Careers
Are you considering a career in Estate Agency, Lettings, Property Management or Surveying?
Thanks for taking the time to visit our site today and most importantly our career page.
At Dawsons we understand our most valuable resource is our strong team of local experienced property experts, assisting our clients with ‘all things property’ such as: property sales, rentals, mortgage and financial advice, a dedicated auction dept, and a land and new homes team.
Being a local independent partnership, we have continuously grown since inception in 1991 to now having over 120 employees within our branches covering Swansea, Llanelli and surrounding areas. We are extremely proud to note that over 60% of our team have been with us for over 10 years, with many of these being 20 years +, this is due to the investment in our team’s training and development along with the encouragement for our staff members to grow individually alongside the business.
A testament to ‘team Dawsons’ for their hard work and dedication to our clients is the numerous local, regional, and national awards that we have won over the years.
So do you have a passion for property?
Whilst we may not always have positions advertised below, both our sales and rentals directors (Jo & Ricky) are always keen to speak with individuals that have an eye for property, excellent customer service skills, current or previous experience within the industry, or indeed someone new to sales or lettings that has a hunger to learn and would like to engage in a career in ‘All Things Property’.
If this sounds like you, we suggest you email us your CV with a covering letter. We will definitely take the time to look over any emails/letters/CV’s received, so please get in touch today at careers@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
WE CURRENTLY HAVE THESE VACANCIES
1. Residential Lettings Property Management & Inspector
Dawsons, the leading Estate agency in Swansea and Llanelli, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual for the role of Residential Lettings Property Management & Inspector within our rental department.
This position offers the opportunity to work with diverse clientele and properties across various areas. We require someone with enthusiasm, a commitment to high levels of customer service, and a proactive approach to property management.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning agency ranked among the top 500 agents in the country. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record and experience in property management, preferably within the lettings sector. We are looking for individuals who are eager to advance their career in the property industry with a client-focused company like Dawsons.
The working hours for this role are Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 5.30pm, Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm and to include one Saturday in four, 9.00 to 4.00pm.
Our consultants and lettings administrators, alongside our valuers and property management team, serve as the front line of Dawsons, playing a pivotal role in aiding our branch managers in the development and expansion of each office. Their dedication to delivering exceptional service and their expertise in their respective roles are instrumental in fostering positive relationships with clients and facilitating the growth of our business.
Main Responsibilities:
- Liaising with contract holders and landlords on all aspects of direct property maintenance and services reported by either party or identified as a result of property reviews.
- Liaising with Dawsons and client contractors, along with warranty/guarantee service providers.
- Organisation and the completion of legal requirements of both landlord and agent with regard yearly certificates, any annual, 5 and 10 yearly inspections.
- Facilitating quarterly property inspections, by liaising closely with Dawsons review team.
- A number of key administration office duties.
- Pro-activeness demonstrating skills that both retain and build a client base of managed and occupied properties.
The Individual:
Our property management and review coordinators, from the very outset along with all or our staff from our showroom-based coordinators through to our administration and accounting teams, are the face of Dawsons, assisting their managers in developing and growing each office.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- A professional, positive, and enthusiastic approach
- A strong customer focus
- Self-motivation
- Great accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on your own as well as in a team
- Intermediate MS Word, Excel, & Outlook skills
- Experience within this role or similar roles within property management
The successful candidate would benefit from:
- Working within a diverse and experienced team, that are both personable and driven to achieve the best results.
- Private Healthcare and pension.
- Competitive salary and incentives.
- Dawsons benefits that include training, potential career development and progression opportunities are also offered.
To apply for this position please send a covering letter along with your CV to careers@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
2. Experienced Residential Lettings Consultant
Dawsons Swansea’s Largest Lettings Agency with 5 dedicated branches across Swansea and Llanelli, is looking for a highly motivated experienced individual who is wanting to undertake a role as consultant within the rental department. This is a full-time position in our Swansea branch, working with diverse clientele and properties, along with a varied range of areas, this role demands enthusiasm and high levels of customer service from the outset.
This is an exciting opportunity within the lettings industry and with an multi award-winning agency who sits within the top 500 agents in the country. The hours of work are 9am-5.30pm Monday – Thursday, 9am-5pm Friday (and to include working one in four Saturdays 9.00am to 4.00pm).
Dawsons are looking for someone with proven success and experience, within property, a targeted environment and the lettings sector, an exceptional individual who has proven success within the industry, and ideally for an individual who would like to continue and further their property career with a market leading and client focused company.
