Careers

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 3 vacancies:

Residential Lettings Branch Administrator (January 2021)

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 a suitable candidate to undertake a branch administrator role within their Mumbles lettings team. The successful candidate will join their busy, experienced, and motivated residential lettings department to ensure Dawsons landlords and tenants receive effective, customer focussed property management during their tenancy.

This is an exciting opportunity for 12 months maternity cover within the lettings industry and within one of the top 5% of agents within the country, in fact the ONLY agent in South West Wales to be listed in the Best Agents Guide 2021. Whilst the role is one to cover a 12 month maternity period, a successful candidate with a proven 12 month track record maybe considered for a permanent role at the end of this period. Dawsons are ideally looking for a full time position to commence in February 2021, although part time with a minimum of 18 hours a week may also be considered.

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 administrators along with our negotiators, valuers and property inspectors, 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 telephone and face to face sales support when required.
- Comply with the companies standard procedures and all statuary legislative and regulatory requirements effecting letting agency.
- Helping negotiators to assist in the process through to a tenants 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.

Job Types: Full/part time, Permanent

To apply please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk

EXPERIENCED Residential Lettings Property Manager (February 2021)

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 a suitable candidate to join their busy, experienced, and motivated residential lettings property management department to ensure Dawsons landlords and tenants receive effective, customer focussed property management during their tenancy.

Along with our current and experienced property management team, the successful candidate will be responsible for several key roles and the geographical areas covering our Swansea offices.

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 property management.

The key areas of the role, amongst many other aspects, will involve:

• • Planning and conducting routine property visits, arranged through the department by the use of desktop and remote software systems.

• • Reporting directly to the branch and department managers alongside experienced members within the department, as well as liaising closely with other members of the residential lettings team. Ensuring our landlords, tenants, contractors and colleagues are fully abreast of actions you have taken, programmes of work and progress and recording the same to the property management system.

• • Assisting the property management’s team ‘office based staff’ with telephone enquiries and maintenance requests from landlords and tenants. This will include liaising with our trusted third parties involved with the successful completion of a repair, addition or upgrade within a managed property, along with obtaining competitive quotations where required.

• • Liaising with contractors to plan and carry out authorised repairs/projects, and to monitor the on-going repair/maintenance projects through to completion.

• • Processing contractor invoicing, through liaising with our internal accounts department.

• • Planning and conducting end of tenancy vacation inspections, arranged through the department with the use of desktop and remote software systems.

• • To collate and submit evidence to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) in the event of a disputed deposit, including any evidence required as part of an adjudication case and dealing with any Insurance claims.

• • Plan and co-ordinate a personal and team monthly diary for end of tenancy inspections and routine property visits, in conjunction with other inspectors and the department as a whole.

You will be expected to:

• • Comply with Dawsons Employee Handbook including your Health and Safety responsibilities
• • Comply with all current legislation affecting the business
• • Be a good team worker – supporting and promoting all of our services and departments
• • Ensure all management systems are kept up to date and maintained
• • Ensure that only approved and suitable contractors are instructed
• • Delivering excellent customer service at all times
• • Peer check all management visit reports

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• • Excellent team worker with a flexible approach to work
• • Have an ability to multi-task and self-motivate
• • Be adaptable and a good team player
• • To have a strong service ethic with great attention to detail
• • Strong organisational skills
• • Excellent written and oral communication skills and confidence in dealing with clients
• • A professional, positive, and enthusiastic approach
• • A strong customer focus (taking and using your initiative)
• • The ability to meet and exceed targets
• • Great accuracy and attention to detail
• • Ability to work on your own as well as in a busy team environment
• • Intermediate MS Word, Excel, & Outlook skills
• • Experience in either property management or the lettings field is preferred but not essential

Job Types: Full time, Permanent

To apply please send your covering letter along with your CV to ricky.purdy@dawsonsproperty.co.uk

Experienced Sales Negotiator

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sales Negotiator to join our highly successful team. This is an excellent opportunity to join Swansea’s leading independent estate agent.

We are looking for a dynamic, driven and professional negotiator with excellent customer service skills.

You will be using a mixture of negotiation, marketing and sales skills to existing and new clients so as to maintain, develop and promote sales in all avenues of our business. You will need to be a genuine ‘people’ person, you will need to inspire confidence in your clients and liaise with a range of different professionals within the industry, the relationships you build up will be crucial to your success. You need to have confidence in your own abilities and to carry out work unsupervised when necessary.

Keys Responsibilities:

Meet and greet clients in a confident, positive, enthusiastic and professional manner.

Helping, advising and qualifying buyers ensuring their needs and requirements are met, by matching to suitable properties.

Maintain and develop existing and new clients through planned individual reviews.

Accompanying buyers around properties.

Negotiating offers.

Undertake market appraisals

Possess a full understanding of the conveyancing process

Have knowledge of the local market

Requirements:

Full clean driving licence.

Smart appearance, well spoken and articulate.#

We offer career progression, training and referral scheme.

Hours: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm – Monday to Friday

One in 4 Saturdays 9.00 am to 4.00 pm

Please apply in the first instance with covering letter stating why you want this position together with your c.v

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application deadline: 28/02/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

COVID-19 considerations: please visit www.dawsonsproperty.co.uk for our Covid-19 health and safety policy and procedures

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