Hardies Chartered Surveyors
Graduate Apprentice Or Graduate Building Surveyor
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Company Description Hardies Chartered Surveyors is one of the UK’s leading surveying practices, delivering a wide range of services including Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Principal Designer/Health & Safety Advisor, Energy Assessments, and Housing Services across both private and public sectors. With multiple offices throughout the UK, the firm combines extensive local knowledge, strong resources, and broad project experience from small schemes to major developments. Hardies’ culture is built around putting people first, with a focus on health and wellbeing, inspiring leadership, people-oriented values, and service excellence, reflected in its Investors in People Platinum accreditation. The company’s vision is to be the surveying firm of choice through superior client service, innovation, and commitment, while offering an excellent workplace for team members. Since merging with J&E Shepherd Chartered Surveyors in 2016, Hardies forms the construction arm of a 450-strong practice with 41 offices, providing a comprehensive range of property and construction services.
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Role Description The Graduate Apprentice or Graduate Building Surveyor role is a full-time, on-site position based in our Inverness office. The role involves assisting senior surveyors with building surveys, condition surveys, and feasibility studies across a variety of property types, as well as design and specification of construction works, procurement and project delivery.
Daily tasks include supporting senior surveying staff with surveys, preparing reports, helping manage construction works, and contributing to project documentation and compliance. The apprentice will liaise with internal teams and clients, gather and analyse technical information, and help ensure that projects are delivered to agreed quality, time, and budget standards. The position includes structured training and mentoring to support professional development and progression toward chartered status.
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This role will require the successful candidate to enrol in a Graduate Apprentice course at University to be undertake alongside full time employment if not already educated to degree level.
Qualifications Strong interest in a career in Surveying and willingness to complete degree level education and to ongoing professional development. Willingness to attend university or educated to degree level on a Building Surveying course. Interest in the Built Environment. Willingness to learn and support Senior Staff with surveying and report writing. Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy. Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. Organisational skills to manage tasks, meet deadlines, and prioritise workload under supervision. Basic IT proficiency, including MS Office and willingness to learn sector-specific software.
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