Strutt & Parker - Building Surveyor

Strutt & Parker LLP; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent real estate consultancy in Salisbury is seeking a qualified Building Surveyor to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing high-quality surveying and project management services, including undertaking technical due diligence surveys and delivering professional services. The ideal candidate will be MRICS or MCIOB qualified with experience in the residential sector and a strong technical background. The position offers extensive opportunities for career advancement amidst a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Private medical cover

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

Gym discounts

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Competent in delivering work across a range of projects.
• Experience within the residential sector; knowledge of heritage properties is advantageous.
• Able to manage varied workload within a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake technical due diligence surveys.
• Deliver professional services including reinstatement cost assessments.
• Prepare specifications and manage refurbishment projects.
• Provide compliance advice on statutory legislation.

Skills

Technical expertise in building pathology

Project management

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Education

MRICS or MCIOB qualification

Proficient in AutoCAD

RIBA membership/qualification

Job description

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Overview

As a result of our growth and expansion, our energetic and passionate Residential Building Consultancy team are looking for a new client-oriented Building Surveyor to become part of our team in Salisbury. As a central office within Strutt & Parker, we boast a lively multidisciplinary team that offers numerous opportunities for career advancement. We provide a comprehensive array of Building Consultancy services through our diverse team of professionals. This presents an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Surveyor to play a key role in delivering high-quality surveying and project management services across our residential and rural estate portfolios. Our technical excellence ensures an impressive client base, and we advise some of the most prestigious landowners and private HNW clients in the area and across the Southwest. The role will see the successful candidate playing an integral role in advising private clients, estates and investors on matters relating to repair, maintenance and enhancement of residential properties with exposure to both prime and historic homes with opportunities to work with other disciplines within the office. Our ethos sits at the heart of how we work and what we do; we seek a genuine team player – an individual who possesses enthusiasm, ambition, and a desire to advance their career in building surveying.

Responsibilities

• Undertake technical due diligence surveys to assist clients in pre-acquisition reporting, defect analysis and condition assessments across a range of residential assets.
• Deliver professional services including reinstatement cost assessments, planned cyclical maintenance, neighbourly matters and party wall advice.
• Prepare detailed specifications, schedules of work and tender documentation.
• Manage refurbishment, restoration and conversion projects including contract administration from inception through to completion.
• Provide clients with clear, strategic advice aligned with commercial objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure and advise on compliance with statutory legislation including planning, building regulations and health & safety standards.
• Support senior colleagues in developing client relationships, contributing to cross-service collaboration, and identifying business development opportunities.
• Produce high-quality, client ready reports and documentation in a timely manner.
• Mentor and coach junior members of the team.

About you

• Be competent and experienced MRICS or MCIOB qualified building surveyor with experience of delivering work across a range of projects.
• Demonstrate experience within the residential sector; knowledge of heritage and listed property is advantageous.
• Strong technical expertise in building pathology, construction methodology, statutory compliance and retrofit standards.
• Proven track record in contract administration and project management of residential schemes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to balance technical rigor with client priorities.
• Organised, proactive and able to manage a varied workload within a corporate environment.
• Demonstrate team leadership potential, capable of building relationships with existing and new clients and generating new opportunities.
• Possess a composed manner in order to be able to work under pressure.
• Good time management with the ability to prioritise workloads and achieve deadlines.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills - must be capable of building and maintaining good relationships with team members, other colleagues, and clients.

Qualifications

• MRICS or MCIOB qualified – preferably building surveying pathway with 3 – 5 years PQE.
• Preferably proficient in the use of AutoCAD.
• RIBA membership/qualification an advantage.

Benefits

• Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 27 days annual leave + public holidays (option to purchase up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

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Stutt & Parker and the wider BNP Paribas is passionate about building inclusive culture where everybody feels they belong and can thrive.

We celebrate diversity and support all our people to reach their potential, find fulfilment at work and use all their diverse ideas and skillsets to deliver for our clients now, and every day.

We are building an inclusive culture so that we offer a supportive workplace that drives innovation, creativity and results.

We take discrimination very seriously as an organisation, if you want to raise any concerns of discrimination or issues, please email [e-mail]

Our employee networks

We want to make a career at Strutt & Parker a fulfilling and enriching experience for people from all backgrounds.

We are committed breaking down barriers are driving positive change within our own organisation and our sector. We know that the only way to affect change is to act and we promise to take action.

To find out how we are making improvements towards building a more diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, download our combined Gender & Ethnicity Pay Report.

Employee Networks

• MixCity- gender equality network
• Ability Network- raises awareness of disability related issues
• Early Careers Network- provides support to employees in the early stages of their careers, engaging them to feel more connected with the business as well as creating a sense of community
• Pride- creating a supportive working environment where colleagues, customers and clients from the LGBT+ community feel safe, respected and valued by all
• Multicultural- focuses on creating an inclusive environment by recognizing and celebrating the diverse cultures and traditions of our workforce
• Parents & Carers- helps create an effective support infrastructure to working families

We are building an inclusive culture so that we offer a supportive workplace that drives innovation, creativity and results.