Trainee/Graduate Estates Surveyor

Wales & West Utilities; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee/Graduate Estates Surveyor to join their dynamic Estates Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor. You will manage land acquisitions, monitor legal processes, and ensure compliance with lease terms. With a competitive salary and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for someone passionate about building a career in surveying. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to providing safe and reliable energy services while contributing to a sustainable future.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

25 Days Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Life Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Cash Plans

Financial Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced Parental Leave Pay

Retail Discounts

Comprehensive Training

Qualifications

• Degree in real estate, property, land or similar subject is desirable.
• High level of competence in IT skills and record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Manage land and easement acquisition for gas mains connections.
• Maintain accurate records of property ownership and easements.

Skills

IT Skills

Communication Skills

Legal Principles of Easements

Record Keeping

Time Management

Education

Degree in Real Estate or Similar

Tools

ESRI GIS

Job description

Location

Newport

Salary

£33,550 - £38,341

Contract

Permanent (Full Time)

Closing date

2nd June 2025

Working hours

37 hours Monday to Friday

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Trainee/Graduate Estates Surveyor to join our small but busy Estates Team to gain practical experience and develop your career and the skills required to become a Chartered Surveyor.

This role will involve providing support to the Estates Team and dealing with a wide range of land and property related matters.

A degree in real estate, property, land or a similar subject is desirable, and you will be given an experienced mentor to guide you through your training, sharing their experience and knowledge with you.

You must have a passion to build a career as a Surveyor and the desire to work towards obtaining a suitable professional qualification (RICS/CAAV).

We’ll trust you to:

• Manage your own workload and provide a land and easement acquisition service for gas mains connections, diversions, reinforcement, replacement, and other work to maintain and develop the gas network
• Manage instructions given to Wales & West Utilities’ external land agents for the negotiation of easements, land acquisitions and disposals
• Monitor instructions given to WWU’s nominated solicitors engaged in the legal work for land/easement acquisition and disposal through to legal completion
• Maintain accurate records of property ownership, easements, leases, and other land rights
• Review leasehold operational property and apparatus, ensuring compliance with lease terms and maintenance of rental payments
• You can read a full job description here

You’ll need to have:

• A high level of competence in IT skills and record keeping
• Ability to manage a varied and demanding workload responding to a high number of enquiries from internal and external sources
• An understanding of the legal principles applicable to easements and land rights
• Ability to manage a varied workload to demanding timescales
• Good communication skills to ensure effective passage of instructions and advice between operational personnel and external service providers
• A full UK Driving Licence as you will be expected to visit our sites and depots across the network

Desirable:

• Experience with mapping systems such as ESRI GIS
• Experience in a similar role, with a desire to work towards a suitable professional qualification (RICS/CAAV) would be an advantage

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £33,550 rising to £38,341 alongside great progression opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totaling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at [e-mail] or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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