Building Surveyor – Senior Surveyor / Associate

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established property consultancy is seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor for its Cardiff office. The successful candidate will handle diverse property sectors and responsibilities from building surveys to project management. With a hybrid working approach, you will join a dynamic team focused on growth and client development, navigating a range of professional building consultancy services.

Benefits

30 days holiday entitlement

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Buy or sell holiday days

Qualifications

• MRICS Chartered status required.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Highly computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on building/property issues, including technical and legal matters.
• Producing reports for building consultancy projects.
• Conducting various property surveys and assessments.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Autonomy

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Education

MRICS Chartered status

Job description

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Client:

Rapleys

Location:

cardiff, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

• Holiday entitlement – 30 days per annum which includes a wellbeing day and your birthday (saving 3 days for Christmas shutdown)
• Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year at 50%
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave

Overview

Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, offering building consultancy, commercial, planning and residential property services to clients, operating from seven offices across the UK.

We are genuinely recognised as best-in-class for the services we offer and the industries we operate in. That’s because we have built our business around people with authentic expertise, only offering services where we are the stand-out partner of choice.

Our people are what makes Rapleys. We celebrate the individuality and expertise that each person brings and, as a team, we share the same values and work collaboratively, connecting across disciplines, locations and sectors.

We recruit and retain trustworthy, knowledgeable and passionate professionals, and provide a collaborative culture that enables people to thrive. This is a truly exciting time to join the business as we undertake our new growth and development plans. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a mixture of office and home working.

Job purpose

We are seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor to work within our Building Consultancy team in Cardiff. The role will involve advising clients on a broad range of matters including building surveys, dilapidations, defect analysis, assessments, licence for alteration assessments, schedule of conditions, contract administration and project management services on a variety of property types in the commercial, retail, healthcare and heritage sectors.

The role will also include the coordination of portfolio projects for national clients, liaising across our network of UK offices and an active role with client development with both existing and new clients.

The successful candidate will also be supported with actively participating in networking events, client development and becoming involved with local groups/professional bodies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking a range of professional instructions including dilapidations, technical due diligence acquisition surveys, schedules of condition, PPM’s, feasibility studies and party walls.
• Advising clients about building/property issues, which can include technical, financial, legal, environmental/sustainability, building regulation, and restoration matters.
• Produce defined and accurate instructions to external consultants to undertake detailed planned maintenance surveys, structural surveys etc as and when required.
• To produce reports to clients on building consultancy projects
• To present at client meetings

Person Specification

• MRICS Chartered status
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Highly computer literate
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Full clean driving license

We are firm believers that a diverse team enhances our company and drives its success. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can feel authentic, contribute their unique strengths, and perform at their best. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact [emailprotected]