The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has 140,000 members operating in building surveyor jobs out of 146 countries, making it the leading organisation in the world for professionals in property, land and construction. Being associated with the RICS makes a surveyor stand out, as they have an excellent reputation for symbolising excellence.

Most important of all employers and clients around the world acknowledge this fact, so becoming a chartered surveyor can lead to very exciting career opportunities. Clients, designers and contractors will often look to chartered building surveyors for the best professional advice about design and construction solutions.

Naturally becoming a chartered surveyor is not easy as it means taking a two year post graduate structured training program, which includes both academic studies and practical work experience. Successful completion of the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) leads to chartered status, and eventually the pick of some of the best building surveyor jobs.

According to the RICS website, salary surveys show that chartered surveyors can earn as much as 15 percent more than their non-chartered equivalents with salaries starting at ?24,000 and rising to ?45,000 in five years. These numbers could rise further still as the surveyor?s ambition and reputation grows during their career, with potential six figure salaries for partners and directors.

The RICS also believes that the demand for chartered building surveyors is exceeding supply and will continue to do so, which should therefore lead to great opportunities for those in the profession. It is certainly worth the extra effort of gaining RICS accreditation whilst seeking the ideal building surveyor jobs.