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 Property Sales Administrator - Marina Sales, Swansea
Ranked in the top 2% of UK agents. Dawsons, Swansea's leading independent estate agency
We believe our people are the cornerstone of our success, renowned for delivering exceptional service and outstanding results. Are you energized, passionate about helping others, resilient, and driven to excel?
We view helping people move as more than just a job; it's a fulfilling journey we embark on with our clients. We're innovative and forward-thinking, dedicated to recognizing and rewarding our team members. This is your chance to join a dynamic workplace where we provide comprehensive training, support, and mentoring to fuel your career growth within our company.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Property Administrator to join our team in managing and maintaining our property portfolio. The ideal candidate will be proficient in IT, possess excellent organisational skills, and have a strong background in customer service.
Duties:
- Utilise computerised systems to manage property databases and records
- Communicate effectively with property owners
- Handle administrative tasks such as preparing reports and correspondence
- Use software applications including Outlook for scheduling and communication
- Maintain office efficiency by organising files and handling office supplies
- Provide exceptional customer service to clients.
Experience:-
- Proven experience in an administrative role, preferably within the property sector
- Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask effectively
- Excellent communication skills.
Join our team as a Property Administrator and be part of a dynamic environment where your organisational skills and customer service expertise will be valued.
This position is ideally suited for full-time work; however, we are also open to considering part-time arrangements that accommodate school schedules.
Please submit your CV along with a cover letter to jst@dawsonsproperty.co.uk FAO Joanne Summerfield-Talbot explaining why you are a great fit for this role. (applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role)
2. Residential Lettings Client Finance Clerk
Dawsons Swansea’s Leading Lettings Agency with 5 dedicated branches across Swansea and Llanelli, is looking for a suitable candidate to join their busy, experienced, and motivated residential lettings accounts department based in our Swansea (Walter Road) branch.
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 and willing to go that extra mile to get the job done.
Along with the current and key accounts staff, the successful candidate will be responsible for general accounts and book-keeping, as well as day to day interaction with clients, and staff throughout the department.
The Role, will be responsible for;
- Receiving rental payments and allocating to the correct account.
- Preparing the rent returns and rental statements to clients.
- Liaising with the managers regarding charges to be made to client accounts.
- Recording expenditure on the database.
- Ensuring that monthly payments are received and chasing when needed.
- Answering queries from occupiers, and landlords.
- Performing bank reconciliations.
- Maintaining a backup ledger of the monthly reconciliations.
The ideal candidate will have excellent numerical, written and communication skills and will be keen to progress and will possess:
- Excellent organisational and numeracy skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- A professional, positive, and enthusiastic approach.
- A strong customer focus.
- Will possess great 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 as a minimum.
Preferable Candidates will possess:
- Experience preferred in the industry or 1 years accounting in a similar environment.
- Experience with industry or comparable software.
Note: The salary is competitive based on experience.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- 23 Days Holidays
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
To apply for this position, please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
3. Residential Lettings Consultant
Dawsons Swansea’s Largest Lettings Agency with 5 dedicated branches across Swansea and Llanelli, are 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 Morriston branch, working with diverse clientele and properties, along with a varied range of areas, the role/s 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, and ideally someone 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
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- Dawsons benefits that include training, potential career development and progression opportunities are also offered.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday (9am-5.30pm Monday – Thursday, 9am-5pm Friday)
- To include working one in four Saturdays 9.00am to 4.00pm.
Experience:
- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- estate agency: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
To apply for this position, please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
4. Residential Property Sales Consultant
Ranked in the top 2% of UK agents. Dawsons, Swansea's leading independent estate agency.
We believe our people are the cornerstone of our success, renowned for delivering exceptional service and outstanding results. Are you energized, passionate about helping others, resilient, and driven to excel?
Do you have previous experience in estate agency sales, including valuation experience? Are you equipped with strong negotiation skills, exceptional customer service abilities, and excellent communication skills?
If so, we want you on our team!
We view helping people move as more than just a job; it's a fulfilling journey we embark on with our clients. We're innovative and forward-thinking, dedicated to recognizing and rewarding our team members. This is your chance to join a dynamic workplace where we provide comprehensive training, support, and mentoring to fuel your career growth within our company.