Dawsons pro-active approach to lettings and our ability to provide our clients with a quick and efficient personal service, is foremost in our thinking. Our market is competitive, so we need someone that is highly energetic, experienced, and willing to go that extra mile to get the job done.
Our consultants and lettings administrators, along with our valuers and property management team, are the face of Dawsons helping assist our branch managers in developing and growing each office.
Main Responsibilities:
- Comply with the companies’ standard procedures and all statuary legislative and regulatory requirements effecting the lettings industry.
- Helping fellow team members to assist in all processes from enquiry through to a dwelling occupation.
- Carrying out accompanied viewings and liaising between landlord and contract holder.
- The negotiation of new occupation contracts, securing new clients.
- Rapport building with prospective clients, prospecting, and landlord engagement.
- Carrying out comprehensive inventory schedules and condition reports.
- Pro-activeness demonstrating skills to retain and build client base.
The Individual:
- Previous customer service experience is required, and at least 1 year within the industry would be advantageous.
- Competent time management and prioritising skills.
- Full driving license is essential for the role.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- A professional, positive, forward thinking and enthusiastic approach.
- A strong customer focus.
- Meeting and exceeding targets.
- Self-motivation.
- Great accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work on your own as well as in a team.
- Intermediate MS Word, Excel, & Outlook skills.
The successful candidate will benefit from:
- Competitive salary and incentives.
- Dawsons benefits that include training, potential career development and progression opportunities are also offered.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
Requirements:
- Customer service experience: 1 year (requirement)
- Lettings/Estate Agency experience: 1 year (requirement)
- Driving Licence (required)
To apply please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
3. Residential Property Sales Consultants
Dawsons are the leading, multi award winning independent estate agency established in 1991. We are currently ranked in the top 30 out of 15,000 U.K based estate agents, with Dawsons achieving DOUBLE GOLD in the EA Masters (Best Estate Agent Guide) and having done so now for a consecutive 5 years running.
Having an established name is important, but in reality it’s our people that make us the best, renowned for delivering exemplary service and out-standing results.
Do you have boundless energy, a true passion for helping people coupled with compassion and resilience together with a natural desire to succeed to be the best?
If so, we want to hear from you!
Helping people move is far more than a job for us, we love what we do and will always go that extra mile to ensure our clients receive the best possible experience and the results that they want.
Moving home is probably one of the most important decisions in people’s lives and there is nothing more rewarding than being on that journey with our clients from start to finish.
We are highly innovative and forward thinking with the emphasis on recognising and rewarding our people. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting and inspiring workplace where we will provide all the necessary training, support and mentoring to help you on your career path and climb the ladder within our company.
We have a number of key positions available across our network for those looking to start out in property and or those wishing to progress and develop within the industry and so if you meet the following criteria, we want to hear from you: -
- Out-standing customer service skills.
- Excellent communication skills - a good listener, always remaining professional, enthusiastic and confident when meeting and greeting clients.
- A great team player with strong organisation and planning skills.
- Problem solver with positive out-look.
- Energy and Drive to achieve the desired results for our clients.
What the role entails:-
- Convincing prospective clients that Dawsons is the right one to handle their sale
- Maintain and develop a computerised client and prospect database
- Maintain and develop existing and new clients through planned individual reviews
- Advising clients on database of new properties on the market
- Making appointments and accompanying buyers around properties
- Finding buyers in a position to proceed with a purchase and willing to pay an acceptable price
- Helping and advising buyers to decide what they want to buy
- Marketing and promoting properties for sale
- Measure-up and photograph properties, discussing with the sellers about their property and special features
- Representing sellers in negotiation with prospective buyers
- Keeping up to date with local trends in the residential market
- Attend training to develop relevant knowledge and skills
Rewards
- Competitive salary and incentives.
- Full training, potential career development and progression opportunities are also offered.
- Performance/target related bonus's
- Access to confidential employee wellbeing assistance programme
- Access to free vocational qualification
- 28 day's holidays (including bank holidays) per annum with additional days accrued after qualifying period
- 6 extra non-contractual and fully paid lieu days for every alternate Saturday worked in a calendar year
Requirements:
- Full clean driving licence.
- Smart appearance, well spoken and articulate.
- Hours: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm – Monday to Thursday, 9am-5pm on Friday
- One in 4 Saturdays 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
To apply please send your covering letter (your application will not be considered without covering letter) stating why you want this position along with your CV to jst@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
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If the position you were looking for is not listed, but are still interested in joining 'team Dawsons', please check back soon or email your CV and covering email/letter to careers@dawsonsproperty.co.uk