United Kingdom Accreditation Service, certifying your timber frame project is manufactured and erected to reliable and quality ISO 9001:2000 procedures SGS - Society General de Surveillance ensures that quality systems and procedures are used in the design, manufacture and erection of your engineered timberframe structure is of the highest standard FSC - Forest Stewardship Council - FSC Timber Frame certification. Benfield ATT hold Chain of Custody certification for the Design, Sales, Manufacture & Distribution of Engineered Timber Structures – FSC endorsed by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF and EcoHomes Investors in People, Benfield ATT are one of a few timber frame companies to hold an award for the training and ongoing development of their people and service   Examples of timber frame homes

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Project Mgt - Building Surveyor / Clerk of Works

Graduate / Qualified Surveyor, or Clerk of Works To work with specialist timber frame projects, from estimating and setting out, to project management and completed contracts.

The position will involve collaboration with other professional firms, developers, self builders, public authorities, housing associations, building contractors, and property owners, as well as presentations to appropriate professional bodies, throughout the UK. Some overseas travel may be involved.


Key tasks will include -

  • ensuring that projects operate within agreed contract parameters
  • maintaining written, photographic and computerised records of all project activities and actions
  • collaborating with the Company's technical and professional staff to identify key project organisation and risk areas, including differences and points of potential major concern in timber framed projects.
  • liasing with our own factory, sub contractors, external professionals, haulers, etc. to ensure project time scales are both feasible and achieved.
  • using appropriate software to achieve performance norms
  • promoting Lean Construction and Six Sigma teamwork amongst colleagues and sub-contractors
  • assisting in establishing a body of specialist knowledge for company and partner reference
  • work will be carried out under the direction of Dr. Michael Benfield, who is a both a Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Builder

This is intended to be a permanent appointment and offers excellent career advancement opportunities for the right candidate


Candidate profile -

  • while formal qualification is not necessary, an appropriate professional qualification is desirable
  • extensive construction experience is required
  • construction management background desirable
  • work experience with engineers, quantity surveyors and architects desirable.
  • self starter, able to work autonomously while still being part of a team
  • some knowledge of timber frame desirable
  • working knowledge of computer software essential
  • good communications, English and Maths skills necessary
  • good presentation skills desirable


To be considered for these role/s, please Click Here to download an application form. Then include a CV together with an outline of:-

a) why you consider yourself suited for the post
b) what you think might be entailed in the work
c) how your experience to date fits the job profile / requirement to...

Personnel Department
Benfield ATT Ltd
Castle Way
Caldicot
Monmouthshire
NP26 5PR

Tel: 01291 437065


Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - Benfield ATT's membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self-builds, new homes, schools and social housing for local housing authorities AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality HBF - the only developer partnering timber frame company to be members of the House Builders Federation. Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
Benfield ATT FSC-Certified Engineered Timber Structures do not cost the Earth.
Chain of Custody TT-COC-1928. FSC Trademark (C) 1996 Forestry Stewardship Council