Salary: £55,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, working 37.5 hours per week

Location: Based at St. Edmund House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth, PO1 3QA. Please note, some out of office hours and travel are required across the Diocese.

Are you a RICS or CIOB qualified Building Surveyor with a minimum of 3-5 years post qualification experience, with experience in delivering professional reports to internal clients and proven ability to successfully prioritise tasks within budget, looking for a role where your skills can make a real difference?

Join our Diocese Estates Team where you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge through training, whilst working on a diverse property portfolio including Grade II listed historical buildings.

In this role, you will:

  • Assist the Diocese and Estates team, by scheduling, instructing and overseeing 5 yearly cycling building condition surveys (known as Quinquennial reports) and prioritising the resulting recommended remedial repair works by agreement with each Parish on the Diocese’s churches, halls, offices and residential properties to include listed buildings.
  • Proactively reduce the current backlog of circa £28m remedial repair work resulting from building condition surveys.
  • Improve the value for money spent on both the building condition surveys and the resulting repair works.
  • Provide tailored project management services to ensure the professional procurement and delivery of major and minor capital projects ranging from new buildings and church campus improvements to alterations, extensions and refurbishment projects.
  • Prioritise, oversee and project manage works resulting from building surveys.
  • Act on Joint Contracts Tribunal construction contracts dispute resolution and prepare the information required to support the litigation of contracted works or collateral warranty claims.

This is an exciting time to join our friendly, busy, and supportive team as we implement our 10-year Mission Plan, shaping the future of our Diocese and the communities we serve.

Covering Hampshire, Berkshire, South Oxford, and the Channel Islands, our Diocese is home to 87 parishes and 50 schools, serving over 27,000 practising Catholics and supporting 32,000 children and their families. Our work is both challenging and deeply rewarding, offering the opportunity to be part of something truly meaningful.

For a detailed Job Description, Person Specification and more information about this role, please click on the links at the end of this advert.

Applicant Information

Employee benefits include 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, free life assurance and employee wellbeing programme, and contributory pension scheme.

If you are inspired by the idea of working in a values-driven environment where your efforts will have a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you.

Come and be part of our mission!

How to Apply

Please send a comprehensive and up to date Curriculum Vitae with a covering letter setting out your suitability for the role and motivation in applying to recruitment@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk Please state ‘Building Surveyor’ in the subject line of your email.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 17th August, at 10pm.

We encourage an early application as we may close this advertisement at our discretion before the date stated, if a high number of applicants apply.

You will be notified shortly after the closing date, should we wish to progress your application and invite you to an interview.

The Diocese of Portsmouth is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all who support the ethos and values of the Catholic Church.

You must have a valid UK Right to Work, as the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth does not offer UK Visa Sponsorship.