HM Revenue & Customs
Chartered Building Surveyor – Built Environment
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This role is part of HMRC Valuation Office, formerly known as the Valuation Office Agency. We have recently integrated into HMRC.
HMRC Valuation Office are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.
Job Description
Chartered Building Surveyor – Built Environment – Role Overview
The Valuation Office is seeking a RICS-qualified Chartered Building Surveyor to join our Built Environment and Minerals Surveying (BEAMS) team.
The BEAMS team prides itself on its professionalism, customer focus, and the provision of independent and impartial cost and surveying services. Our team comprises Chartered Surveyors specialising in Minerals & Waste Management, Quantity, and Building Surveying, providing impartial advice relating to cost and repair.
Our services are essential for maintaining the Agency's non-domestic rating list. BEAMS also extends its professional services to other government bodies.
BEAMS are responsible for the provision of surveying services encompassing a diverse portfolio of properties and specialist building structures, varying significantly in complexity and scale. Professionals within our team may be assigned to projects involving historically significant buildings, as well as unique and specialised structures such as lighthouses, government facilities, and nuclear sites.
As part of our core services, we specialise in two areas of surveying:
- Building Surveying - This encompasses comprehensive assessments, including pathology analysis, cost scheduling for repair works, dilapidation surveys, condition assessments, insurance reinstatement evaluations, disrepair cost estimations, and depreciated reinstatement cost advice. Our expertise extends to the preparation of Agency Cost Guides, incorporating detailed specifications, evidence-based cost data, and the provision of cost information to support contractor basis valuations. We also provide development viability assessments and cost appraisals for various government bodies.
The training we offer will support you to enhance your technical knowledge and further your career.
Chartered Building Surveyor – Built Environment – Key Responsibilities
- Providing specialist advice on the cost and repair of buildings, infrastructure, and associated attributes. Preparing schedules of costs and professional reports.
- Maintaining your knowledge through CPD (Continuous Professional Development) in areas of legislation, case law, codes of practice and professional standards relevant to your area of expertise and the work undertaken within the Built Environment Team.
- Managing and mitigating risks and issues, ensuring timely escalation to senior colleagues.
- Managing and supporting the delivery of single jobs or projects to ensure time, cost, and quality deliverables are met.
- On occasions you may be called upon to act as an expert witness at Valuation Tribunal and other courts as required (Training and support in appearing as an expert witness will be provided).
- Provide mentoring, technical advice and training to support graduates and apprentices on their APC pathways and to support the development of others within the immediate team or wider agency as required.
- Working knowledge and application of Microsoft Office Excel and Word is essential to enable the preparation of reports and cost estimates.
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Person Specification
The Built Environment and Mineral Surveyors Team (BEAMS) seeks a highly motivated and technically proficient RICS Chartered Building Surveyor to join its dynamic team.
The role holder must consistently achieve project milestones and meet client expectations. This role therefore requires the capacity to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously within a dynamic, high-pressure environment. This includes adhering to delivery deadlines established in consultation with both clients and technical leads.
The successful candidate will effectively self-manage and function autonomously, working pro-actively to mitigate risks and ensure a timely escalation of potential issues to senior colleagues. The role holder will support the successful delivery of projects, adhering to predetermined time, cost, and quality standards, maintaining their current knowledge through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Essential Requirements
- Possession of a full FRICS or MRICS (Fellow or Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) qualification in Building Surveying.
- Proficient in building technology is essential. This includes competency in generating building cost estimations and repair reports, coupled with a fundamental understanding of building services and systems.
- Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to build and manage working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- To mentor and provide technical guidance to colleagues and contribute effectively within a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and decision-making skills by interpreting a range of evidence to provide relevant advice and reach sound conclusions, using initiative when problem solving with limited information.
- The successful candidate will be required to travel, which will include overnight stays. We are reasonable with our expectations and provide flexible working arrangements to support this need.
Please note that due to specialist requirements of this role, the successful candidate will be expected to:
- Commitment to Initiate the application process to attain Registered Valuer status within twelve months of commencing the role.
- Obtain Developed Vetting (DV Level) security clearance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work with various public sector organisations this must be applied for within 12 months of commencing the role.
Licences
- A full UK Driving Licence is essential to this role. However, if you are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 and do not hold a full driving licence, we will consider your application. Please contact resourcingteam@voa.gov.uk with your details before you start / submit to discuss this further.
Qualifications
- Possession of a full FRICS or MRICS (Fellow or Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) qualification in Building Surveying is required.
Memberships
- The successful candidate must initiate the application process to attain Registered Valuer status within six months of commencing the role.
Behaviours
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- These will be Technical Questions focusing on Skills relevant to a Chartered Building or Quantity Surveyor.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £48,886, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £14,162 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance that starts at 25 days, increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days and a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
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Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
If you can meet our person requirements above, we are keen to hear from you.
To apply for this post, you must complete an online application with the following:
- A CV setting out your Job History/Full Qualifications/Previous skills and experiences.
- A Personal Statement (maximum 750 words), for your personal statement we would like you to effectively demonstrate your ability to meet stated expectations outlined in the essential requirements and person specification, supported by specific examples. Please ensure to provide clear and concise evidence of your proficiency and expertise to showcase your suitability for the role.
Sift - 14th August 2026. Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change.
We will assess you on your CV and Personal Statement, Qualifications & Memberships.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
Interviews - 7th September 2026. Please note these dates are provisional and may be subject to change. These will be confirmed should you be invited to interview.
Interviews are currently taking place using Microsoft Teams Video. We will provide more detail if you
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