Residential Building Surveyor

Residential Building Surveyor

Employer - Allcott Associates LLP

Location - Buckinghamshire

Salary - Up to £60,000, with an excellent benefits package, including health insurance and car allowance

Closing date - 14th July 2023

Sector - Property, Construction

Contract Type - Permanent

Hours - Full Time, Flexible

Specialism - Building Surveyor, Residential Property

Level - Chartered Surveyor, FRICS, MRICS, Assoc RICS

We are a highly-respected firm of building surveying professionals, working from locations across England and Wales. Established in 1999, the company has grown substantially but remains an independent building consultancy, ensuring that we can offer our employees roles that are tailored to their skills and aspirations.

Working at Allcott Associates

You will join an enthusiastic and supportive multi-disciplined team of RICS surveyors and structural engineers, all supported by a committed group of in-house administrative staff. 

As an independent firm, we can offer complete flexibility in working packages and job specifications. We pride ourselves on offering a fantastic work–life balance: if you need to work around family commitments or if you just want to avoid rush hour travel, we can work with you to make that happen. If you can bring something new to the table, and help us take our year-on-year growth to the next level, there are opportunities for partnership for the right people.

The role

We are looking for an RICS building surveyor to carry out full building surveys and homebuyer reports on residential properties.

The role is home based and flexible, with full- or part-time considered. Survey patch is tailored to each surveyor’s home location. Our excellent in-house administration team supports our surveyors with everything from bookings and diary arrangements to typing up reports, and so the desktop burden on our surveyors is extremely light.

Required skills and experience:

The ideal candidate will be an MRICS, FRICS or AssocRICS residential building surveyor, and be confident in carrying out residential level 2 and level 3 surveys. They must have a comprehensive knowledge of building defects, maintenance and repairs.

You will need to have experience of:

• a wide range of structural and building defects
• preparing and presenting comprehensive, accurate survey reports
• providing clear, concise, justified conclusions
• working independently and within a team structure
• liaising with clients, both verbally and through written correspondence.

A full UK driving licence is required.

Our benefits

• Salary of approx. £50K–£60K+, depending on experience, plus £5K car allowance
• A diverse building surveyor job role with excellent opportunities for career progression: partnership is a possibility for the right person
• A supportive network of in-house professionals
• Flexible and generous packages to suit you. These typically include (but are not limited to):
• flexible working and working from home
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• attractive car allowance or company car
• payment of professional subscriptions and support with CPD
• a performance-related bonus scheme
• provision of all surveying and home office equipment
• private health insurance
• life insurance
• pension contribution
• enhanced parental leave.

How to apply

Alternatively, please email info@allcottassociates.co.uk or call 0333 200 7198 for more information