Job Title: Building Surveyor
A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
Location: Field / regionally based across the Southwest
Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday
Benefits: Competitive salary, plus Company car or car allowance and excellent Colleague benefits
Churchill Estates Management is an award-winning and expanding property management company. We are currently recruiting an experienced Building Surveyor to conduct internal and external property surveys across our growing portfolio of retirement developments.
About the Role
As a Building Surveyor, you will provide Churchill Estates Management with reliable, accurate stock condition data and asset management insights. By carrying out comprehensive site surveys and inspections, you will help ensure our company remains fully compliant with relevant legislation and regulations.
You will play a key role in informing the future maintenance and asset strategy of our property portfolio, including:
Leading Section 20 Major Works consultations
Preparing schedules of work
Providing expert adjudication and reporting
This work helps us deliver the highest standards of retirement accommodation and safety for our Homeowners.
Other responsibilities include conducting defect surveys, supporting our Operations team with technical advice, and assisting in the assessment of new developments joining our portfolio.
You'll report to the Managing Surveyor and work collaboratively within our Ringwood-based Property Services team. Flexibility to attend meetings and training sessions in Ringwood is essential.
Key stakeholders include internal teams such as Property Services, Lodge Managers, Regional and Area Managers, as well as external parties like contractors, suppliers, landlords, and homeowners. Occasional overnight travel will be required; all related expenses will be reimbursed.
Working Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
About You
To succeed in this role, you will be:
Educated to a minimum of HNC or degree level in a relevant construction or property discipline
Ideally professionally qualified (RICS, CIOB, or ABE) and a current CSCS cardholder
Experienced in the construction or property management sector, with strong working knowledge of Health & Safety, Building Regulations, and Fire Safety
An excellent communicator, able to build effective relationships with contractors, colleagues, and homeowners alike
Organised and proactive, with strong attention to detail and a hands-on, solution-oriented mindset
IT literate, especially proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Teams, Word), with the ability to create and write detailed specifications and survey reports
A valid UK driving licence is essential.
Your Rewards
Competitive salary
Company car or cash allowance
Reimbursed mileage
24 days' annual holiday + Bank Holidays
Birthday day off
Group Personal Pension Plan
Private medical insurance
Health screening
Life assurance
Eye care vouchers
£200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant parents
Referral bonuses (Colleague, Client, and Land)
Charity fund matching through the Churchill Foundation
About us
We are Churchill Estates Management, a progressive managing agent of privately owned leasehold Retirement Living accommodation.
We manage over 220 developments nationally. That means we oversee more than 9000 apartments, providing property services and customer care to over 11,000 retired people.
However, we are not stopping there, as we are rapidly growing and have ambitious plans for the future.
Join us and be part of a professional, award winning, customer focused team.
Our Company Values TORCH : Trust/Openness/Respect/Communication/Honesty
We are looking for the very best people to join our business and adopt our values so if you want to be part of our success story, apply today!
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