Trainee Residential Property Surveyor

5 days ago


Folkestone, United Kingdom BuildPerception Ltd Full time

**Job Overview**

You will be newly qualified to either BSc Building Surveying or SAVA Diploma in Residential Surveying & be looking for your first role as a property surveyor.

**Responsibilities**
- Conduct regular property inspections alongside experienced surveyors
- Manage communications, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly with Estate Agents and Property Owners
- Operation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Training will be provided)
- Utilise In-House software & Microsoft Packages for data entry
- Assist in the preparation of Level 2 & Level 3 Survey reports
- Perform administrative tasks including filing, documentation, and record keeping
- Demonstrate excellent phone etiquette when interacting with clients

**Qualifications**
- Must have excellent Microsoft Office skills, in particular, MS Word, MS Excel & OneDrive
- Excellent written literacy
- A genuine passion for building pathology
- A relevant building surveying qualification (BSc, MSc, SAVA) (other relevant qualifications will be considered eg. MCIOB etc)
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a focus on customer service
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and a keen eye for detail

The role is a trainee role working towards being able to carry out Level 3 Building Surveys autonomously. In the meantime, you will receive mentoring and practical training working closely with an experienced residential property surveyor until such time that you are ready to conduct your own survey inspections and write your own reports.

The role is primarily office based and during your probation period you will be based in our office in Folkestone. Upon successful completion of your probation period, you will be given the opportunity to work remotely on occasion.

The role does involve travelling (Kent Area) and you will require your own vehicle for this - we pay mileage at the standard HMRC rate of £0.45 per mile which is paid weekly on a Friday.

The salary will be in the range of £35k to £40k per year during your training and this will be based upon your qualifications and current experience. A pay review will be carried out once you are fully autonomous. Pay frequency is Monthly.

Annual leave entitlement is 20 days plus Bank holidays

Pension is NEST Workplace Pension

Fully expensed Apple Iphone

Strictly No Agencies

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Application question(s):
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Qualified


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