Building surveyor jobs
Location: London Diocesan House, 36 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours)
Salary: £60,000
No DBS Required
Advert closes: 25 January
Interviews 3 and 4 February
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is seeking a Senior Quinquennial (QQ) Building Surveyor to join our Housing Property team. This field-based role offers a unique opportunity to oversee one of the most diverse and historically significant residential portfolios in the capital, ranging from heritage landmarks to modern urban homes.
This is an opportunity to take ownership of the Diocese’s quinquennial surveying and repairs programme, supporting clergy by ensuring homes are safe, compliant, well-maintained and protected for the long term.
Job Summary
The Senior Quinquennial Building Surveyor will deliver the Diocese’s statutory quinquennial (“QQ”) obligations across a large and varied residential housing portfolio. The role involves personally carrying out surveys on higher-value and complex properties, overseeing external surveyors where appropriate, managing repair projects, and ensuring works are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance, balancing cost control with long-term asset stewardship
Job responsibilities
- Take full ownership of the Quinquennial surveying and repairs service
- Personally undertake quinquennial surveys, including listed and historic buildings
- Plan, schedule and track up to 100 surveys per year and the associated repair programmes
- Manage and monitor contractors, consultants and external service providers
- Oversee projects with budgets of up to £8m per year
- Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, health & safety and statutory requirements
- Build strong working relationships with clergy, contractors and internal colleagues
- Deliver a consistently high standard of customer service and communication
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
- RICS or CIOB accredited surveyor
- Significant experience in residential building condition surveys and major repair projects
- Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health & safety in housing
- Experience managing multiple projects concurrently and working in occupied homes
- Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused approach
- Ability to travel regularly across the Diocese
- Experience working with listed buildings and conservation areas (desirable)
- Knowledge of Church of England governance and structures (desirable)
- Evidence of continued professional development (desirable)
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification.
About the London Diocesan Fund
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is the employment body that serves and supports the Diocese of London and Church of England. The Diocese of London comprises of c400 parishes north of the River Thames and within the M25 motorway. You can find our Diocesan 2030 vision, which outlines our priorities for the next 10 years on our website.
The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund, we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community.
We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.
Safeguarding
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Benefits of working with us
The LDF offers a supportive working environment, opportunity for career development and the following financial benefits:
- Competitive remuneration package
- 27 annual leave days to rise to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
- 15% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice available
- Death in service benefit x3 of basic gross salary
- Enhanced maternity leave of six months full pay, after 12 months of employment
- Season ticket loans for public transport
- Access to Benenden Health Insurance
- EAP counselling through Health Assured
- Up to £100 for eye test and contribution to spectacles
- Two additional paid days for community volunteering
To apply:
Submit your application and CV online via Pathways. Please refer to the person specification and JD when you’re answering the application questions.
For more details, please see the full Job Description and Person Specification or visit the LDF Careers Page.
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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a committed Christian* with building surveying and asset management experience and a heart for older people to be part of this vital and fulfilling position.
Reporting directly to the Director of Property Services, you will have a key role in ensuring the provisions of our selected properties are safe and comfortable and responding efficiently to repair needs and requests.
This role is part of the support function provided by our Support Office in London, however, you will be working remotely with regular travel across our various homes and schemes.
Read our job pack here for more information and about our beliefs and values here.
Responsibilities:
- Working with the Directors of Property, Finance and Operations to agree on maintenance budgets;
- Specifying, tendering, monitoring and supervision of building and refurbishment projects and planned preventative maintenance;
- Prepare reports in relation to ongoing and forecast work and budgets;
- Produce recommendations on future cost planning;
- Responsible for proper authorisation of orders, invoices, accounts, etc., in line with agreed policies;
Skills/Experience:
- Qualified building surveyor, architectural technician, project manager, quantity surveyor or similar qualification.
- Building defect identification and maintenance procurement and management;
- Property maintenance surveyor role;
- Facilities and asset management;
- Building project and repairs management;
- Able to prepare estimates, drawings and specifications for projects and project manage them.
- Computer literate and able to work in Excel, Word, etc.
- Team player;
- Self-motivated;
- Willing and able to travel extensively as the role requires;
- A clean driving licence, valid for UK driving;
*Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).).
Hours:
40 hours a week, usually worked over 5 days.
“On-call” cover is required to meet demands. Please get in touch for more information about working patterns.
Benefits:
- Remote working
- Company car provided if needed for the role
- 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year as well as bank and public holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Perkbox
- Life Assurance
- Care Friends
- Birthday reward
- Long-standing service rewards
- Being part of our friendly staff team
- Pension scheme
- On-going training and support
- Flexible working pattern
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We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.
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Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.
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