Job roles
Housing Officer
Housing Officers work for local authorities or housing associations to manage rented accommodation including solving problems raised by tenants, organising maintenance, allocating properties and dealing with payment issues. Housing Policy Officers develop policies for local authorities or housing associations.
Job profile of a Housing Manager/Officer from the Prospects website
Job profile of a Housing Adviser from the TARGET Jobs website
Job profile of a Housing Policy Officer from the National Careers Service website
Local Government Careers
Developing policies and delivering local services. There are a huge variety of roles within local government including roles in social care, housing and education to name just a few.
Job profile of a Local Government Officer from the Prospects website
Job profile of a Local Government Administrator from the TARGET Jobs website
Architecture
Architect
Working in the construction industry, Architects can be involved with buildings old and new. They may be designing new buildings and extensions or in planning alternations to existing buildings and advising on restorations and conservation.
Job profile of an Architect on the Prospects website
Job profile of an Architect on the Target Jobs website
Job profile of an Architect on the National Career Service website
Architectural Technologist
Architectural technologists are specialists in the science of architecture, building design and construction. They work closely with architects and help to turn the architect's concept into reality in the completed construction. Concerned with the technical side of design, they ensure that an attractive functional building performs successfully.
Job profile of an Architectural Technologist on the Target Jobs website
Job profile of an Architectural Technologist on the National Careers Service website
Job profile of an Architectural Technologist on the Prospects website
Interior and Spatial Designer
Interior and Spatial Designers design, plan and construct interior spaces. This could involve restructuring of spaces, fixtures and fittings, lighting and decoration. This role typically involves working closely with clients and construction professionals.
Job profile of an Interior and Spatial Designer on the Prospects website
Job profile of an Interior Designer on the National Careers Service website
Job profile of an Interior Designer on the All About Careers website
Property and Construction
- Building surveyor
- Building control surveyor
- Building services engineer
- Consulting civil engineer
- Contracting civil engineer
- Commercial/residential surveyor
- Construction site manager
- Engineering geologist
- Estate agent
- Facilities manager
- Historic buildings inspector/conservation officer
- Housing manager/officer
- Landscape architect
- Minerals surveyor
- Mining engineer
- Planning and development surveyor
- Project manager
- Quantity surveyor
- Rural practice surveyor
- Site engineer
- Structural engineer
- Town planner
- Water engineer
Companies
Employers
- Countrywide
- Estate Agent Today
- Foxtons
- GKR London
- Goadsby
- Inside Housing
- Knight Frank
- Marsh and Parsons
- National Housing Federation
- National Association of Estate Agents
- Optivo
- The Housing Network
- Redrow
- Sanctuary Group
- Savills
- Spicer Haart
- Strutt & Parker
- Winkworth
Job Seeking Sites and Recruitment Agencies
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Professional Bodies
Many of the professional bodies listed below have careers sections on their websites.
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- Chartered Institute of Housing
- Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
- Construction Industry Training Board
- Engineering Council
- Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Royal Town Planning Institute