Apprentice Commercial Property Surveyor

Summary

The Apprentice Commercial Property Surveyor will assist the Procurement team in providing property surveying services for routine property matters, larger property contracts and key property projects. To assist in delivering a high quality service which meets customer requirements.

Wage

£23,587.20 a year

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, may work evenings and weekends.

36 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

5 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

This would suit a candidate who is interested in pursuing a career in property surveying on the general commercial side (not building surveying or quantity surveying) as this role will provide wide exposure to all aspects of commercial property surveying with some elements of residential property as well. This includes landlord & tenant, leasing & letting, property management, asset management as well as potential for property acquisition, disposal and redevelopment.

This would further assist a candidate who wishes to progress through the apprenticeship route towards eventual qualification as a Chartered Surveyor under the applicable route to membership as set out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). This would be particularly relevant to the Commercial Property Practice pathway or the Corporate Real Estate pathways.

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Historic Royal Palaces, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU
• The Tower Of London, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Training course

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

What you'll learn

• Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
• Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
• Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
• Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
• Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
• Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
• Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
• Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
• Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
• Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
• Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
• Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
• Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
• Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
• Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
• Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
• Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
• Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
• Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

maths (grade B)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

English (grade B)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working