Apprentice Surveyor - RICS Degree Apprenticeship Pathway
OXENWOOD REAL ESTATE LLP
LONDON (SW1Y 6JD)
Closes on Sunday 30 August 2026
Posted on 23 June 2026
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Summary
We're looking for our first apprentice to join us in September 2026, working towards becoming a chartered surveyor through the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship. At the end of the 4 years, you'll graduate with a RICS-accredited degree and be ready to sit your Assessment of Professional Competence, becoming a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- £25,000 per annum, rising to £27,000 on enrolment to the apprenticeship scheme in Spring 2027
- Full funding and support through your UBE studies
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30
1 day a week working from home
Additional 8-12 hours independent study and assignment work.
48 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
- Support the team across acquisitions, asset management, and/or development projects
- Assist with property inspections, measured surveys, and due diligence
- Help prepare reports, valuations, and presentations for internal and client use
- Get involved in lease and transaction documentation
- Build relationships with advisors, contractors, and other professionals across the industry
- Experience across both the UK and German markets, with the potential to travel
Where you'll work
86 JERMYN STREET
LONDON
SW1Y 6JD
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Stage 1 - September 2026 to March 2027
You'll join us on a 5-day-a-week basis (4 days in the office / on-site and 1 at home), getting hands-on with the team and building the foundations you'll need before formal enrolment. This period also gives us time to get your apprenticeship enrolment with UBE in place for the next intake.
Stage 2 - From Spring 2027
You'll be formally enrolled on the Level 6 Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship, a 4-year programme. From this point, your week will be structured as:
- 4 days working in our London office
- 1 day dedicated to remote study with UBE
- An additional 8-12 hours a week of independent study and assignment work on top of your dedicated study day
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- 96 UCAS tariff points or equivalent
OR
- Completed an Advanced Apprenticeship in Surveying or an Advanced Apprenticeship in Construction Technical through which a Construction and Built Environment Diploma with a minimum DD profile was obtained or through which a Construction and Built Environment Extended Diploma with a minimum MMM profile was obtained, or an equivalent qualification
OR
- A current Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Associate qualification (AssocRICS) and be in relevant employment
- A genuine interest in real estate
- Strong communication skills and a willingness to work within a team
- Good attention to detail and a proactive, organised approach
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK, with the ability to commute to our London office
About this employer
Oxenwood Real Estate is a privately-owned real estate investment management firm based in central London. Founded in 2014, we invest directly and through joint ventures with domestic and international partners across the UK and Europe, with a particular focus on logistics real estate. We're a lean, close-knit team, which means an apprentice with us gets genuine exposure to live deals and senior people from day one, with a hands-on experience - not just admin on the sidelines.
https://oxenwood.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Direct exposure to an experienced team and real transactions from day one
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
At the end of the 4 years, you'll graduate with a RICS-accredited degree and be ready to sit your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), the final step to becoming a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
OXENWOOD REAL ESTATE LLP
Emily Wilson
ewilson@oxenwood.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038639.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 30 August 2026