Let Estate Building Surveyor

NATIONAL TRUST; Dorking; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A heritage conservation organization in the UK is seeking a Let Estate Building Surveyor responsible for overseeing the maintenance and improvement of residential and commercial properties. The role involves coordinating conservation works, managing budgets, and engaging with contractors. Ideal candidates will be RICS or CIOB members with strong project management skills and experience in building surveys. Benefits include a substantial pension scheme, flexible working options, and generous leave allowances.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Gym membership discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Qualifications

• Must be a member of RICS or CIOB.
• Experience in diagnosing building defects and specifying works.
• Competent in managing contracts and financial projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate works for conservation and maintenance projects.
• Deliver short and long-term cyclical building work.
• Supervise repairs and liaise with contractors and tenants.

Skills

Building regulations knowledge

Project management

Communication skills

Contract management

Time management

Education

RICS or CIOB Membership

Degree in Building Surveying

Job description

**Important notice**

In line with our redeployment policy, we’ll prioritise applications from employees who are under formal notice of redundancy.

We're looking for a Let Estate Building Surveyor for London and Surrey.

What it's like to work here

You'll be part of a thrivingand busy team which looks after a wide range of residential, commercial and agricultural properties as well as holiday cottages, across some of the Trust’s finest estates, from Morden and Osterley in London to the River Wey in Guildford, with cross over of works in various parts of Surrey including Polesden Lacey, Hatchlands Park and the wider Surrey Hills.

Your contractual location will be Polesden Lacey Estate Office and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

What you'll be doing

We have big plans to improve the condition and energy efficiency of our Let Estate properties. You will set up, out and coordinate works, working closely with the Senior Building Surveyor, Building Supervisors and Estate Managers.

You’ll be technically proficient in conservation, maintenance, and current building regulations You will be hands on, proactive and responsive to issues to ensure a high-quality, successful service is delivered. You have responsibility for the delivery of small and medium scale works across our let portfolio with opportunities to work on large developments in the future.

You will provide practical building related supervisory support on repairs and maintenance in your portfolios. You will plan and deliver a programme of short and long-term cyclical buildings work, compliance works, and improvements for which you’ll have financial responsibility. At times you may also act as project manager, lead consultant or commercial client on small to medium projects.

You’ll be dealing with conservation issues on historic and listed buildings, undertaking surveys across the portfolio, producing work schedules, obtaining quotes from contractors and liaising with tenants to ensure works are planned and coordinated, managing works through to completion.

Each of your working days will be unique. You will be adaptable, flexible and will need to think outside the box. A flexible working method will be required at times. You will need to be focused, organised and skilled in prioritising your work to deal with the unexpected.

Who we're looking for

In your application, please provide details of how you meet the criteria below:

• A Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or the Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB)
• Experience of undertaking surveys and inspections, diagnosing building defects and specifying appropriate remedial works to traditional buildings, following best practice
• Produce work schedules and obtain quotes from contractors
• Competent in contract management and contract administration
• Demonstrate experience of financial responsibility for projects and cyclical work with exemplary data management, delivering agreed work programs/projects within budget
• Engage contractors and manage the works through to completion, ensuring risk assessments are undertaken, and all work is compliant with the relevant legislation and policies.
• Time management and organisation skills
• Confident communicator who can adjust their approach to ensure we build and maintain positive relationships with our tenants

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places