Chartered Surveyor Apprentice
John Crane UK Limited
Slough (SL1 4LU)
Closes in 10 days (Sunday 12 July 2026)
Posted on 1 July 2026
Contents
Summary
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.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- 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
Our Chartered Surveyor Apprentice will support our Property Manager with:
- 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
- Other administrative tasks
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
Education:
You will be enrolled onto the Chartered Surveyor MSc Apprenticeship which will be delivered online by our training partner UBE. If you successfully complete your Apprenticeship you will be awarded a Real Estate Management degree and gain your RICS chartership alongside your role at John Crane
Learning Opportunities:
Gain practical hands-on experience within our property team and soft skills development from our early career team
Mentorship:
Learn from our property partners at Cushman and Wakefield
Impactful Work:
The opportunity to be a part of the volunteering team for The Smiths Foundation
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Initiative
Other requirements
- There will be overseas travel so a passport is a requirement
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
- Life Insurance
- Share save scheme
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Upon succesful completion of the Apprenticeship you maybe offered a permanent role with us
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 VAC2000040344.
Apply now
Closes in 10 days (Sunday 12 July 2026)
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