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More About Your Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join us at the forefront of developing and delivering a new Property Surveyor apprenticeship programme for the housing sector. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of property professionals, equipping apprentices with the technical expertise, professional confidence and customer-focused mindset needed to make a meaningful impact on homes and communities.

Drawing on your surveying expertise, you will design, deliver and assess high-quality learning that brings the profession to life, translating industry practice into impactful workplace development. You will support apprentices throughout their journey, from onboarding and initial skills assessment through to gateway and end-point assessment, providing coaching, guidance and constructive feedback to enable their success.

Working collaboratively with employers, partners and colleagues, you will help ensure the curriculum remains relevant, innovative and aligned to the evolving needs of the housing sector. You will also contribute to delivering an outstanding learner experience and achieving strong outcomes.

This is a remote-based role, with regular travel required to the PfP Thrive Skills Centre in Derby and to employer premises.

Essential Criteria

• Level 3 qualification in Surveying or a related discipline (or higher), with industry experience in a surveying, property, asset management or housing-related role.
• Strong technical knowledge of property surveying, building construction, asset management, compliance and customer-focused service delivery.
• Experience of delivering training, teaching, coaching or mentoring within a professional, education or apprenticeship environment.
• Experience of designing and delivering structured learning programmes or curriculum content.
• Experience of assessing performance, providing developmental feedback and supporting learner progression.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into engaging and accessible learning experiences.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Holds, or is willing to work towards, a recognised teaching and/or assessment qualification (e.g. AET, TAQA, CAVA or equivalent).
• Understanding of safeguarding, inclusion and quality standards within an apprenticeship environment.

Desirable Criteria

• Membership of, or working towards membership of, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
• Experience of delivering housing, property or surveying apprenticeship programmes.
• Experience of using digital learning platforms and learner management systems.

More About You

You are passionate about developing people and enabling others to build rewarding careers within the housing sector. Combining technical credibility with a learner-focused approach, you are able to inspire confidence, bring complex surveying concepts to life and create engaging learning experiences that support apprentices to succeed.

You enjoy working with a diverse range of learners and are skilled at adapting your approach to meet individual needs, whether delivering to groups, facilitating workshops or providing one-to-one coaching. You are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every learner feels supported, challenged and able to achieve their potential.

Collaborative and proactive, you build strong relationships with employers, colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring learning remains relevant to workplace practice and sector priorities. You are organised, adaptable and motivated by continuous improvement, taking pride in delivering a high-quality learner experience and achieving positive outcomes for apprentices and employers alike.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse, and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary with regular annual review
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holiday) with option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs - up to £500 savings per year
• Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs
• Private GP and health support services available
• Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts
• Savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to professional qualifications and career progression
• Internal development programmes and learning support
• Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities