Graduate Surveyor - Agency & Professional Services

About Ryden

Ryden is a leading independent firm of surveyors specialising in all aspects of commercial property advice. Headquartered in Scotland, we have over 130 colleagues working across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. We strive to create a dynamic, engaging, and collaborative working environment for all of our team because we firmly believe that our people are crucial to the success and growth of Ryden.

Ryden is an independent LLP within the LSH Group of Companies.

We advise numerous clients across Northern Scotland from our Aberdeen office, across a number of industries. Examples of recent work include the letting of over 18,000 square foot of office space to a public regulator in one of the region’s biggest deals of the year, providing investment advice and service in the sale of 47 individual ground lease units for a REIT client, and providing rental, capital valuation, and lease advisory services for a chain of veterinary practices.

• Agency – providing strategic advice and hands‑on support on the buying, selling, and leasing of commercial real estate
• Business Rates Consultancy – simplifying the process, protecting their interests, and reducing financial exposure on business rates
• Residential Development and Investment – formulating and executing disposal and acquisition strategies for land and residential properties
• Investment – strategic commercial property investment advice
• Lease Advisory – supporting landlords and occupiers on all lease‑related matters
• Valuation – delivering accurate property, asset, and development project valuation reports

We are recruiting a Graduate Surveyor to sit across our Professional Services and Agency teams to support our fee earners in the Aberdeen office. Working within an award‑winning team of chartered surveyors, the successful candidate will support the agency team across work they do covering offices and industrial properties, assist with lease advisory for the same properties, assist with the sale and letting of commercial assets, direct interaction with clients, and regular networking with industry contacts, all whilst providing a high standard of customer service to clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high‑quality and successful market‑facing team and help our chartered fee‑earners in delivering excellent service and outcomes for our clients. This role offers the opportunity for you to work with a great team and work towards becoming a chartered surveyor. Ryden has the necessary in‑house experience, structures, and quality of client instruction to mentor you throughout the two‑year training process.

• A university graduate that has undertaken a RICS accredited degree on the real estate pathway
• An assistant surveyor or graduate surveyor currently working towards their APC but is looking for extra support in the training process

• Interested in property, buildings, and construction
• Passionate about pursuing a career in real estate
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
• Self‑motivated, with a can‑do attitude
• Details orientated
• Personable, professional, and presentable
• Confidence in your work and the decisions you make
• Clean driving licence