Building Surveying Placement Student - London
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Position Overview & Specifications
Our Company
Colliers International is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers and investors on a local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.
The UK business is headquartered in London, with 900 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Colliers Values
Be enterprising to exceed expectations
Collaborate to drive exceptional results
Invest in relationships to deliver enduring value
Be experts to lead our industry into the future
Do what's right for our clients, people and communities
Job Description
Our strategic partnership with Paragon Building Consultancy makes us one of the largest Project and Building Consultancy Teams in the industry and is looking for confident, articulate and commercially minded talent to join our growing business.
We have an opportunity for a Placement Student within our Building Surveying team at our London Southwark office to join us in September.
Our strengthened team across the UK has expertise in all areas of Commercial Project and Building Consultancy from our offices in London, Esher, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Leeds. We are a fun, dynamic team offering fantastic placement opportunities, with involvement in a broad range of activities for interesting clients and the opportunity to return as a graduate following the completion of your degree.
Our Emerging Talent Training Programme will provide you with a first-class platform from which to launch your surveying career.
It has been designed to ensure that you are able to demonstrate the required level of knowledge, skills, and behaviours associated with becoming an RICS qualified surveyor.
If you’re interested in gaining excellent work experience, whilst receiving a competitive package, then please apply with your CV and a covering letter stating why you think you’d be suitable. If you’d like further information on Colliers and our Project and Building Consultancy team or this opportunity, please get in touch with our Emerging Talent Team at EmergingTalent@colliers.com.
Qualifications
For our Building Surveying placement opportunity, we welcome applications from candidates who are predicted to obtain a RICS accredited Building Surveying degree.
Additional Information
Please note, this position is for a start date of September 2023.
Click here to visit our Graduate Website to find out more on our UK Graduate Programme
Please note this role is suitable for those interested in our Project and Building Consultancy Pathway.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Real Estate
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Building Surveying Placement Student - London roles across Colliers International EMEA's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Real Estate.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £22,230 - £28,445 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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