Careers at Core Five
Do you want a rewarding career where you can achieve your potential with an individual player in the industry? Then come and talk to us at Core Five. We are a young, award winning company providing opportunities for a cross section of surveyors to work with leading developers and innovative design teams on prestigious projects.
Our continued success is hugely dependent on our people and our ability to help them grow their careers. We are always looking for talented and driven individuals to help deliver our aim of being Consultant of choice for our Clients. We are seeking to be the best at what we do wherever we do it and are always looking to expand our strong team to do so.
Why choose CORE FIVE…
Support to achieve your career goals
Focus on personal development and progression
Outstanding APC success rate
Market leading APC graduate development programme
Performance related bonus / profit share
Challenging and fun work environment
Exceptionally good staff retention rate
Partnership level opportunities
Wide range of sports and social activities
I left college and joined Core Five as an MEP apprentice allowing me to gain a professional qualification whilst obtaining hands on industry experience and exposure.
— George
Assistant MEP Surveyor
Core Five's monthly graduate forum, mock interviews, and support. allow me to expand my knowledge and understanding of key topics in preparation for the APC.
— Prina
Assistant Surveyor
As part of the 2018 graduate non-cognitive intake at Core Five, I have been supported not only in my career change to Quantity Surveying, but also by the great emphasis placed on my welfare during this transition.
— Marko
Project Surveyor
There were real benefits from studying whilst working full-time at Core Five, as the hands on project experience and exposure to Partner experience were instrumental in achieving my potential.
— Alfie
Project Surveyor
I joined Core Five in 2015 and went on to pass my APC in 2017. Since then I have been working on some of the biggest fit-out projects at Core Five and my career is progressing rapidly.
— Scott
Senior Project Surveyor
The work at Core Five is fast paced and we have a wide range of pre and post contract projects to provide a well rounded career.
— Siobhan
Senior Project Surveyor
As part of the graduate mentoring scheme Core Five has provided a supportive programme which allows us to pass on expertise in a timely and structured manner.
— Hannah
MEP Associate
The professional development of our team is of the utmost importance to myself and the rest of the business and we actively promote and encourage our talented surveyors to achieve their career goals.
— David
Partner
Career Opportunities
In this fast paced environment our recruitment needs are constantly changing and we will always take the time to review and consider every job application. So, if you don’t see a suitable opportunity in this section, please send your CV to Nicky Hannon and she will be in touch.
Graduates, Placements & Apprenticeships
Graduate
Placements
Apprenticeships
Experienced Professionals (2+ Years)
Experienced Chartered Professionals
Graduate Opportunities
At Core Five we place great emphasis on our graduates, selecting high calibre individuals and guiding their progression through to becoming Chartered Quantity Surveyors and that proud moment of passing their Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and becoming a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
As a student member of the RICS, you will join Year 1 of our Core Foundations training scheme and commence your APC training to become a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.
There are many recently qualified Chartered Quantity Surveyors within the company who are now active APC Supervisors, passing on the benefit of their recent experience of the APC process to our current graduates in order to advance their APC progression. There really is a focus on career progression right from the start at Core Five, with a particular focus on success with the APC. This is demonstrated by the regular graduate forums, CPD sessions arranged in-house and regular reviews to ensure suitable experience is gained, all part of Core Foundations.
Core Foundations
Core Foundations is chaired by Howard Spurgin FRICS who is actively involved with RICS including, amongst other commitments, as an Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Assessor and an Auditor of the APC Final Assessment process. This up to date and hands-on knowledge gives our graduates and trainees first class support in being successful in the APC practical training and experience that leads to RICS membership.
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What our recruits say
As a non-cog graduate I am currently completing my MSc to become a quantity surveyor. Working full time with dedicated study blocks and mentor support, allows me the depth and breadth of experience needed to put into practice what I am learning.
— Lucy
Assistant Surveyor
My role at Core Five is incredibly versatile, allowing me to mentor and nurture the graduates whilst further expanding my own knowledge base by supporting one of our Partners on large scale residential projects.
— Adam
Senior Project Surveyor
This is a company with a diverse, driven group of people that have great experience and knowledge of the industry, which has benefitted my learning experience already and is aiding me with my APC development. Core Five is a very social firm that cares for its people, offering great team bonding opportunities such as the Staff Conference in the French Alps in 2018 which all employees are invited to!!!
— Ben
Placement Student
Placement Opportunities
Applications for placements from university students on Quantity Surveying sandwich degrees are warmly welcomed at Core Five. These placements range from 10 week summer placements to 12 month placements taking you up to the start of your final year.
The experience you will gain from this period within the industry will be pivotal to your final year studies and we hope that you will want to return to join us as a graduate upon completion of your degree.
As a student member of the RICS, you will join Year 1 of our Core Foundations training scheme and be able to use this period as experience within your APC training to become a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.
Apprenticeships
We understand that not all future surveyors want to go straight to university full-time and would prefer to ‘earn and learn’ by completing a part-time university degree at the same time as working.
This approach usually takes 4-5 years, maybe less depending upon exemptions from previous courses. This affords the opportunity to be able to jump modules and equally study in Engineering Quantity Surveying instead of Building Quantity Surveying.
Core Five recognises that distance learning requires a significant of time commitment in addition to the working day and consequently allow 1 day’s study time per week, during term time, within the office.
It is important that any offer is conditional upon the applicants achieving sufficient UCAS points to allow application onto the degree course, coupled with sufficient grades at GCSE in Maths and English. Interviews are conducted during July with all applications being received in the preceding June.
I joined Core Five in 2019 and currently attend UCEM in Reading on a part-time day release basis. I have gained invaluable experience in my time here, and am very happy with my current situation. I work in the Residential team and have already seen projects from conception through to completion and gained experience in a large number aspects of the process.
— Aidan
Trainee Surveyor
I aspire to progress through my APC after recently being enrolled on the Core Foundations Structured Training Programme on which I have already received top quality training and support towards every aspect of the APC and my personal development. I believe that Core Five ticks all the boxes, not just for trainees / graduates but personnel of all levels, and I always praise the firm itself and my colleagues to everyone.
— Junaid
Trainee Surveyor
Structured Training Program
Within Core Five, and in previous employments, Alan Wall has set up and operated a structured training programme for undergraduates for over 15 years. This system works alongside the degree course at UCEM. The programme mirrors the RICS’ APC route in addition to providing engineering support through in-house training modules designed to provide an insight to all areas of Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health and Lift Services. Additionally, post-contract modules are also provided.
The programme includes all areas of pre and post-cost control and provides the ‘budding’ surveyor with the hands-on experience necessary to work in the construction industry.
KPIs are set to ensure the undergraduate obtains the correct level of training benchmarked against a balance and pre-determined set of objectives, thus ensuring continued and complete development at all steps.
Core Five Culture
At Core Five, we recognise the importance of supporting and rewarding our employees. We actively encourage our team to work together to achieve successful outcomes and this approach continues into our social events where we encourage everyone to participate and enjoy the various sporting and social activities on offer throughout the year.
Diversity
Diversity and Careers Engagement
We are proud of our continued success in recruiting from outside traditional sources. For example in 2017/18:
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- 23% of new recruits were female
- 25% of new graduates were non-cognate
- 16 new graduates
- 9 school work experience placements
Sustainability
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- 20% of the team cycle, run or walk to work
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- 80% use public transport
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- we recycle all waste materials
- all our professional team receive CSCS training
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