Apprentice Surveyor

**Job title**

Apprentice Surveyor - Rating

**Start date**

September 2025

**Job Location**

London (15 Finsbury Circus, EC2M 7EB)

**Salary**

£24,000 + £1,000 sign on bonus

**Current Team Information**

The current Rating team in the UK works out of the London City office, as well as Birmingham, Southampton and Chester. We have a highly motivated and successful team, which deals with all aspects of Business Rates (a commercial property tax).

The team provides specialist advice to occupiers, landlords and developers across a broad spectrum of commercial property types - from traditional sectors such as offices, shops and warehouses, to more specialist property types including heavy industrials, sewage treatment works, petrol stations, motorway service areas, pubs, hotels and safari parks.

Our team consists of a number of senior personnel who have specialised in Business Rates for a number of years, supported by a strong team of placement students, graduates and newly qualified surveyors. We also boast a very experienced Rates Payment Management team, who deal with many thousands of rates bills each year, in order to provide a complete service to our clients.

We work very closely with other Savills teams to ensure that we offer a full property service and experience to our clients.

**About this role**

Day to day work:

- Providing support to senior members of the team
- Attending client meetings
- Preparing and maintaining budgeting and progress reports for clients
- Undertaking inspection and measurement of properties to confirm survey data
- Reading and interpreting leases
- Completing and submitting statutory requests for rental information
- Researching comparable rental evidence
- Researching and understanding relevant legislation, statute and case law
- Preparing valuations in order to consider the merits of appeals
- Preparing evidence reports and submitting appeals to the Valuation Office Agency
- Interacting with internal Savills departments to identify opportunities and gather information

**Working Week**

Five full days in the office, working hours 9:00am to 5:30pm. One of these days each week will be dedicated to university led study whilst in the office.

**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 when working with different members of the team. It is also important to feel confident when using your own initiative, and being passionate about delivering the best service possible for your team and clients.
- Word and Excel capabilities
- Good written, presentation and numerical skills are essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Diligent and detail driven
- Able to work individually and as part of a team
- Punctual, reliable, keen and enthusiastic
- Thirst for knowledge and self-motivated

**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 at the beginning of your 3rd year at University) 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**

We will provide the full suite of Savills training programme including mandatory health and safety and office training, as well as specific training relevant to your role.

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 training contract
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Pension Scheme - Royal London
- 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
- Company Mobile Phone

**Assessment for this role**

Assessment Centre - 20th or 21st February 2025 (date will be confirmed in due course), in London Head Office (33 Margaret Street, London, W1G OJD)

Interview - Dates following the Assessment Centre

**Savills Culture**
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