BSc(Hons) Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship and Pathway to MRICS Qualification
FGP Surveyors Limited · KNUTSFORD, WA16 6EN
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
The candidate will assist rural practice surveyors and directors in the day-to-day workings of the business, be involved in projects such as wind and solar farms, energy storage projects such as data centres and hydrogen and assist in keeping canals and waterways running whilst at the same time study at Harper Adams University.
The work
- Assisting surveyors and directors in the day to day running on the business
- Attending progress meetings with clients and contractors
- Assist surveyors in meetings with landowners and their agents to negotiate legal agreements
- Inspect proposed routes for cables and pipelines
- Undertake land searches for solar farms and windfarms
Training
At the end of the apprenticeship, the candidate will receive a BSc (Hons) in Rural Enterprise and Land Management and achieve MRICS on the Rural Pathway Route once the RICS exams have been sat.
Apprentices will attend Harper Adams University for 8 block weeks across the academic year - i.e. One week every month.
Training provider: HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
What you come out with
Once qualified, a permanent position will be offered and the candidate would take on the management of projects they had worked on, tender for their own work and progress through seniority levels within the company.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Hard Working
- Timekeeping
- Adaptability
- Confident
- Goal Focused
- Dedicated
- Cheerful
- Interest in renewable energy
- Interest in rural matters
Qualifications
- Desired · A Level Business Studies C
- Desired · A Level Economics C
- Desired · A Level Geography C
- Desired · BTEC Business Studies Distinction
Things to consider
Candidates should review the RICS Rural Pathway and attend the Open Day at Harper Adams University in Newport, Shropshire on the 7th November 2026 and/or the Land and Property Management Experience Day on the 17th February 2027: https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/events/.
If selected, Candidates are expected to carry out 2 months of work experience on a farm prior to commencement of employment.
If selected, Candidates are expected to carry out 2 weeks of work experience at FGP prior to commencement of employment.
The employer
A firm of rural chartered surveyors that specialise in the energy and infrastructure sector. We specialise in progressing renewable developments from site finding and guiding the client through to signing of an Option for Lease. At FGP we act for the developer rather than the landowner.
Workplace
- 4-5 ROYAL COURT, TATTON STREET, KNUTSFORD, WA16 6EN