Apprentice Building Surveyor

Portsmouth City Council

Hampshire (PO1 2AL)

Closes on Monday 19 January 2026

Posted on 2 December 2025

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Summary

Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (Building Surveying) - this position is a 5-year apprenticeship; candidates will study a BSc (Hons) degree in Building Surveying from the University of Portsmouth on a day release basis whilst working full time for Portsmouth City Council.

• Wage:

  £26,473 a year

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• Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  5 years

• Positions available:

  3

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

• At the start of your apprenticeship programme you will be trained
  to undertake energy performance certificate surveys and you will
  be undertaking a number of stock condition surveys in order to
  improve your knowledge of surveying, building types and day to
  day repair issues.
• As you develop you will be given more responsibility and progress
  to undertaking building condition surveys as well as inspecting
  and auditing day to day repair works
  Once you are ready you will be allocated your own large-scale
  refurbishment and conversion projects that you will lead and be
  responsible for from inception to completion. This will involve the
  initial evaluation, surveys, developing the design and
  specifications, contractor procurement and acting as contractor
  administrator for the works on site
• You will be supervised day to day by a Senior Building Surveyor
  who will provide you with one-to-one assistance to quickly
  improve your building surveying knowledge and practical
  surveying skills
• You will also be allocated a Senior Manager to act as your mentor throughout the entire apprentice process. They will provide overarching advice and guidance and ensure that you are getting the experience and support necessary to become a Chartered Building Surveyor
• We also actively arrange CPD seminars to supplement your development

Where you'll work

Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2AL

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH

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

• Training for this apprenticeship will take place at the University of Portsmouth
• 1 day per week 

More training information

• Upon successfully completing your apprenticeship there are
  excellent opportunities within PCC for progression into a Building
  Surveyor role
• We offer a competitive salary and provide 26 days
  annual leave in addition to public holidays, provide flexible
  working arrangements and the option to join the excellent Local
  Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Requirements

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
• Customer care skills
• Administrative skills
• Patience

About this employer

Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Portsmouth has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Hampshire County Council.

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

• Upon successfully completing your apprenticeship there are
  excellent opportunities within PCC for progression into a Building
  Surveyor role
• We offer a competitive salary and provide 26 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, provide flexible working arrangements and the option to join the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002802.

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Closes on Monday 19 January 2026

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