Junior Building Surveyor

Churchill Estates Management Ltd; Peacehaven; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management company is seeking a Building Surveyor (Entry Level) to conduct property surveys and fire risk assessments. This role emphasizes building compliance and safety, supporting contract administration and asset management across retirement developments. Candidates should have a strong awareness of building surveying in residential settings and excellent communication skills. Benefits include competitive salary, mentoring, and comprehensive rewards package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Car

Private medical cover

Annual holiday entitlement – 24 days, plus Bank Holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Cash for car or company car

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Knowledge of building compliance and building safety is essential.
• Evidence of ongoing commitment to professional development is required.

Responsibilities

• Visit CEM managed developments and create reports on key issues.
• Provide support with routine fire risk assessments.
• Work closely with Operational colleagues to provide technical support.

Skills

Knowledge of building surveying in the residential environment

Excellent communication skills (verbal and in writing)

Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritise

Computer literate

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes

Education

HND level or equivalent

Tools

JCT contracts

Job description

• Job Title: Building Surveyor (Entry Level)
• Location: Field / regionally based across the Southwest of England
• Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday
• Benefits: Competitive salary, Company Car and excellent Colleague benefits

Churchill Estates Management are an award‑winning and expanding property management company, recruiting for a trainee Building Surveyors to undertake site‑based external and internal property surveys and fire risk assessments across our portfolio of retirement developments. This is an amazing opportunity for a newly qualified surveyor or someone coming towards the end of their training.

About the role

Due to the extensive growth within Churchill Estate Management we are on the look out for an entry level Building Surveyor. This role encompasses a critical part of the Property Services team, supporting with contract administration, surveys, inspections and reports across CEM’s portfolio of developments. This role works with the Property Services team to ensure that our assets are managed correctly throughout their lifecycle, the right maintenance strategies are in place, CEM are operating to current legislation and policies, and all property‑related works are adequately specified and planned for. The post holder will have close working relationships with colleagues across the business, especially those in the Property Services, Operations, Construction and Senior Leadership Teams, contractors, consultants, RTM companies and/or landlords where required.

Main Responsibilities

• Visiting CEM managed developments and third‑party developments being onboarded, identifying key issues for remediation and creating reports
• Creating tender packs based on standard specifications and surveys
• Adjudicating tender returns and querying any omissions or non‑compliance with contractors
• Drawing up JCT contracts for Section 20 projects
• Providing relief support with routine fire risk assessments at developments
• Record and collate stock condition data to qualify service charge and contingency fund requirements
• Work closely with Operational colleagues to provide technical support
• Escalate any identified issues relating to H&S, non‑compliance or urgent repair to the right stakeholder group for action
• Carry out routine stock condition surveys
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with internal colleagues, contractors, consultants and homeowners

About you

• Knowledge of building surveying in the residential environment
• A keen interest in building maintenance, building compliance and building safety
• Educated to at least HND level or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and in writing)
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritise
• Computer literate
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes
• Evidence of ongoing commitment to professional development

Desirable not essential

• Experience of working within Section 20 legislation
• Experience of working within a matrix organisation
• Experience in the retirement living sector
• Experience of carrying out fire risk assessments
• Experience of using JCT contracts
• Sound knowledge of CDM Regulation 2015
• An interest in fire safety and willingness to commit to ongoing professional development in this respect
• Good knowledge of the Building Safety Act

Your rewards

• Competitive salary
• Career path and progression
• Experience and training including additional industry recognised qualifications
• Mentoring
• Cash for car or company car
• Mileage reimbursed
• Annual holiday entitlement – 24 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Private medical cover
• Health Screening
• Life Assurance
• Eye Care vouchers
• £200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant parents
• Colleague, Client and Land referral bonuses
• Charity fund matching through Churchill Foundation

About us

Churchill Estates Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill Living. The business has grown year on year since launching in 2006 and we now manage more than 220 retirement developments, 9,000 apartments, supporting over 11,000 retired people nationally.

Our Head Office, based in Ringwood, provides vital centralised services in support of our retirement developments who in turn are supported by a team of experienced Regional and Area Managers, right across the UK.

Our service is about so much more than simply buildings and facilities management, we provide an enhanced lifestyle for our homeowners in their retirement. You will find all colleagues of CEM extremely passionate about this, and we go above and beyond to ensure our customers enjoy their retirement, and their loved ones have peace of mind.

We are an ambitious and innovative company who have a clear growth strategy for the years ahead. Our Vision is to be the best property management company in the UK.

Join us and be part of our success story!

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