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Location: HS2 Two Snowhill Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6GA.

As a Surveying Technician Apprentice, you will be a part of the team responsible for taking possession of, and settling compensation claims for, the land required to build the railway. You will work alongside compulsory purchase surveyors to manage delegated acquisitions, ensuring timely availability of the required land for the HS2 project. You may also assist in management of the Statutory Blight process.

You will complete rotations within Land and Property to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working in different teams to gain the necessary experience to undertake the assessment for the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Land and Resources Associate qualification.

The Apprenticeship Programme will span over a period of two years, which will involve working at HS2 and studying at college. As part of the apprenticeship, you will gain an internationally recognised Level 3 Diploma in Surveying.

About the role:

• Assist in the assessment and negotiation of claims for compensation including market value, disturbance, loss payments and professional fees
• Undertake research and obtain information from a variety of sources to assist in determining compensation claims and in responding to petitions or queries
• Draft plans and approval papers for governance and approval
• To meet with other professionals, clients, customers and others to obtain and provide information relating to land, property or construction.
• Work with the in-house property management team and the Department for Transport to ensure timely delivery of acquisitions
• Take ownership of all property and management related information that is developed or influenced by the scope of work undertaken and ensure complete and accurate data is recorded in the Land and Property systems in an efficient and effective manner
• To collect and record data relating to land, buildings or construction for technical use.
• Build strong and ongoing relationships with colleagues from within different departments at HS2 and the Department for Transport
• Share knowledge and learning experiences with colleagues in Land and Property and the wider organisation
• To manage work tasks relating to the area of practice.
• To undertake costings and/or measurements and/or valuations using data collected from research.
• To ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others.
  

Accountabilities:

• Accountable for meeting deadlines as agreed with the placement manager
• Accountable for managing time to ensure course work is completed as agreed with the apprenticeship provider
• Maintaining and recording placement information to support with the apprenticeship qualification
• Maintaining information as agreed with the placement manager
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI

Learning:

• Attendance to training provider sessions
• Complete all work aligned to the apprenticeship programme
• Completion of the apprenticeship programme
  

About You:

• Communication Skills: The ability to communicate with stakeholders at various levels within an organisation
• Interpersonal and relationship skills: The ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and contacts across the organisation and outside with external partners
• Prioritisation Skills: The ability to organise your workload and meet agreed deadlines to deliver activities/projects in a timely manner and ensuring quality
• Ability to follow process: Working to a process to achieve an outcome and/or identify improvements to existing processes
• Collaborative Working: The ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes
  

Knowledge:

• IT: Knowledge of and experience of using MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  

Type of experience:

• To join us on an Apprenticeship Programme, you’ll need to have achieved or expect to achieve 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths or equivalent
  

Behavioural Competencies:

• The post-holder is always expected to behave in a manner consistent with HS2 company values
  

Our Apprenticeship programme salaries:

Salaries are currently pending pay review however please see below figures based on 2022.

London locations (inside M25):

• Level3/Year1 – basic salary of £16,167 plus 10% flexible allowance = £17,784
• Level4/Year1 – basic salary of £17,034 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 18,738
  

Non-London Locations:

• Level3/Year1 – basic salary of £15,109 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 16,620
• Level4/Year1 – basic salary of £15,976 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 17,574
  

Does HS2 offer sponsorship if I do not have the Right to Work in the UK?

To be eligible to apply to the HS2 Apprenticeship scheme for our September 2023 in-take, any applicant will need to already have the on-going Right to Work in the UK, that is not timebound in any way. Please note, unfortunately due to the 2-year time-bound restrictions of the Post Study Work visa, we are unable to accept any applicants who have this visa as this is an ongoing permanent role that will carry on beyond the initial 2-year Apprenticeship programme. Due to the nature of our organization, HS2 are not able to sponsor any applications as we do not hold the required sponsorship license from the UK Home Office and candidates are not allowed to sponsor themselves. We appreciate the Right to Work question can be complex to understand, so if you are unsure of your Right to Work status in the UK, please email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to advise further. Please note, to enable HS2 to comply with UK Home Office policy, your Right to Work status will be checked early in the recruitment process.