AtkinsRéalis
Assistant Building Surveyor
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AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering, and project management organisation. We connect people, data, and technology to transform infrastructure and energy systems to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Our Buildings & Places team proudly delivers some of the most high-profile construction and refurbishment projects across the UK and internationally. This is made possible by our talented people and their diverse thinking, expertise, and commitment to quality.
Join us, and you'll be part of a collaborative environment where you are supported to realise your full potential.
Our Building Surveying Practice continues to grow, and we are seeking a Graduate / Assistant Building Surveyor to join our Wales team. You'll operate within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, delivering a wide range of Building Surveying services to a diverse client base, including public sector, private sector, education, defence, central government, and infrastructure organisations.
This role offers excellent career progression potential for individuals working towards Chartership, with strong ambitions to develop technical, professional, and project delivery capabilities within a forward-thinking consultancy. You will benefit from our structured APC programme, technical training sessions, an assigned Supervisor and Counsellor, and access to industry-leading digital tools and methodologies.
Your role
Working across a number of projects in different sectors and providing a range of building surveying duties.
- Undertaking condition surveys, measured surveys, defect diagnosis, and technical due diligence; maintaining awareness of industry developments and best practice.
- Preparing professional reports, schedules of work, specifications, and technical drawings.
- Assisting with Project Management and Contract Administration across a range of sectors.
- Supporting pre- and post-contract activities under JCT and NEC forms of contract.
- Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects appropriate to your experience and competency level.
- Supporting the design and delivery of refurbishment, maintenance, and small-to-medium capital projects.
- Contributing to sustainability and building safety assessments, including compliance with CDM 2015 and the Building Safety Act.
Client & Team Collaboration
- Helping to maintain strong client relationships and ensuring high-quality service delivery, with support from senior colleagues where required.
- Participating in team knowledge-sharing, CPD, and professional development activities.
- Contributing to quality assurance, best practice initiatives, and continuous improvement.
- Understanding the principles of quality, health and safety, and environmental management within project delivery.
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About you
Qualifications & Training
- BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying (RICS accredited degree) or equivalent.
- Actively working towards professional membership preferred, namely MRICS or equivalent.
- A developing foundation of building surveying knowledge, preferably with experience gained through placements, internships, or post-graduate roles.
- Awareness of design and construction processes, building pathology, statutory compliance, and project delivery, particularly in refurbishment and extension projects.
- Experience delivering pre- and post-contract project management activities.
- Understanding of Health and Safety requirements, including CDM 2015 and the Building Safety Act.
- An awareness of the application of standard forms of building contracts (e.g., JCT and NEC).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with AutoCAD, Revit, or digital surveying tools is advantageous.
- Experience in sectors such as education, local authorities, healthcare, central government, or infrastructure is desirable.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards, and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role, please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
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We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning, and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, and Capital.
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