Graduate/ Assistant Surveyor

Avison Young; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Avison Young is seeking a surveying professional in Manchester. This role involves supervised inspections, client meetings, and market analysis to support rate reductions. You will have tailored training with an emphasis on collaboration, inclusivity, and personal growth towards becoming RICS accredited.

Qualifications

• Desire to learn within a successful team and aspirations to become RICS accredited.
• Interest in technological changes and interpreting data.
• Good business skills and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supervised inspections and site visits.
• Compile detailed market evidence and make recommendations.
• Negotiate with Billing Authorities and Valuation Officers.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Commercial Awareness

Education

RICS accredited qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our Story

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose: to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities, and places that deliver long-lasting social value and economic impact.

Why Work for Us

We believe that our industry is changing, and we want our business to be a melting pot of curious minds, passionate hearts, and strategic intelligence. Your gender, religion, and race are all highly respected, but are less important to us than your ability to step up and change the game. We provide you with a place where you can do just that, with like-minded people. Collaboration is embedded in the way we work—our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy, and are ultimately responsible for our growth. Our distinctive Principal-led, privately-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal. This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business. This means that we are able to attract, engage, and retain the best talent from the industry.

The role will draw upon the main disciplines of surveying including supervised inspection, measurement, and valuation acting for a range of both public and private sector occupiers. You will be involved in advising clients, as well as where appropriate, going through the ‘check, challenge, and appeal’ system.

You will be allocated a dedicated supervisor and counselor to assist you during your training, as well as tailored support from our APC training provider.

Key Responsibilities/Activities

• Supervised inspections and site visits on a large variety of asset types.
• Support and attend client meetings.
• Compile detailed market evidence and provide recommendations to support potential cases for reductions in Rateable Value.
• Prepare Check and Challenge documents for submission to the Valuation Office Agency.
• Negotiate with both Billing Authorities and Valuation Officers.
• Research opportunities for new business generation.
• Have a forward-thinking attitude to data sets such as Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, to provide opportunities to colleagues for Business Development opportunities.
• Work closely with existing team members within Manchester and also nationally on all aspects of business rates advice.

Technical Skills

• A proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• An interest and understanding of technological changes such as AI and a forward-thinking attitude to interpreting data and how this can be applied to the surveying role.

Core Skills

• A good communicator, people person, and team player.
• Good business skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• A desire to learn within a successful team and have aspirations to become RICS accredited.
• A desire to grow within a highly respected division.

At Avison Young, we’ve always put people at the heart of what we do.

In recent years, we’ve increased diversity at our board, leadership, and Principal levels. Avison Young stands out for our commitment to empowering women. In addition to increasing the number of women on our board and in our leadership ranks, our internal Women’s Network of more than 500 members comes together for networking and learning, advising the business on strategies for promoting access, opportunity, and inclusion in our industry.

Our global DEI steering committee shapes our strategy to continue increasing industry access for underrepresented groups and accelerating initiatives led by our employee resource groups, including our Women’s Network, Black Professionals, and LGBTQ+ groups. The committee’s work examines our policies and practices, creating accountability for results and communicating progress to our leadership, clients, and communities.

Our culture is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion, and well-being. We are committed to building an inclusive culture that:

• Empowers all our employees to thrive,
• Reflects all backgrounds and talents,
• Allows individuals to be successful and feel a sense of belonging,
• And fosters a workplace that is supported, inclusive, and has a strong sense of community among colleagues.

Avison Young is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all employees and job applicants equitably. This includes implementing strategies to advance underrepresented communities in commercial real estate careers.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to removing obstacles to inclusion. If you need adjustments to support your application or recruitment process, such as information in alternative formats or access to our buildings, or if you are eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will do everything we can to help.

We are committed to inclusive hiring and encourage all interested candidates to apply, even if they do not meet all the listed skills and experience. We value passion and potential, and we look forward to hearing why you would be a good fit for this position.

Some roles may be remote, while others are office-based; you will need to confirm your right to work in the UK.