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 Saturday Assistant
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join Swansea’s biggest, independent leading estate agency as a Saturday Lettings coordinator supporting a selection of our 5 lettings branches through Swansea and Llanelli.
The role will require excellent communication skills over the phone and face to face. You need to hungry, driven, smart, professional and 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.
Requirements:
- Current driving licence essential.
- Ability to commit to in house training during the week as agreed is a pre-requisite.
During holidays/sickness we do have the opportunity to provide overtime, however, this is not guaranteed. Office opening hours Saturday 9am - 4pm
The successful candidate will benefit from:
- Competitive salary and incentives.
- Dawsons benefits that include training, potential career development and progression opportunities are also offered.
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Every weekend, 7 hours per week (9-4 Saturdays)
To apply please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk
2. 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!
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 Friday
- One in 4 Saturdays 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
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
3. Sales Administrator
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!
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 are looking for a well organised administrator 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: -
Main Duties;-
- To provide an accurate and efficient administrative service to all staff within the office.
- To undertake telephone and face to face sales support when required which will encompass booking viewings and market appraisal appointments.
- Comply with our company standard procedures and all statutory legislative regulations.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Keen interest in learning and keeping up to date with industry changes.
- Organised and able to prioritise workload in a faced paced environment.
- 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 MSWord, Excel and Outlook skills
Valid Driving Licence essential
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 Friday
One in 4 Saturdays 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Please apply in the first instance with covering letter (your application will not be considered without covering letter) stating why you want this position together with your c.v. 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