Graduate Building Surveyor

*After reading about the role, please ensure to read application instructions at the bottom of the page.
PLEASE NOTE: You must follow the application instructions correctly. Failure to do so may mean that your application is not considered.
All About The Role*
We're seeking a motivated and enthusiastic graduate, who's recently completed or is studying towards either a BSc or MSc in Building Surveying to join Hollis.

Introducing an amazing opportunity for a Graduate Building Surveyor. Join our well-established and expert teams and assist them in all aspects of building surveying. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to the ongoing success and evolution of Hollis.

We'll also enrol you onto our APC programme from the jump and start working towards chartership.

Your Day To Day

• Assist on a range of building surveying instructions on a variety of commercial properties (e.g. offices, retail and industrial).
• Assist on servicing instructions (typically split about 50:50 between professional work and project work).
• Assist in providing professional work to clients (e.g. schedules of dilapidations, pre-acquisition surveys, party wall awards, defect diagnosis, planned preventative maintenance reports, fire insurance valuations, disability audits, schedules of condition).
• Support project work (typically ranging from £50k to £7million) where the firm performs the role of designer, contract administrator, project manager or an employer's agent.
• Assist with co-ordination of portfolio instructions.
• Business Development and client care awareness.
• Adherence to Health & Safety procedures.
• Independence around your own continuous professional learning.
• Respect company values and culture.

Your Skills And Experience

• Degree or MSc in Building Surveying (ideally with some work experience in a commercial property environment)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience of AutoCAD (advantage, but not essential)
• Clean driving licence

All About You

• You're professional, self-motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, able to prioritise and multi-task with a can-do attitude.
• You're highly organised with the ability to balance tasks and ensure deadlines are met.
• You're flexible and able to adapt quickly to shifting priorities and tight timelines.
• You have a passion for the built environment and building surveying.

We welcome applicants with language skills and encourage employees to work abroad in our offices across Europe. At the same time, we recruit nationals from Europe to participate in UK training before relocating.

All About Hollis
We're incredibly proud to have a long tradition of recruiting and nurturing future talent. 72 of our current employees started with us on our emerging talent programmes (11 are now directors), with the longest serving being with us for a whopping 26 years We currently have 70 graduates, 18 apprentices and 8 placements across our different programmes, so you'll be in the best hands to learn and evolve. We're also humbled by our 88% pass rate over the last 12 months, so you'll be in the best hands to succeed.

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We're independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

Our mission is to address complex challenges for our clients while expanding into new markets. Our building surveyors collaborate closely with other teams, utilising our Hollis 'One Team' approach to deliver comprehensive, interdisciplinary solutions.

How will you play your part in the future of real estate? What kind of difference do you want to make? Your ambitions inspire us, and we're ready to explore the possibilities with you.
Application Instructions
You Will Be Asked To Answer Three Questions

• Two role specific questions
• One Hollis-related question

For each question, you may choose to respond with either a written answer or a video.

Each candidate must submit at least one video response
, but you can choose which question to answer by video.

Make sure all three questions are answered before submitting your application.
Written responses
should be no more than
250 words
each.

Video responses
should be no longer than
1 minute
each.

Good luck

Hollis is a leading independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate.

We're a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, ESG consultants, project managers and technical specialists operating across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

Being friendly and down-to-earth has always been crucial for us. We've consistently been rated by The Sunday Times, Property Week and Estates Gazette as a 'best place to work', and our employee-owned structure proves that we really do put our people first.

Day to day you'll get to experience and test yourself on a great variety of challenges, with support, encouragement and learning all the way. We'll help you shape and pursue your own career, making sure you have the training and opportunities you need to achieve your best. And you'll find we take care of you in a whole range of ways that make Hollis a healthy and happy place to work. We have fun too, with away days and a lively social calendar.