Graduate Taxation Surveyor 2023

Are you looking for a Graduate Programme in an independent leading, global construction and management consultancy? 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate to join our Gleeds Tax team based in London and Manchester to start in September 2023.  

The Gleeds Tax team provides taxation allowances and Insurance advisory services to a wide range of client sectors, including: Commercial Offices, Build to Rent, Retail, Rail, Hotel & Leisure, Logistics and Distribution, Utilities, Telecoms, Defence & Healthcare.

Within the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor has introduced new enhanced taxation allowance incentives to boost UK investment over the next three years.  These incentives will provide further opportunities for the Gleeds Tax team for which additional support is required.

About this opportunity

The Gleeds Tax team provides advisory services to international and national clients, including large corporate's, investment funds and high net worth individuals.  They have worked, and continue to work, on some of the UK’s iconic, flagship projects.

Their focus is on the optimisation of tax relief and credits, which assists clients to retain profit within their organisation for further capital reinvestment, as well as enhance their investment and property yields. The team provides tax planning and financial forecasts to support their clients with project feasibility.

They also develop bespoke templates and digital solutions to document, analyse and track their clients’ portfolio and programme expenditure.

In this role you will support the Gleeds Tax team in delivering taxation allowances and insurance services. The role includes surveying commercial and residential properties around the UK and some EU countries. The role also includes structured training towards being a chartered surveyor with the RICS. You will be assigned a supervisor and counsellor towards your Assessment of Professional Competence.

Who we are looking for:

• You will have a degree within Quantity Surveying ideally RICS accredited by August 2023. Other RICS accredited degrees or other real estate degrees will also be considered.
• Right to live and work in the UK.
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes.
• Sound problem solving, negotiating, financial management and numeracy skills.
• Good ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

• Collation of project information.
• Liaison with clients, designers, other consultancies, and contractors – attending and arranging meetings and day to day project correspondence.
• Producing key documents and reports.
• Representing Gleeds and our clients.
•  There is significant scope for the individual to grow and take their abilities and skills to the next level as you will be supported in achieving chartership in your chosen field.

• 25 days (pro rata) for fixed term annual leave, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional days.
• Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations.
• Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well-being comes first.
• Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience.
• Agile ways of working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance. 
• Access to a health cash plan, which includes access to discounts on gym memberships, health products and experience days.
• Actively providing support to deliver projects on time and to a high standard.

Be part of the extraordinary

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

• We’re committed to our clients and our people
• We’re creative and realistic
• We combine professionalism with personality