Senior Party Wall / Building Surveyor

Established in 1951, Rapleys is a property & planning consultancy offering comprehensive professional and agency services, on a personal and value-added basis, to clients throughout the UK via our national network of offices.

Our vision is to be the number one partner of choice for property and planning excellence and be consistently ranked as an agent of choice across the UK. Our mission is to bring our expertise, dynamism and problem-solving tenacity to add value, solve challenges and build businesses.

We recruit and retain trustworthy, knowledgeable and passionate professionals, and provide a collaborative culture that enables people to thrive. We now have an exciting opportunity for a Building/Party Wall Surveyor to join our Bristol based team. The Bristol office is a busy multi-disciplinary practice in the region with a broad client base, primarily operating within the commercial sector. This is a truly exciting time to join the business as we undertake our new growth and development plans. We are open to hybrid roles across these disciplines and to anyone relocating to the area.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a Party Wall / Building Surveyor to work within our Building Consultancy team in Bristol. The role will involve advising clients on a broad range of services including party wall matters, building surveys, dilapidations, defects analysis, assessments, licence for alterations, schedule of conditions, contract administration and project management services on a variety of property types in the commercial, retail, healthcare and heritage sectors.

The successful candidate, who will be chartered and at senior surveyor level, will also be supported with actively participating in networking events, client development and becoming involved with local groups/professional bodies.

Key responsibilities include:

• To work across the Neighbourly Matters and Building Consultancy teams.
• Undertaking a range of professional instructions including Party Wall matters, dilapidations, technical due diligence acquisition surveys, schedules of condition, PPM’s and feasibility studies.
• Advising clients about building/property issues, which can include technical, financial, legal, environmental/sustainability, building regulation, and restoration matters.
• Produce defined and accurate instructions to external consultants to undertake detailed planned maintenance surveys, structural surveys etc as and when required.
• To produce reports to clients on building consultancy projects.
• To present at client meetings.

Person Specification

• Chartered (or equivalent suitable qualification)
• Senior surveyor level
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Full clean driving licence
• Predominantly commercial sector experience

Employee Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or car allowance
• Company Pension scheme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme