Building Surveyor

Crawford & Company; Maidstone; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Building Surveyor to join their Property team. This remote role involves assessing damage, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be MRICS qualified and possess strong technical and customer service skills. Flexibility to travel is required.

Qualifications

• Experienced Surveyor with Chartered MRICS qualification preferred.
• Ability to produce quality reports and handle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess damage and establish defect diagnosis for claims.
• Ensure compliance with Planning and Building Regulations.
• Prepare appraisal reports with budget costings.

Skills

Customer Focus

Teamwork

Proactivity

Technical Competence

Report Writing

Education

Chartered MRICS

Job description

Join to apply for the Building Surveyor role at Crawford & Company

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Building Surveyor role at Crawford & Company

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Direct message the job poster from Crawford & Company

Within this rewarding role, you’ll be complementing our existing Property team in handling both general material damage losses as well as assisting with complex building related issues. Claims can typically range from around 20k to over £1M in value, with a typical claims being around 250k. This role will be remotely based with travel.

Responsibilities

You’ll be working alongside one of our highly experienced adjusters, where the claim is typically adjuster led and requires further surveying expertise to progress and settle the insurance claims as quickly and efficiently as possible.

You’ll carry out initial visits and assess damage to a high professional standard, help establish and agree the defect diagnosis, then progress ensuing all Planning, Building Regulations Party Wall and CDM issues are addressed and that work is carried out to a high standard. The work may also include arranging testing (ACMs) report preparation, any complaint resolution and compliance of performance and process requirements. All claims will require appraisal reports with budget costings and recommendations.

Qualifications

You’ll be an experienced Surveyor within your field and Chartered MRICS qualified is ideal. Someone who enjoys the more technical side of surveying would suit this role. We’d also like you to have/be:

• Customer and quality focused to both internal and external customers.
• Team focused – working with colleagues throughout the business.
• Reactive – responding to daily workloads as dictated by customer requirements.
• Proactive – making sure KPIs and SLAs are met.
• Ability to produce good quality reports and presentations.
• Demonstrate technical competence.
• Knowledge of up to date Health & Safety legislation.
• Ability to handle multiple projects in a speedy and responsive manner
• Holds a full UK driving licence and have a willingness to travel when necessary

Due to the nature of our business, this role is subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Insurance

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Crawford & Company by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Building Surveyor” roles.

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.