Senior Building Surveyor

Senior Building Surveyor

Salary: £50,000 pa

Contract type: Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw)

Closing date: 07 July 2024

Address: Pembrokeshire PO, Craig Y Borion, Narbeth, SA67 8PP 

Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Building Surveyor to join our Estate Management Team, working across South Wales.

You’ll lead a strategic approach to managing a large and varied let portfolio. This encompasses residential, commercial, and agricultural properties which are occupied by our tenants, as well as holiday cottages. Principally working on historic and listed buildings, you’ll be able to help guide and prepare our let buildings to meet future challenges.

Your contractual location will be negotiable as there are a number of potential offices across South Wales. In order to do the job effectively you will probably need to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

Internally this role is known as Senior Let Estate Building Surveyor.

This is a permanent, full time opportunity offering a salary of £50,000

What it's like to work here

Reporting to the Senior Estate Manager, you’ll provide technical guidance to two building supervisors but there is no line management responsibility. Pivotal to your role will be preparing our let estate for the future, managing projects and ensuring high levels of maintenance quality and efficiency. The role offers an interesting variety of work, a good work life balance and the opportunity to principally be working on historic and listed buildings. 

What you'll be doing

As the technical lead to the buildings team, you’ll be delivering high level planned and reactive maintenance. The role will also require you to manage a variety of diverse projects. This could be anything from a total refurbishment of a listed cottage to the remodelling of an entire farmstead.

Who we're looking for

• qualified surveyor or architect (e.g., MRICS, MCIOB or equivalent)
• a high-level financial acumen and strong experience of managing large budgets
• demonstrable interest in building surveying relating to heritage and conservation
• robust knowledge of building conservation, including procurement, maintenance, repair, and asset and contract management
• an understanding of relevant legislation and best practice
• experienced in delivering projects in a multi-disciplinary environment

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)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• 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

To apply please click here: https://careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/?_ga=2.228646492.1953680485.1550490306-21433684.1549553168#/vacancy-detail/153346