Apprentice Chartered Building Surveyor

INGLETON WOOD SERVICES LIMITED

Colchester Business Park (CO4 9YQ)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

Posted on 30 September 2025

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Summary

We are currently recruiting an Apprentice Building Surveyor to join our Colchester office in our Building Surveying and Project Management team. The successful candidate will accept direction with the view to be able to undertake surveys, the design and specification of construction projects, contract administration and project management.

• Wage:

  £14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay.

• Training course: Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Thursday 1 January 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

The selected candidate will…

• Assist Senior Surveyors in undertaking surveys (including measured surveys) of buildings during the initial stages of construction projects – refurbishment, maintenance, extension and new build.
• Under supervision of Senior Surveyors, prepare drawings and specifications for construction projects.
• Assist Senior Surveyors in administering the construction contract, ensuring that acceptable quality standards of workmanship and performance are achieved.
• Under supervision of Senior Surveyors check contractors’ valuations and authorise payments accordingly.
• Take notes / minutes of project meetings on behalf of Senior colleagues
• Assist Senior Surveyors in preparing project documentation, for example the project execution plan, project programme, risk register, and the project directory.
• Assist Senior Surveyors in working alongside and coordinating the input of other consultants working on a project whether from Ingleton Wood or external. For example, mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Assist with the assessment of tenders and make recommendations for appointment of contractors.
• Assist in preparation of any necessary building regulation or planning applications and monitor and deal with as necessary through discussions with the necessary authorities or other approving bodies. To learn process and gain thorough understanding of Building Regulations.
• Assist with the undertaking of condition surveys.
• Understand how to carry out planned maintenance programmes.
• Develop an understanding and apply other relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations and planning.

Where you'll work

874 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
CO4 9YQ

Training

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

Training provider

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY

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

• You will be completing a Chartered Surveyor degree apprenticeship (Chartered Surveying pathway)
• You will be studying the apprenticeship degree at Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford campus)
• You will be based at our Colchester office (CO4 9YQ) 
• You will attend university 2 days per week in your first year of study, then 1 day a week in the remaining years

More training information

• Chartered Surveyor (Building Surveying) Degree Apprenticeship is delivered on a day release basis at ARU's Chelmsford campus.
• You will have to complete 20% off the job training as part of the apprenticeship.
• You will also undertake an End Point Assessment (EPA) to complete your apprenticeship when all on-programme assessments have been successfully passed. This is aligned with The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). This will typically take a further 6-12 months to complete in addition to the duration of the degree.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Any (grade C/4 or above)
• Any (grade C/4 or above)
• English (grade C/4 or above)
• maths (grade C/4 or above)

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
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness
• Data analysis skills
• Full clean driving licence

About this employer

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work. Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more. We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

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

Company benefits

Opportunities for flexible and remote working. Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown. Health cash plan scheme. Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.

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

Learning doesn’t stop when we leave the classroom. Our teams are supported to continue their development in order that we can support our clients and each other effectively, delivering commissions with the latest knowledge and know how to hand. Through the Practice’s ongoing appraisal process our in-house Learning & Development Specialist helps all our team leads and employees to design person specific training programmes.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344340.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 31 October 2025)

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