MSc Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprentice
Valuation Office Agency
Southampton, St. Austell, Stoke-on-Trent
Closes on Thursday 30 October 2025
Posted on 22 September 2025
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Summary
The Valuation Office Agency is recruiting MSc Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Apprentices across the UK. We are looking for high-potential individuals eager to become a Chartered Surveyor via this challenging and fast-paced apprenticeship. It provides an excellent opportunity to achieve an MSc in Real Estate and MRICS status in just 3 years.
- Wage
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£30,674 a year
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, flexible working. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 2026
- Duration
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2 years 8 months
- Positions available
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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
- On joining our Apprenticeship programme you will undertake an integrated programme of work and learning to ensure you get the right mix and breadth of experience required to complete your apprenticeship
- You will undertake a variety of roles and responsibilities as part of your apprenticeship such as advising public sector clients, surveying and valuing properties for, non-domestic rating, inheritance tax and council tax, undertaking development appraisals and much more
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:
- Ground Floor, Mountbatten House, Grosvenor House, Southampton, SO15 2JU
- Penhaligon House, Trinity Street, St. Austell, PL25 5FA
- Bennett House, Town Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2QB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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
- Off-the-job training will be provided by the University College of Estate Management (UCEM). On completion you will achieve a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited MSc (Hons) in Real Estate Management
- Rather than attending formal lectures or classes, you’ll study using UCEM’s state-of-the-art online learning environment and digital library, supported with guidance from highly experienced tutors
More training information
University College of Estate Management is now known as University of the Built Environment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- Self motivated and flexible
- Full UK driving Licence
Other requirements
All candidates must hold an Honours Degree in a non-property related subject, 2:2 and above. Hold a full UK/EU Driving Licence – A Provisional licence is accepted at application stage. FULL licence must be evidenced within 6 months of take up date. Job holders will be required to travel on a regular basis, which may involve some overnight stays.
About this employer
We are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. As one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country, our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue. This goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales. We champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.
Company benefits
We offer a range of flexible working options, a leave allowance starting at 25 days (increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days) and a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Once you have completed your apprenticeship you will be a qualified Chartered Surveyor and eligible for an SEO Chartered Surveying role in the Valuation Office Agency
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Valuation Office Agency
Fiona Tudor
developmentteam@voa.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343078.
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Closes on Thursday 30 October 2025
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