Graduate Building Surveyor Opportunity at Cooke & Arkwright, Cardiff  

  • Vacancy for graduate building surveyor at Cooke & Arkwright

Cooke & Arkwright is currently looking for a full-time Graduate Building Surveyor to join the Building Consultancy team in Cardiff.

The role will involve assisting in a wide range of commercial Building Surveying matters, working with both private and public sector clients.

The successful candidate will  join Cooke & Arkwright’s highly skilled team of Chartered Building Surveyors with over 40 years of surveying experience combined, providing an excellent environment for the successful candidate to work towards becoming a chartered member of the RICS.

Graduate Building Surveyor Duties:

  • Undertaking measured surveys;
  • Preparation of CAD drawings, including floor plans, elevations and section details;
  • Preparation of Schedules of Condition;
  • Preparation of Schedules of Dilapidations;
  • Defect investigation, analysis and repair advice;
  • Working effectively with the team, assisting with various Building Surveying tasks.

Graduate Building Surveyor Requirements:

  • RICS accredited Building Surveying degree;
  • A keen interest in Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in buildings;
  • An understanding of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG);
  • Proficient CAD skills;
  • Strong IT skills including Word and Excel;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Ability and confidence to meet with clients and contractors;
  • Ability to work independently and in a team;
  • Self motivated;
  • Good time-management skills;
  • Access to own vehicle and full UK Drivers Licence.

This is a full-time position based on 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary and package to be commensurate with experience.

To apply please forward your CV to george.watts@coark.com

Enquiries about this role are welcome, on a confidential basis, to George Watts on 07776185980 or george.watts@coark.com

Further information about Cooke & Arkwright can be found at https://www.coark.com/

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Cooke & Arkwright have been providing rating valuation advice to The Welsh Rugby Union Limited (“WRU”) and Millennium Stadium plc for many years. They were recently successful in achieving substantial reductions in the assessments of the Millennium Stadium, covering both the 2005 and 2010 rating list. These negotiated reductions yielded savings of c.£3.5m which, crucially, allows the WRU to re-invest in rugby throughout Wales. They advise the WRU across the group portfolio including the National Centre of Excellence in the Vale of Glamorgan. The valuation issues across the WRU portfolio are complex requiring a high level of understanding of the funding and finances of professional sport in Wales. Cooke & Arkwright’s experience and understanding of these issues and application to the rating valuation have yielded these substantial negotiated reductions. The WRU and the Millennium Stadium entrust our work to organisations with the required levels in experience and expertise in dealing with these complex issues. I am glad to say we have this expertise in Wales. I would have no hesitation in recommending ratepayers making use of this Welsh based expertise.

Steve Phillips, Group Finance Director, Welsh Rugby Union Group