Quantity Surveyor

St Catherine’s Church, Hoarwithy, has been awarded a Development Phase grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Hoarwithy Vision Project.

A Quantity Surveyor is required to provide cost consultancy for a programme of priority conservation works that will remove it from the Heritage at Risk Register: reroofing of the Nave, West Narthex and South Ambulatory, upgrading of rainwater goods, masonry works, internal plaster repairs and redecoration, and conservation cleaning of windows, to be undertaken over the next three years, and costing approximately £760,000.

St Catherine’s Church is one of the most remarkable parish churches in England. Grade I listed due to its exceptional architectural and historic interest, in 1870 its incumbent, the Rev’d William Poole, set about transforming the original simple brick chapel into an extraordinary Italianate and Byzantine-inspired church building, described by Simon Jenkins as ‘a complete work of revivalist art, rare for its date and an astonishing creation.’

The church is part of the Parish of Hentland with Hoarwithy. It is in regular use as a place of worship and community venue, and attracts visitors, walkers, artists and heritage enthusiasts drawn by its architectural beauty and tranquil setting within the Wye valley.

Closing date for applications:12 noon, Wednesday 21 October 2026

Interviews: Friday 23 October 2026.