Careers with Curchod & Co

SENIOR CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR

Role – Senior Chartered Building Surveyor with potential Associate or Partnership prospects for the right person

Job Location – Initially from our Weybridge office but once the candidate is settled, the role could be fulfilled from any one of our other offices.

Salary – The remuneration package will be commensurate with the applicant’s experience and ability to generate their own fee pipeline.  We expect the package to include a percentage share of the income generated.

Responsibilities – The role will provide the successful candidate with a wide range of experience in the following areas:-

• Provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of all types of commercial, residential and residential block properties
• Act as the key point of contact with prestigious clients
• Carry out building surveys and condition surveys
• Party Wall Awards
• Ensure buildings conform to the latest building regulations and technical standards
• Taking particulars on site, writing up specifications, obtaining estimates, planning maintenance programmes and administering contracts for maintenance work
• Investigate and report on building defects
• Handling claims and negotiations with loss adjusters leading to the preparation of drawings and specifications for remedial work
• Prepare schedules of terminal dilapidation’s and negotiate final settlements
• Provide advice in connection with planning applications, appeals, boundary disputes, conducting arbitration’s and acting as an expert witness
• Contract Administrator for building work on site

Skills Required:-

• MRICS Chartered
• Hard Working
• Commercially focused (beneficial)
• Asset management and loss adjusting experience beneficial
• Private sector experience
• Proven business development skills
• A high level of communication skills are essential for being successful

You will receive:

• Competitive salary based on experience and the package will contain a percentage share of the income generated
• Excellent work life balance
• Company Pension scheme

The role will suit a confident and enthusiastic person that is keen to join a long established and thriving commercial property advisory practice operating predominantly within the A3 / M3 Corridor great prospects for career progression.

GRADUATE or SENIOR QUALIFIED BUILDING SURVEYOR

Role – Graduate Building Surveyor or already qualified Building Surveyor looking for a change or to broaden their experience.

Job Location –Weybridge office

Salary – £30K-£45K

Responsibilities – The role will provide the successful candidate with a wide range of experience. If required can be mentored by the senior members of the team:-

• Provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair and refurbishment of all types of commercial, residential and residential block properties
• Act as the key point of contact with prestigious clients
• Carry out building surveys  and condition surveys
• Party Wall Awards
• Ensure buildings conform to the latest building regulations and technical standards
• Taking particulars on site, writing up specifications, obtaining estimates, planning maintenance programmes and administering contracts for maintenance work
• Investigate and report on building defects
• Handling claims and negotiations with loss adjusters leading to the preparation of drawings and specifications for remedial work
• Prepare schedules of terminal dilapidation’s and negotiate final settlements
• Contract Administrator of for building work on site

Skills Required:-

• Hard Working
• Commercially focused (beneficial)
• A hunger to learn
• A high level of communication skills are essential for being successful

You will receive:

• Expert training and mentoring with a view to passing the APC process and becoming MRICS if required
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Excellent work life balance
• 25 days holiday
• Company Pension scheme
• Freedom to take on responsibility

The role will suit a confident and enthusiastic person that is keen to join a long established and thriving commercial property advisory practice operating predominantly within the A3 / M3 corridor with great prospects for career progression.

RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATOR

This Receptionist/Administrator vacancy is a full-time (9-5.30 p.m.) role based at our Weybridge office.

The Role:

Receptionist/Administrator based in our Weybridge office

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Answering calls and ensuring they are directed to the appropriate department or messages relayed correctly
• Dealing with questions and queries from clients and customers in a prompt and efficient manner
• Greet visitors
• Open and distribute daily post delivery
• Collect and frank post at end of every day and take to Post Office
• Carry out weekly alarm testing
• General administration and clerical support for various departments

Skills and Knowledge:

• Good telephone manner
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Professional personal presentation
• Reliability
• Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel and Outlook
• An ability to work independently and in a team
• Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude
• Excellent customer service experience

Experience Preferred/Essential:

• Reception/Administration experience required
• Experience within the property industry is advantageous

Professional Development:

• Training on our property management system Qube

Please Note: Curchod and Co will not pay agency fees where speculative and/or unsolicited CVs are submitted by any means. For any CVs which are submitted without agreement from the Curchod and Co HR team, then we reserve the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of any agency fees at all.

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CURCHOD & CO RECRUITMENT SUCCESS

As a company we have always looked to promote from within the organisation where there is the skill set and, more importantly, the desire for existing personnel demonstrating their wish to take on a different discipline. In addition, the company has had a continuous stream of graduates and “sandwich year” students since the mid 80’s where we have given the latter experience and some have returned but also to offer the former, opportunity for graduates to complete their Assessment for Professional Competence (APC) in an environment that can offer this career realisation  Many have moved on for their careers and now are holding important positions within the property industry.  However, there are many that stay with us and here are some success stories.

Victoria Powers

Victoria has been with us for 10 years joining as Receptionist/Administrator. She clearly demonstrated an aptitude for a wider range of tasks and took the opportunity when offered to join our Property Management Department.  She is now an integral part of that, being a Property Manager, having some 9 years’ experience with a cluster of longstanding clients. 

Katie Hemblade

Katie joined us after several years dealing with a different part of the property industry with a view to completing her Assessment for Professional Competence. This she was able to do and passed at the first attempt.  Katie has then moved to expand her skill set by completing the Registered Valuer scheme.  The energy and expertise she has put into her work has resulted in her becoming an Associate of the firm in January 2019. 

Jessica Pells

Jess joined the company 5 years ago after a number of years’ experience in a residential lettings field. She took the opportunity to widen her experience and has become Head of the Commercial Management team.  Jess achieved her MARLA qualification and has now achieved Associate of the RICS.  She also became an Associate of the firm in 2018. 

Helen Ashton

Helen joined as a Receptionist/Administrator. Having obtained a First Class degree in Finance and Accounts she was unsure as to which direction her career should take.  After having been exposed to the Property Accounts Department of the firm Helen seized upon the opportunity offered to her and is making rapid strides in her career development.

The Future

We recognise that the career market and road to reaching people’s goals in the property industry are developing different pathways and with that in mind we have embarked upon the Apprentice schemes that are available. This gives a further opportunity for us to take on school leavers who are not minded to follow the university route but where there is a clear way forward to reach professional qualifications through apprenticeship schemes.  We have already taken on our first Apprentice who will receive the full backing of the company and we have opted for the on-site training route which will ultimately lead to qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor.

Notwithstanding this we have now secured our next graduate who we see a bright future for who will be joining us in July and commences their road to Assessment of Professional Competence with the Partners providing the Counselling and Mentoring that is required for another graduate embarking on their career to provide full qualifications as a Chartered Surveyor.

As a business we are conscious of offering opportunities to young aspiring people to reach their goals within the property industry. The Partners have seen those benefits themselves from their early careers and we regard it as an important part of our culture that we pass on our knowledge to those entering the industry.