Chartered Surveyor Apprentice
John Crane UK Limited
Slough (SL1 4LU)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 October 2026
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Summary
John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 175 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating and cooling our homes and helping our world stay connected.
- Wage
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£26,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Annual pay increase depending on personal and company performance.
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday: 9.00am- 5.30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- Duration
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3 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
- Liaising with Smiths Global Real Estate Partner
- Reviewing, negotiating leases and contracts
- Supporting the acquisition and disposal of sites worldwide, overseas travel will be required
- Working with internal and external legal counsel
- Liaising with external brokers and specialist consultants
- Collating information for regular progress calls
- Oversight of major fit-out and premises Capex projects
- Providing support and advice to individual site leaders on property related issues
- Day to day property related tasks
- Upkeep of records and data
Where you'll work
Buckingham House 361-366
Buckingham Avenue
Slough
SL1 4LU
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
All of your learning will take place online
More training information
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Chartered Surveyor to join our team. This is a 3-year programme where you will complete your learning journey with The University of the Built Environment. You will work towards a MSc degree in Real Estate Management and gain your RICS chartered membership alongside your role at John Crane.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Degree 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- You must have the right to work in the UK
About this employer
John Crane is the largest division of Smiths Group, a global multi-faceted engineering business. John Crane designs, manufactures and services precision wet and dry gas seals for the oil, gas and hydrogen industries across the world.
Our property team has responsibility and oversight for its occupational portfolio focusing on providing modern, safe, fit for purpose premises in the right locations on economic terms. The current portfolio extends to 180+ leasehold and freehold properties in more than 40 countries.
https://www.johncrane.com/en (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Pension
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Share save scheme
- Free parking
- Subsidised canteen
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of your Apprenticeship you may be offered a permanent role within our property team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
John Crane UK Limited
Sally-Anne Williams
sally-anne.williams@johncrane.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040334.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)