Graduate Building Surveyor

Hollis; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based surveying firm is seeking a Graduate Building Surveyor. This role offers the chance to assist in building surveying on diverse properties and enroll in their APC programme to work towards chartership. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Building Surveying and strong communication skills. The firm emphasizes professional growth and a supportive team environment. Applications are open for multiple locations including London, with deadlines in late 2025.

Qualifications

• Degree or MSc in Building Surveying, ideally with some work experience.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is essential.
• Clean driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist on a range of building surveying instructions.
• Provide professional work to clients like schedules of dilapidations.
• Support project work varying from £50k to £7million.

Skills

Self-motivated

Enthusiastic

Organised

Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Education

BSc or MSc in Building Surveying

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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. The successful candidate will start with Hollis in summer 2026.

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.

Applications for London, Manchester and Liverpool will close on 26 November 2025. For all other offices, applications will close on 31 December 2025.

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!