Apprentice Chartered Surveyor

EMESEN PROJECTS LIMITED

Bristol (BS1 5TB)

Closes on Monday 22 June 2026

Posted on 16 April 2026

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Summary

As an Apprentice Chartered Surveyor with emesen, you'll gain valuable experience and develop skills to help you pursue a career in the quantity surveying/construction industry.

You'll assist senior staff with the control of costs and budgets on construction projects across a variety of sectors.

Applicant must have HNC/HND.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes 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

Emesen are working on some exciting and innovative projects across the South West of the UK, namely in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and London.

You will be involved in:

  • Preparing cost estimates and managing budgets
  • Performing site evaluations and valuations
  • Preparing tender documents and submitting bids
  • Reviewing contracts and ensuring compliance with regulations 
  • Using your problem solving, critical thinking, and innovation skills to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients

Where you'll work

31 College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TB

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL

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 will take place mainly in emesen's Bristol office:

31 College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TB

One day a week will be spent at the training provider's location:

UWE - Frenchay Campus

Coldharbour Lane

Bristol

BS16 1QY

More training information

  • This is a five year course where you will study a range of modules
  • After the modules, you'll take the Apprenticeship End Point Assessment: the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
  • This will allow you to become a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) to complete your apprenticeship
  • Studying with UWE, you'll benefit from the considerable experience of UWE Bristol's Chartered Surveying and Commercial Management team, which comprises of practising and recently practising surveyors and construction legal practitioners

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

A Level in:

two subjects (grade Pass)

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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

emesen is an independent project and cost management consultancy founded on the principles of integrity, innovation and collaboration.

Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on building lasting re-lationships with our clients by putting their needs first.

We are busy working on exciting and innovative projects in the South West of the UK, with offices located in Bristol and Cardiff.

https://www.emesen.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Emesen offer company benefits including private healthcare, a generous holiday allowance, and internal recruitment rewards.

After this apprenticeship

Having completed your Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship, your expected career options include:

  • Chartered Building Surveyor
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Commercial/Residential Property Surveyor
  • Rural Surveyor
  • Valuation Surveyor

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EMESEN PROJECTS LIMITED

Lauren Starr-Jones

lauren.starr-jones@emesen.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025746.

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Closes on Monday 22 June 2026