The Role
The opportunity has arisen for a Graduate Building Surveyor to join the Residential Building Consultancy Team of Strutt & Parker. Due to a steady increase in opportunities and workload, we are seeking to strengthen our team with a surveyor who has either recently qualified or who is more experienced and looking for further career development.
We are looking for talented and ambitious individuals who demonstrate the attributes that are fundamental to becoming a successful Building surveyor.
The service has become highly respected in the market place, with an enviable client base and a broad portfolio of instructions. You can expect to be busy from day-one, working within an experienced team, predominantly undertaking project and professional services for our residential, rural and institutional clients. The role offers real variety and career development, with continual training being embedded in the team philosophy. The team works predominantly within the heritage and high-end residential property sectors and the role will cover the Oxfordshire/Cotswolds and Home Counties areas, with the potential to become involved in a wider range of services nationally.
You will be involved with a range of work including technical due diligence surveys, building pathology, planned preventative maintenance, neighbourly matters, licences to alter and specifying and administering refurbishment projects. Through the role, you will gain an all-round appreciation of residential building surveying with the opportunity to progress your career to the next level.
From the outset there will be a high level of client contact and the opportunity to build strong networks throughout the national business. The role requires the candidate to be self-motivated, responsible for managing their own workload and able to work within multi-disciplinary teams delivering integrated services to clients.
The Graduate Programme supports you to become a Chartered Surveyor with the RICS, and the programme generally takes on average two years to complete.
You will be assigned a Supervisor and Counsellor upon joining.
Training and development
• Full APC training via with the RICS, and continued support for all graduates;
• Pre-APC mock interviews/presentation training and seminars;
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD) lectures.
Responsibilities
• To work on day to day tasks as set by line manager and APC supervisor;
• To take responsibility for work and projects as appropriate to the team/department in which they currently work;
• To liaise with APC supervisor and counsellor on a regular basis to discuss progress towards the APC;
• First class ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Relevant understanding of business/departmental context;
• Accuracy and quality of reporting to clients;
• Is responsive to the needs of the client and looks for ways to improve products and services.
• Proactive in building relationships with internal and external service providers and responsive and helpful to external clients.
• Relevant understanding of business/ departmental context.
• Accuracy and quality of reporting to clients.
• Has a small network of internal and external contacts.
• Shares expertise with colleagues;
• Proactively communicates to colleagues and others;
• Works collaboratively with others in a team;
• Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and as part of a team;
• Ability to manage relationships with tact and diplomacy;
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities.
You will be required to:
• Work within clearly defined, well established processes.
• Communicate effectively within the team and to clients
• Proactively solve problems and find solutions, consulting with more experienced colleagues on more difficult or unfamiliar situations.
• Be commercially minded for winning work and business development
• Capable of managing individual team members, organising their work where necessary and providing guidance on projects
• Produce high quality written work.
• Work within the established Strutt & Parker / BNPPRE quality management processes and procedures.
• Hold a full (ideally clean) driver’s licence.
Qualifications
• Degree in Building Surveying (RICS Accredited)
Or
• Alternative relevant degree and undertaking a relevant Post-Graduate in Building Surveying (RICS Accredited)
• Property work experience (beneficial but not essential)
Experience & skill set
You will possess strong inter-personal skills, be sociable and prepared to proactively work within a busy, friendly and highly professional team. You will support and work with colleagues at all levels, have strong IT, time management and communication skills, and be accurate in your work and have an eye for detail.
• Competent using all Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint);
• Interpersonal skills – confident communicators with the ability to express opinions clearly and convincingly;
• Achievement/determination – strong track record of academic and personal achievement
• Motivated and committed to a career within Surveying;
• Analytical capability – good problem-solving skills and logical approach.
We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:
- Heath & Leisure: 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
- Financial: Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice
Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
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We are building an inclusive culture so that we offer a supportive workplace that drives innovation, creativity and results.
We take discrimination very seriously as an organisation, if you want to raise any concerns of discrimination or issues, please email hr.uk@realestate.bnpparibas
Our employee networks
We want to make a career at Strutt & Parker a fulfilling and enriching experience for people from all backgrounds.
We are committed breaking down barriers are driving positive change within our own organisation and our sector. We know that the only way to affect change is to act and we promise to take action.
To find out how we are making improvements towards building a more diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, download our combined Gender & Ethnicity Pay Report.
- 86% of employees feel that the company is an inclusive place to work at and supports diversity (gender, age, ethnic origins, disability, sexual orientation and identity)
- 80% of employees feel they are treated with respect
Community
We know how important it is to many of our employees to be able to give back to their communities by supporting charities through volunteering and fundraising.
Every member of staff has one day each year to volunteer, either through one of our events or in their local community, for a cause they are passionate about. For those raising funds, you may be eligible for BNP Paribas’ matched funding which could see your charity fundraising pot topped up.
Employee Networks
Everybody at Strutt & Parker has access employee networks that are open to all, and we encourage all people to collaborate and connect with each other:
- MixCity - gender equality network
- Ability Network - raises awareness of disability related issues
- Early Careers Network - provides support to employees in the early stages of their careers, engaging them to feel more connected with the business as well as creating a sense of community
- Pride - creating a supportive working environment where colleagues, customers and clients from the LGBT+ community feel safe, respected and valued by all
- Multicultural - focuses on creating an inclusive environment by recognizing and celebrating the diverse cultures and traditions of our workforce
- Parents & Carers - helps create an effective support infrastructure to working families