Trainee Surveyor

Trainee Surveyors - WrexhamHours: 37.5 – Monday to Friday Remuneration: Up to £22078 starting salary, with generous six-monthly performance and salary reviews. Benefits include: A fully expensed company car will be provided after successful completion of two Performance Reviews (average time to achieve this is 14 months). Access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support your health and wellbeing. Profit share scheme The Role: Ian Williams has exciting opportunities for Trainee Surveyors to join our teams in January 2022 in Wrexham. You’ll have real responsibility from day one; your time will be split between on the job training and working on live projects. You’ll learn all the skills you’ll need for a bright future in our growing business from our experienced Surveyors and Business Managers. Visiting properties and sites to establish painting, maintenance, repair and refurbishment needs, you’ll learn to estimate costs. You’ll liaise with our trade teams, subcontractors and suppliers to manage projects to maximise customer satisfaction and profit. As your training progresses, you will be involved in tendering and winning new work and managing relationships with our key clients. The role will be challenging but you’ll receive all the support you need to be successful. You will join other trainees in attending a structured modular training programme delivered by our own Academy, and, depending on your experience, you could also achieve further professional qualifications externally. On completion of your training scheme, you’ll be appointed as a fully-fledged Surveyor and we are proud to say that many of our trainees have progressed to management roles following their training. Additional benefits include: Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 7%. 23 days annual leave but you may want longer or less, so use our buy and sell option so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year. Training and development opportunities. Trade supplier discounts. Who we are We are one of the UK’s leading property services companies with expertise in the social housing, education and commercial sectors. We are a financially secure business with a solid track record and are experiencing record profitability results. We owe our success to our people. We are passionate about people and firmly believe our success will only be maintained if we continue to offer employees a great place to work and provide them with the opportunity to develop their careers and fulfil their potential; we are proud to have been awarded ‘We Invest in People’ gold accreditation. As an employee of Ian Williams, you’ll share in our success. Who you are As a minimum you will need to be educated to at least A-level standard, or equivalent. You will have achieved a Maths GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4/C or above. Although not essential to your application, a surveying-related qualification will be advantageous, such as an HNC or degree. You may have completed some work experience in the industry already, or be completely new to it – but either way we would expect you to show passion for the work we do. This is a great opportunity for someone who considers themselves as having an entrepreneurial flair, so you’ll need to be confident, motivated and committed to training to make the most of it. You should have a logical, analytical approach, good spatial awareness and numerical ability, excellent IT skills, possess the ability to communicate with a wide variety of people, including internal and external stakeholders. About the process We want to make sure we are right for each other and we therefore follow a robust recruitment process. To apply complete the application questions and attach your CV. Closing date 18th October 2021 For those who are successful in reaching the interview stage, these will take place between 29th November – 10th December. Good luck! We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; therefore, applications are welcome from all. No agencies please, if CV’s are sent from agencies, we will work with those candidates directly if you are not on our agreed PSL.