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Graduate Building Surveyor
Graduate Building Surveyor – Application Opening: Central Leeds
Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values—professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity—are at the heart of everything we do.
Are you eager to kickstart your career in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary consultancy? Do you want to work in an environment where learning and development are genuinely supported? Do you want to join a company where your ideas, enthusiasm, and potential are recognised?
If you answered yes, we want to hear from you!
About the Opportunity
As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are appointing a Graduate Building Surveyor to join our central Leeds office.
In this role, you’ll contribute to real-world projects across sectors including: • Education • Defence • Healthcare • Custodial • Residential • Culture & heritage • Retail • Sports & leisure • Workplace
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day duties will include guidance and decision-making beneath the following core deliverables:
- Supporting the preparation of surveys, designs, reports and contract documentation (including drawings and analyses)
- General project administration for Senior Team Leads to facilitate seamless workflow across assignments
- Project delivery support under Senior guidance, meeting critical deadlines and maintaining quality
- Direct management of small-to-medium projects, ensuring stakeholders receive efficient documentation and protocols
- Attendance and participation in client meetings and presentations as required
- Fieldwork and survey execution (onsite or desk-based) aligned with RICS accreditation standards
- Full compliance with internal Health & Safety requirements and protocols
Further Development & Learning
At Pick Everard, we invest in your success as a Graduate Surveyor.
You’ll automatically join a structured career progression programme, providing: ✔ Mentorship and chartership support (MRICS readied) ✔ Essential soft-skills training for professional readiness ✔ Systematic tutor support curating tailored development
Rate your growth: You can realistically expect attainment of Chartered (RICS Mr) status within 3–4 years through this framework.
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Ideal Candidate Requirements
The following attributes and qualifications form our baseline:
Degree & Formal Qualification
- RICS-accredited Building Surveying degree:
- A minimum of a 2:1 classification or equivalent (expected/achieved)
Core Skills & Abilities
- Outstanding written and verbal communication for interacting with internal teams and client stakeholders
- Demonstrated collaboration—building strong rapport in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environments
- Adherence to timelines and deadlines across multiple concurrent tasks
- An insatiable curiosity for continuous learning, spunky proactivity, and “end badly—improve tomorrow” attitude
Progression Mindset
- Career trajectory opened towards achieving MRICS within 3–4 years post-graduation
- “Late starter?” No issue—enthusiasm for professional accreditation motivates us.
Do We Really Need...?
- Prior work experiences or placements in Building Surveying? Desirable—though not mandatory. We value dedication, potential and fit more than past experience.
Note: If this role doesn’t align precisely with your current CV, apply anyway—your background might pencil better into other openings elsewhere in our team.
What It’s Like Here
Our nationwide team of 780+ multidisciplinary professionals deliver exceptional places and spaces that generate long-lasting community value. Success has always been rooted in:
- Mahagony principles of achievement (“single-minded focus” on excellence)
- Visionary ambition—we thrive for transformative impact, not just busywork
We’re not just talking about diversity, equity and inclusion: it’s implicit in every aspect of our practice.
- A culture where everyone can contribute authentically—what matters to you matters to us.
- A commitment to sessional ambassadors who care not just about their careers, but how they advance society.
- A foundation to help you become the best version of your professional and personal self.
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About Benefits
Select the attractive perks that balance professional fulfillment with quality of life:
Work Philosophy
- Agile working – Flexible models of transition, output-focused systems and ‘change to the environment’.
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Career Growth
- Structured professional development with:
- Tasks geared to respect and supercharge your MRICS timeline.
- Career guidance to help you plan your academic and professional milestones.
Employee Wellbeing
- 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + extended (optional) 5 extra days of leave.
- Private healthcare, death-insurance health cash plan & life assurance.
- Stakeholder pension to shape a secure future.
- Professional RICS/RiBA/other industry body subscriptions paid—learn what’s in without additional outlay.
- Employee Discount Scheme—lowered pricing on mute tools/accessories, retailers (and tech hardware (!)).
- 2x enforcing annual eyecare checkup programme—health first always.
Leveraging Community Value
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities—make your professional contribution visible in meaningful ways.
Our Core Commitments
Equal Opportunities Policy
Equal opportunities for all is foundational—we welcome anyone, with an unwavering stance against biases or discrimination of any form. Protected classes include
- Age, disability
- Pregnancy and maternity status
- Gender identity, sexual orientation
- Race/ethnicity, religion/belief, marital status
- Other protected characteristics under national law
pickerards & co encourage differed applicants with the following motivation in discussions: “We have a steadfast outlook to build a diverse, inclusive community—poil is shared in this principle or make progress toward it.”
Accessibility
A bias-free recruitment experience requires designed ablity support. If you have access requirements numerology, sensory details or adjustments that aid clarity, please contact careers@pickeveed.org early so we can:
- Offer physical adjustments (brian interpretations, whyof staff) if conducting events in-person
- Pencil screens consistent markup and recordings alternatives
- Provide tailored follow-up communication solutions
Your collaborative needs matter to fill positions equally.
Agencies: Agencies, do not engage because this role is self-recruited through direct applications. Any unsolicited CV postings will not be considered. Thank you for understanding.
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