Residential Surveyor (private workload)

Beverley, Greater London

1 year ago

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Residential Surveyors (private workload/non-lender) – SW, TW, KT, GU & SM – Up to £75k basic + bonuses & package

We’re working with a long established, multi-office, independent firm of chartered surveyors who are looking to hire additional Residential Surveyors as follows:

AssocRICS/MRICS/FRICS qualified (no need for VRS – our client does not undertake lender derived mortgage valuation work)
Living within (or able to cover) any (but not necessarily all) of the following postcodes: SW, TW, KT, GU, SM
Home based role, travelling to surveys as booked (with occasional team get togethers / celebrations at head office etc.)
Workload comprises L2 and L3 Surveys at low volume (typically 5 jobs per week with very sensible turnaround times: 2-3 days for L2 and 4-5 days for L3)
Excellent fees - £750-£2000 per report (depending on service requested)
Option to diversify into Valuation and Party Wall work if desired, with an accompanying bonus scheme for referral work brought in
Using Go Report as software with optional training to use drones for those keen
Dedicated booker who will ensure your workload is organised how YOU require it, as well as an administration team dealing with all aspects of pre and post survey correspondence (sending report etc.)

Remuneration includes:
Highly competitive basic salaries – £50k+ for newly qualified AssocRICS through to £75k+ for experienced MRICS (plus generous car allowance or car if preferred)
Bonuses paid quarterly at 20% of fee income above low threshold, enabling well over £100k OTE whilst maintaining excellent work life balance
All RICS/professional fees paid as well as mileage at prevailing HMRC rates
Option to work compressed hours – take a shorter lunch or work an extra 30 mins per day to add an extra day off every 4 weeks (amounting to an additional 13 days off per annum)
Enviable record of staff retention (average tenure of 8 years with no surveyor departures in the last 5!) and a 100% first time pass rate for those pursuing their APC.

To express your interest or find out more in confidence without obligation, please apply now for immediate consideration and further info

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