Degree Apprentice Development Surveyor
Transport for Greater Manchester
Manchester (M1 3BG)
Closes in 12 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
Posted on 13 February 2026
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Summary
Are you excited about shaping the future of Greater Manchester’s places and communities?
As a Degree Apprentice Development Surveyor at TfGM, you’ll be supporting housing and regeneration projects that support the Mayor’s priorities, and contribute to the region’s long-term growth.
- Wage
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£28,069 a year
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Your salary will rise annually as you successfully complete each year of your apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
TfGM supports flexible working, and encourages candidates to discuss flexible working arrangements at any stage of the application process.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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2
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
As a Degree Apprentice Development Surveyor you’ll support our Estates and Development team in bringing forward regeneration and housing schemes that contribute towards the Mayor’s affordable housing objectives, all while studying your Level 6 Surveyor apprenticeship!
You’ll help:
- Assess feasibility
- Gather site data
- Prepare reports
- Support stakeholder engagement and contribute to both development and estates management activities
Over the course of the programme, you will learn on the job, building the competencies needed for RICS chartership. With that foundation, you’ll be best placed to progress into Development Surveyor roles and take on greater responsibility leading workstreams that deliver social and economic value across the region.
Where you'll work
2 Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, THE
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
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the local government body responsible for delivering Greater Manchester’s transport strategy and commitments. More than 5.6 million journeys are made across Greater Manchester’s transport network each day. It’s our job to do everything we can to keep the city-region moving and growing.
https://www.greater.jobs/en-gb/job/75786328 (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus Bank Holidays).
Free bus travel across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
Local Government Pension Scheme.
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
Over the course of the programme, you will learn on the job, building the competencies needed for RICS chartership. With that foundation, you’ll be best placed to progress into a Development Surveyor role and take on greater responsibility leading workstreams that deliver social and economic value across the region.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, THE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015677.
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Closes in 12 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
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