Why we are hiring

Due to the volume of new instructions received on high quality projects, we can offer an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and highly motivated candidates to join our well established and respected private practice.

What we do

Murray Birrell works predominantly in the private sector in Central London and the Home Counties. Our areas of work cover the following:

• Contract administration,
• Planned maintenance surveys,
• Schedules of condition and dilapidations,
• Development monitoring,
• Party wall matters,
• Defects analysis,
• Landlord’s representative in relation to tenants’ fit-out and alteration works.

About us

We have been in business for nearly 30 years and the successful applicant will be joining a highly motivated and experienced team, active in several external roles beyond servicing our client base.

We are also keen to highlight the following:

• One of our co-founders is Chairman of the London Branch of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club, a Learned Society for professionals with a particular interest in matters relating to the Party Wall etc Act 1996
• We have an RICS accredited conservation surveyor who is an expert on maintaining and restoring heritage buildings and who is keen to guide other surveyors to be RICS-qualified heritage experts themselves and
• One of our Directors is responsible for mentoring junior members of staff throughout their journey to qualification as a Chartered Surveyor and also acts as an RICS Assessor interviewing potential candidates as part of their final assessment of professional competence.

As you can imagine we are very proud of our Client list, which continues to grow! Click here for more details

Benefits

We can offer the successful candidate:

• a competitive salary and benefits package
• interesting workload and client base
• career development opportunities
• full CPD support

Location

The roles are office-based in the London Borough of Bromley, next to Petts Wood station, with additional central London office facilities in Mount Street, London W1. 

How to apply

Applicants should respond with a CV and an accompanying email to careers@murraybirrell.co.uk 

Any queries before submitting your details can be directed to the same email address.

We look forward to hearing from those candidates who feel they have the required skills and experience and are keen to develop their career as part of our team.

Current Vacancies

SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR

Who we are looking for

The position is for a Senior Surveyor.  It is not necessary for candidates to cover all areas of our work but a specialism in several of them and a working knowledge of the others would be considered essential for this role.

There is potential for significant career development for the successful candidate, in fact we are looking for a person who can demonstrate a desire to progress into a more senior position within the company.

We are therefore looking for a client-facing person who can demonstrate sound technical and communication skills, work in a team environment, is able to accept responsibility for receipt and successful delivery of client instructions, has good interpersonal skills, and sound commercial sense to develop new business opportunities.

We require the successful candidate to continue their personal professional development; be aware of the company’s health and safety policy; follow data protection and equal opportunities requirements, and make the directors aware if there are any non-compliance issues in these and any other relevant areas.

GRADUATE BUILDING SURVEYOR

Who we are looking for

We seek a Graduate Building Surveyor who can receive, discuss and agree instructions from a line manager regarding services to be provided. The ideal candidate will be able to plan and organise their workload with their manager, understand the need for profitability, and can manage their workload to meet targets of time taken versus fee earned.

Additionally, carry out whatever technical and other work may be required to be undertaken, follow specific technical systems and/or procedures e.g. building contracts, Practice Notes, when requested to do so, and to research and enquire about matters that the Graduate Building Surveyor is not familiar with.

The successful candidate will be capable of handling day to day liaison with the office, and display good communication and administration skills relevant to a Graduate Building Surveyor.

We require the successful candidate to continue their personal professional development; be aware of the company’s health and safety policy; follow data protection and equal opportunities requirements, and make the directors aware if there are any non-compliance issues in these and any other relevant areas.