Q & A with Greg Tydd

I was previously employed in the insurance industry for over 20 years, in 2018 I was made redundant and decided that I wanted to have a career change.

I had known Mark for some time and was having a social chat with him about my redundancy and that I knew I wanted to have a career change, but didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do. Mark asked me if I have ever considered surveying to which my honest response was no, I didn’t even really know what it involved. Following some more conversations, Mark asked me if I would be interested in shadowing him over a couple of weeks to see what I thought of the role.

I can honestly say that after day one I was hooked, and after a couple of weeks with Mark I had decided that a career in surveying was for me. I enrolled onto a surveying course in London and to cut a long story short, Mark offered me the role of an Apprentice Surveyor.

At the time Nuven was a fairly new company and after having discussions with Mark during my shadowing time I could see the ambition and desire to grow the company, and I very much wanted to be part of that. The company ethos of flexible working was also a big lure as I have a young family.

I liked that the job was not office based, you are out and about, and no job is the same - coming from a 9-5 office job in central London this was very appealing.

Getting qualified as an AssocRICS Surveyor! After having kids this is probably the proudest moment of my life as it’s something I never thought I would achieve. I have never had much self-confidence and always doubted myself but to be able to put myself through a two year college course and come away with a diploma was a real moment for me.

I didn’t know if surveying would be something that would interest me, but since day one I have wanted to keep learning and the company has helped me do that. There is always someone to go to with questions and I always get a constructive and helpful response. I am encouraged to find answers out myself but that does not mean that I am on my own in anyway.

Doing this job has also increased by work life balance, I am always around to see my young family and Nuven being a flexible employer let me plan my days around my family so I can be involved in being a parent. You get to work the job not the hours.

Take it!!! You will be joining a team who all work well together, we take our roles seriously but at the same time we all have a lot of fun and try to make going to work enjoyable. We are all there to help each other and the team are always there to help me when I need assistance. We also enjoy a good social night out (which I can’t always remember the next morning!).

As I consider myself now one of the more senior members of the team, I would like to see myself in a more developmental role, helping newly qualified and apprentice surveyors and sharing what I have learnt during my process.