We have an exciting opportunity for a Building Surveyor/Architect to join our Consultancy team in the London & South-East region. You’ll be involved with historic mansions, vernacular buildings, visitor infrastructure, and everything in between, in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, London and/or Surrey.

As part of a team of conservation specialists and working in a thriving Building Surveyor community, you'll provide support and expertise in all aspects of building operations, conservation, and projects. Your work will enable our properties to achieve sustainable standards of building conservation and repair.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

Location: Hughenden Hub, Buckinghamshire – location flexible

The National Trust owns and operates a fascinating and varied portfolio of nationally significant historic properties and iconic landscapes. The care and conservation of these properties is led by our Building Surveyors/Architects, who ensure we safeguard our built history for future generations. It’s about being part of something different, where values matter most, and where our decisions are based on looking after our places for everyone, for ever.

 The Trust is a supportive, inclusive, and enabling employer. We develop and encourage our staff, work closely together, and trust and empower each other to make good decisions. We value diversity and are committed to becoming a truly inclusive organisation, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society. 

We can be flexible about working patterns and locations and are happy to explore and agree a working arrangement which strikes the right balance for both you and the Trust. We work within a hybrid working model which includes site visits to our beautiful places and working from home when appropriate. While this role could be based in our Hughenden hub in Buckinghamshire, we also have hubs in Wisley in Surrey or near Victoria in Central London, if these locations are more convenient for you.

You'll be a key part of our buildings team in the London & South-East region, comprising of surveyors, architects, planners, project and contract managers and other specialists. In this role, you'll be responsible for a portfolio of work that is varied and always interesting. Working with our property teams you’ll be one of the specialists helping to look after these very special places.

You'll review, develop, and implement programmes of short- and long-term cyclical work, commissioning surveys, and investigative work to ensure that we understand the needs of our buildings. You'll deliver projects that address the improvement needs for our mansions and visitor infrastructure, and you'll support our investments in infrastructure and new facilities for our visitors.

We're looking for a chartered Building Surveyor or Architect with an interest in the sustainable use, repair, and conservation of historic buildings. You'll be adept at forward planning, whilst delivering reactive works. You'll be able to set and manage delegated budgets and provide accurate and robust forecasts, working collaboratively to help your clients reach the right decisions about the care of their properties. 

Throughout all of this, we’ll be here to support you to continuously develop your skills, get involved in exciting projects, and build a rewarding career at the National Trust.

In your application, please provide details of how you meet the following minimum criteria:

• Full member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB) or Architects Registration Board (ARB)
• Possess building conservation certification/accreditation or have the motivation to achieve this
• Full driving licence will be required for travel around the region (mileage allowance will be paid for work travel)
• Knowledge of building conservation, defect diagnosis, maintenance, and repair
• Track record of preparing specifications and schedules of works
• Project Management experience
• Experience in contract management and contract administration in a supervisory capacity
• Experience of financial responsibility for projects and cyclical work & data management

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Free parking at most locations

• Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.