At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future. \n\nOur 5-year Apprenticeship gives you the knowledge, experience and qualification you need to start a career as a rural Chartered Surveyor. Youâll get hands-on experience at the UKâs leading Utility and Infrastructure Surveying Firm, working on various exciting projects across airports, road, rail, water, telecoms and power. You will join a super dynamic team, who will fully support you through your studies and help you achieve your future career ambitions. \n\nWhat is Surveying?\n\nSurveyors advise clients on legal issues relating to land and property. They value the assets of farms and estates, in addition to wider land and property management. The professional service advice they provide to clients on challenges around land ownership, compensation claims, and potential project risks is extremely valuable to the client, and critical to ensure infrastructure projects are able to go ahead in the most safe and effective way. Throughout our apprenticeship programme, you would be involved in negotiating compensation claims, liaising with landowners and working on large compulsory purchase projects.\n\nWho is it for?\n\nThis apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity for school leavers to get a head start on establishing a career in Surveying, without going to university full time, and without the associated huge university debts hanging over your shoulders!\n\nIt is ideal for those who have a genuine interest in property and land management, or those are looking to turn their rural, agricultural or farming background into a professional services career.\n\nAs an Apprentice Surveyor you will: \n- Work as part of a team to assist in the delivery of land and property advice and services to and on behalf of clients\n- Help research data from a range of sources\n- Work with colleagues and teams to collect, analyse and present information to clients\n- Assist in the database maintenance\n- Assist in site surveys and visits\n- Under guidance, help prepare and deliver reports, plans, notices, schedules and other formal and legal documents\n- Engage in a timely and professional manner with clients and a range of internal and external stakeholders including contractors, consultants, landowners and occupiers\n- Provide the business with ad-hoc assistance on other projects when necessary\n\nBenefits:\n- Annual bonus scheme\n- 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday\n- Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)\n- Flexible working through our âFlexible Advantageâ supporting working families & your work/life balance\n- Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension\n- Life insurance (4x Base Salary)\n- Free on-site parking in non-city centre offices\n- Cycle to work scheme\n- 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave\n- 2 Weeks paid Paternity Leave\n- BHN Extras â provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers\n- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 yearsâ service\n- Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 yearsâ service\n- Professional development â paid study leave\n- Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)\n- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support\n- 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year As a Graduate Apprentice you will study for your degree alongside your job, spending approximately 80% of your time in work and 20% in university. This unique combination offers an integrated experience, where practical skills and knowledge gained during the university days can be embedded in your working practices. Skills learned directly in the workplace are aligned with and can be applied to coursework and assessment. This allows you to attain an honours degree in 4 years, the same time as traditional full-time students. \n\nYou will study on a Graduate Apprenticeship degree programme towards a BSc (Hons) Construction & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. \n\nReal Estate Surveying - combines real estate surveying with valuation, planning and development. It studies how commercial and residential property markets work and draws upon the economics of the real estate sector to gain knowledge of how they develop \n\nAs you progress through the course, more of your job role will be used to gain credit towards your final award. This is captured in the Professional Practice modules which allow us to personalise your learning to ensure it meets your needs, those of your employing organisation and the university. The successful candidate will:\n- Have a full UK driving licence\u202Fand their own transport\n- Be passionate about delivering a sustainable future\n- Be a keen learner who is comfortable tackling new challenges in a fun environment\n- Enjoy collaborating with others\n- Have great attention to detail\n\nTo meet our Standard Entry Requirements you must have EITHER: \n- A minimum of four SQA Highers at Grade BBCC (including Maths) plus Nat 5 English at B \n- A Foundation Apprenticeship in a related discipline plus suitable academic qualifications \n- A Modern Apprenticeship or college qualification in in a related discipline\u202F \n- Sufficient recognition of prior learning (RPL) through industry-related experience, qualifications, and informal learning. RPL applications are considered on an individual basis \n- You must be able to provide proof of any qualifications stated on your CV to meet university entry requirements. \n- Advanced entry into Year 2 or 3 is possible for students with suitable qualifications. If applying for advanced entry, you will need to provide sufficient evidence of qualifications and experience through our process of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Applications are considered on an individual basis.