What is the senior professional route?

This route to qualification is suitable to those with leadership and management responsibilities, on top
of relevant surveying experience.

Am I eligible?

You need to have either 10 years’ relevant experience or 5 years’ if you also hold a relevant
undergraduate and post graduate degree (or equivalent professional qualification). The latter should be
at master’s level or higher.

How do I apply?

After checking you are eligible, you will need to submit the senior professional route application
(vetting) form to the RICS.

This will be reviewed by a panel of senior professional assessors to ensure that your experience and
responsibilities are appropriate for the senior professional route.

What does the vetting form include?

• Personal details
• Business details

Pathway - you need to select one pathway out of a long list, which best reflects your experience and
current role, e.g. Building Surveying, Commercial Property, Project Management or Residential (amongst
many others)

Education - details of your university or equivalent qualification, including grade, type of study and dates

Professional qualifications - relevant to your experience and area of practiceProfessional experience - at

least 10 years' experience, if needed, covering your employer, role, key dates and scope/responsibilities

Senior profile indicators - see below

Senior profile statement - see below

Counsellor details, including their RICS number and signature

Professional declaration - to comply with RICS guidance and requirements

What are the senior profile indicators?

• Leadership
• Managing people
• Managing resources
• Position in the organization structure
• Decision making
• International dimension
• Client base
• Recognition
Remember, you do not need to demonstrate all of these in your role. However, you should be able to
satisfy the requirements for the key senior professional competencies of leadership, managing people
and managing resources.

What does my senior profile statement include?

Your 400 word senior profile statement should focus on what you are doing (indicators) and how you
are doing it (behaviours).

You must also include an organisation chart or description of the organisation structure (in the context
of your role).

You should demonstrate responsibility for the following senior professionals indicators:

LeadershipManaging people (level, numbers)Managing resources (extent, amount, type)

You should also detail the following elements of your career:

Position in organisation structure

Decision making (level, impact)

International dimension

Client base (type, profile)

Recognition from peers, media, professional bodies or industry stakeholders

You should also discuss how you demonstrate at least one of the behaviours:

Pursue opportunities to develop the industry and profession

Advocate best practice standards

Take responsibility to deliver professionalism

Act with integrity to promote responsible business

Who do I send this to?

You will need to send your completed form to the RICS, together with proof of your qualifications and an
organisational structure chart.

What happens next?

If you are approved for the senior professional route, you will need to pay your RICS APC application fee
and then start drafting your final assessment submission.