We have an exciting opportunity in our Llanelli Sales branch. If you meet the following criteria, we want to hear from you:
- Previous experience in estate agency sales with valuation experience
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to close deals effectively.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Excellent communication skills; professional, enthusiastic, and confident.
- Strong team player with organizational and planning abilities.
- Problem solver with a positive outlook.
- Drive and energy to achieve outstanding results for our clients.
- Knowledge of local property market trends and regulations.
Roles and responsibilities include:
- Conducting property appraisals to determine accurate market values.
- Listing properties for sale
- Negotiating offers between buyers and sellers to achieve the best possible outcome.
- Convincing prospective clients that Dawsons is the right choice to handle their sale.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to clients throughout the marketing and sales process.
- Managing existing and new clients through planned individual reviews.
- Accompanying buyers around properties.
- Marketing and promoting properties for sale.
- Keeping up-to-date with market trends, property legislation, and industry developments.
- Attending training to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
Rewards include a competitive salary, incentives, full training, career development opportunities, performance-related bonuses, access to employee wellbeing assistance programs, and generous holiday allowances.
Requirements:
- Full clean driving license.
- Smart appearance, articulate, and well-spoken.
Hours:
- 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Thursday - 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Friday
- One in 4 Saturdays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
To apply, please submit a covering letter (applications without a covering letter will not be considered) explaining why you're interested in this position, along with your CV, to jst@dawsonsproperty.co.uk *Please note: Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
5. Residential Lettings Administration Coordinator
Dawsons, Swansea's leading Estate Agency, who are well established in the management of properties throughout Swansea, Llanelli and their surrounding areas, are looking for an experienced candidate to join our administration team, to undertake a full-time branch administration coordinator role at our Walter Road branch.
The successful candidate will join their busy, experienced, and motivated residential lettings department to ensure Dawsons landlords and occupiers receive effective, customer focused property management during their occupational contract.
This is an exciting opportunity within the lettings industry and with a 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 experience, within estate agency and ideally lettings administration.
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 and willing to go that extra mile to get the job done. There is no doubt, this is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career further within Residential Lettings.
Our administration coordinators along with our lettings coordinators, valuers and property management teams, are the face of Dawsons helping assist our managers in developing and growing each office.
Main Responsibilities:
- To provide an accurate and efficient administrative service to all staff with their office.
- To undertake both telephone and face to face support for our landlords, and occupiers when required.
- Comply with the companies’ standard procedures and all statuary legislative and regulatory requirements effecting letting agency.
- Helping negotiators/clients to assist in the process from property marketing through to occupation.
- Pro-activeness demonstrating skills to retain and build client base.
The Individual:
- Previous administrative experience is required, and within the industry advantageous.
- Competent time management and prioritising skills.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- A professional, positive, and enthusiastic approach
- A strong customer focus
- The ability to meet and exceed targets
- Self-motivation
- Great accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on your own as well as in a team
- Intermediate MS office 365 package (inc. Word, Excel, Outlook and team 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:
- Administration experience: 2 years (requirement)
- Lettings/Estate Agency experience: 1 year (preferred)
To apply please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
6. Saturday Property Sales Consultant
Join Dawsons, Swansea's premier independent estate agency, ranked in the top 2% of UK agents. We believe our people are the cornerstone of our success, renowned for delivering exceptional service and outstanding results. Are you energized, passionate about helping others, resilient, and driven to excel?
If so, we want you on our team!
We view helping people move as more than just a job; it's a fulfilling journey we embark on with our clients. We're innovative and forward-thinking, dedicated to recognising and rewarding our team members. This is your chance to join a dynamic workplace where we provide comprehensive training, support, and mentoring to fuel your career growth within our company.
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join Swansea’s biggest, truly independent leading estate agency as a Saturday Property Sales Consultant to join our highly successful teams across our branch network throughout Swansea and Llanelli.
The role will require excellent communication skills over the phone and face to face. You need to be hungry, driven, smart, professional and be able to deliver out-standing customer service, with a confident mature manner.
Key Responsibilities:-
Assist clients on accompanied viewings
Assist customer enquiries both in person, over the telephone or via email
Maintain up-dated records on client data base.
Current driving licence essential.
Ability to commit to in house training during the week is essential.
During holidays/sickness we do have the opportunity to provide overtime, however, this is not guaranteed.
Office opening hours: Saturday 9am - 4pm
Job Type: Part-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