Apprentice Surveyor

**Job title**

Apprentice Surveyor - Property Management

**Job Location**

Birmingham

**Current Team Information**

The Birmingham office provides a full range of service delivery from across Savills many service skill lines. The Property Management team is the largest within the office made up of 40 team members. The team includes estates and facilities surveyors together with accounts provision. We currently have three apprentices within the team and are keen to recruit further.

**About this role**

Day to day work would include:

- Provide timely and appropriate tenancy reports to Surveyors / Clients as and when requested.
- Assist in undertaking team / departmental compliance and due diligence tasks.
- Develop experience in reviewing property related documentation such as leases.
- Create and maintain spreadsheets in Excel.
- Interact with occupiers and landlords which may include accompanied site visits.
- Assist surveyors to regularly review and approve lease related charges and payments.
- Prepare workflow instructions for new clients, properties, leases & ongoing amendments to tenancies. This entails extracting information from Leases or other legal documents.
- Ensure that the respective accounts systems are up to date, hold the correct tenant information, and all relevant invoices / credits have been raised.
- Assist surveyors and central credit control teams to chase all debts owed to clients on their managed portfolios and ensure that all money received is allocated properly.
- Assist surveyors and analysts to ensure service charge deadlines are met and in line with RICS code of practice.

**How you’ll make an impact**

Good communication and organisational skills are vital to succeed as an apprentice. You will need the ability to manage a varied workload, work as part of a team while also having the ability to use your own initiative, and be passionate about delivering the best service possible for your team and clients.
- Word and Excel skills
- Good written, presentation and numerical skills are essential
- Strong time management skills
- Good attention to detail
- Punctual, reliable, keen and enthusiastic
- Thirst for knowledge and self-motivation

Full driving licence preferred but not essential.

**Training**

5 year training programme (Level 6 Apprenticeship), which includes a part time undergraduate degree (4 years) and an APC training programme (2 years, enrolled in year 4 of the undergraduate degree) leading to become a Chartered Surveyor with an RICS qualification.

On the job training is provided to ensure all the required knowledge and experience is obtained throughout the apprenticeship to qualify successfully.

**Career development**

Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs.

**Benefits**
- Permanent Contract for all apprentices, as opposed to a 5 year training contract
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Pension Scheme - Royal London
- Company mobile phone
- Training and APC costs covered
- 25 days annual leave
- Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers
- Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)
- Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
- Employee Assistance Programme - A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme

**Assessment for this role**
- Application Form
- Personality Profile
- Assessment Centre
- Face to face Interview

**Savills Culture**
- Savills is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is that our teams will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We attract, recruit and retain the best people in property. Right across the world, and in areas of property as diverse as real estate management and venture capital funding._
- Savills is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and is an accredited Living Wage Employer._
- Savills is a signatory of the Race at Work Charter - committing to the equality of opportunity in the workplace for all._