI should be used solely as a supportive tool and must be thoroughly reviewed and edited to ensure authenticity. All information provided will be evaluated during the interview process. Applications containing inaccuracies, plagiarised material, or content copied from internet sources will be withdrawn from consideration. For internal candidates, such instances may also lead to disciplinary action.