Assistant Building Surveyor Review

Working within the Asset Management department, my role focuses on involvement within a number of surveying (primarily within the residential sector) and engineering based projects.

The role demands good interpersonal skills, as the nature of the majority of work carried out relies on being able to communicate effectively, and the ability to manage your own workload efficiently. These are both skills that I have massively developed whilst on placement.

The level of responsibility progresses as you become more competent/confident with your role. No unnecessary level of responsibility was asked of me during my placement and I strongly believe that you can take as little or as much as you are comfortable with, which is a positive aspect of the placement.

Support/guidance was always given when required. There was a good level of guidance for those wanting to start with their RICS APC with regular meetings and resources provided.

The culture within the company and wider team itself was one of the things that made the placement more enjoyable. From the offset it was easy to feel like you were part of the team, nothing was ever too much to ask and any genuine issues/concerns could be resolved easily by speaking to team members and project managers. The company organise regular social events which is good for the team ethos.

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement. For anyone wanting to get a taste within the Surveying/Project Management industry this is a really good place to start. There is plenty of opportunity to work within a range of diverse projects, from stock condition surveying works, to engineering works on high-rise blocks and non-traditional properties. Having such an open/friendly team made the placement more enjoyable.

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I would advise that you visit the company website to ensure that the line of work is right for you before applying. I enjoyed my placement working within the Asset Management Team, the workload was primarily stock condition projects and engineering based works and I was aware of this before starting my placement. Anyone looking for more commercial based surveying experience might consider looking elsewhere as the majority of the workload was residential based.