Lea Hough are looking for a driven, enthusiastic Building Surveying student seeking a year-out placement opportunity. We are keen to appoint a high calibre candidate, who wishes to gain a fabulous range of experience, whilst taking the first step into employment with the hope of progressing to Chartered status through the APC training programme.
We are seeking a Lancashire-based student who will be able to work at our office in Blackburn and travel to jobs across the region.
About the Role
As a placement student you would work with our experienced team to provide a full range of professional Building Surveying services. This will include:
- Specification
- Tendering
- Project management
- Contract administration
- Condition survey inspections
- Defect diagnosis
- CDM Regulations
Our aim would be for you to gain a great range of experience that will assist you in your ultimate goal of becoming a Chartered Surveyor and for you to become a great asset to our company.
About Us
Lea Hough Chartered Surveyors is a leading property and construction consultancy in Lancashire. We cover the whole of the North-West region from our office bases at Blackburn, Preston and Lancaster.
We are a multi-discipline independent firm with a team of over twenty staff. Our core disciplines include Building Surveying, Valuation Surveying, Planning and Land Development, Architectural Design and Project Management.
Our experienced Building Surveying team covers a diverse spread of work across all types of property including: educational, commercial, industrial, and housing and we offer the full range of Building Surveying services.
Our Building Surveyors have a specialism in the education sector and we have a large client base of schools, academies and colleges. Other key clients include commercial property landlords/tenants, developers, local authorities, care home providers, housing associations and private individuals.
Why Choose Lea Hough?
Lea Hough have a track record of training and supporting Building Surveying students during their year-out placements. We provide full support through the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), via our Structured Graduate Training Programme.
Placement students will benefit from exposure to an excellent range and variety of experience, as well as having the potential future opportunity to being fast-tracked and trained-up to become MRICS Chartered Building Surveyors with us.
We can offer:
- an excellent salary
- payment of RICS fees
- pension
- mileage allowance
- free parking
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- in-house CPD seminars and contribution towards external CPD requirements
- modern office environment
- social events
We have a strong team of highly experienced surveyors working alongside younger surveyors who have recently gone through the APC process. This provides Year-Out students the ideal training opportunity; working in a collaborative team environment directly alongside experienced Chartered Building Surveyors!
How to Apply
We understand that the experience gained in a year out placement can be pivotal to the success of Building Surveying Degree students. At Lea Hough, you will not be a “number” in a large corporate organisation, but instead will receive hands-on experience on a wide range of Building Surveying tasks and Project Management work.
Interested candidates should please submit their written applications and CV’s to: Sarah Dignan at sarah.dignan@leahough.co.uk
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