Graduate Heritage Building Surveyor

Zodiac Recruitment; Truro; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Zodiac Recruitment has placed a Graduate Building Surveyor role in Truro, focusing on heritage and conservation across Cornwall and Devon. You will contribute to surveys, planning submissions, tender docs, and site inspections from day one with strong APC support.

The role offers an opportunity to advance toward RICS chartered status in a dedicated conservation practice within a small, independent firm.

Qualifications

• Accredited building surveying degree (RICS or close equivalent).
• Genuine interest in historic buildings and conservation beyond generic surveying.
• Full driving licence for site visits across Cornwall and Devon.

Responsibilities

• Assist with surveys and condition reports on listed and historic buildings.
• Support planning and Listed Building Consent submissions.
• Help prepare specifications and tender documents.
• Get involved in site inspections and contract administration.
• Work toward RICS APC with support from chartered colleagues.

Skills

Building surveying knowledge

Historic conservation interest

Driving licence

Education

Building surveying degree (RICS accredited)

RICS accreditation

Job description

Graduate Building Surveyor - Heritage & Conservation | Truro | £28,000 - £35,000

If you want to spend your career on listed buildings, churches, and historic properties rather than generic condition surveys, this is worth a look.

Our client is a small, independent practice of Chartered Building Surveyors based in Truro, working almost exclusively on building conservation across Cornwall, the Scilly Isles, and Devon. Listed buildings, planning and Listed Building Consent applications, specifications, tender and contract administration on historic fabric. This isn't a side-line to commercial surveying, it's the whole business.

You'll work closely with experienced chartered surveyors from day one, get proper exposure to conservation-specific work most graduates don't see until years into their career, and build toward RICS chartered status with full support along the way.

What you'll be doing

• Assisting with surveys and condition reports on listed and historic buildings
• Supporting planning and Listed Building Consent submissions
• Helping prepare specifications and tender documents
• Getting involved in site inspections and contract administration
• Working toward RICS APC with support from chartered colleagues

What you'll need

• A building surveying degree (or close equivalent) accredited by RICS
• Genuine interest in historic buildings and conservation, not just building surveying generally
• A full driving licence, as site visits across Cornwall and Devon are part of the role

Salary £28,000 - £35,000 depending on experience.