Building Surveyor
Role Overview
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Building Surveyor to join our Guernsey Building & Project Consultancy team. This position is suitable for newly qualified surveyors, those working toward their APC, or candidates with post‑qualification experience. The role is to work upon a wide spectrum of commercial properties across the Channel Islands providing the full breadth of building surveying services.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical due diligence, condition assessments and building pathology advice.
Prepare and manage schedules of condition, dilapidations and planned maintenance reports.
Project manage, supporting clients to develop and deliver refurbishment projects, including feasibility studies.
Administer building contracts, including preparing specifications and overseeing project delivery.
Assist with Reinstatement Cost Assessments and statutory compliance reviews.
Key Skills
Newly qualified, part‑qualified (APC pathway), or MRICS.
Experience in commercial property preferred but not essential.
Strong technical knowledge and willingness to learn.
Excellent IT, problem‑solving, analytical and communication skills.
Ability to manage workload and deadlines across multiple projects.
Full, clean driving license.
Team Overview
The Channel Islands commercial office based in Guernsey comprises a team of 22 covering property management, asset management, agency, valuation and building surveying. The team works collaboratively and alongside our residential sales department, offering a supportive environment for professional development and APC progression.
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
- Business area
- Property Management
- Locations
- Guernsey
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role is office based
- Salary
- Competitive
Guernsey
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
About Savills
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