About the job The Council has an great opportunity for someone seeking to complete their level 6/7 Chartered Surveying Apprenticeship including a RICS accredited undergraduate, PGDip or Master’s degree whilst working within the Property Team. We are looking for a highly motivated person who wants to provide excellent services to our commercial and community tenants. You should be committed to studying alongside your work to gain chartered status; RICS (MRICS) status. You will be involved in the management of the Council’s commercial and community property portfolio, providing day to day management with a wide variety of activities including leases, licences, disposals and asset valuations. Good communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with our customers. The Council has a range of properties within the commercial and community portfolios, this gives team members a varied caseload from land access, community centre leases through to commercial industrial and retail units. Requirements Knowledge of property management services and legislation. Working towards or obtained a relevant degree or relevant professional qualification in Estates or Property Management Knowledge of property management statutory and legal responsibilities. Working towards becoming or being a registered Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Please see Person Specification for a full list Why work for us? Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities. If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values ; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan. Our historic Borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages. Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities. Our People Offer We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including; access to the local government pension scheme, minimum 24 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service, flexible working options and family friendly policies, local and national high street discounts, free car parking, green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice, free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services, flu vaccination service and health checks plus development and training opportunities.