Building Surveyor
Newcastle
Construction Consultancy firm
This role has excellent prospects for an individual who has a strong ambition to progress and enjoys working collaboratively within a vibrant team and has experience in managing client relationships and dealing with legal and technical issues.
This position would be an excellent opportunity for a Building Surveyor with post qualification experience, to develop their career within a forward-thinking organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Working across a number of projects in different sectors and providing a range of building surveying / project management duties. Local Authority/ Government agencies would be an advantage.
- Assisting with the development of new and repeat business.
- Managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project by project basis in conjunction with senior colleagues.
Supporting Practice Management in the day-to-day running of the business, you'll also be involved with the following:
- Project management and Contract Administration duties for larger projects.
- Condition and measured surveys.
- Designing and implementing small - medium sized projects.
- Due diligence surveys.
- The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, such as JCT and NEC.
- Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
- Experience of defect analysis, undertaking building surveys and producing professional reports and specifications.
- Mentoring and training junior Building Surveyors as well as an active participation in the APC programme.
- Understand the principles of quality, safety and the environment within the management of projects.
- Report to your line manager and undertake work activities as defined by your manager.
- Networking to develop business opportunities.
- Take the lead in taking instructions and running jobs and commissions.
- Provide project management services.
Requirements:
- BSc (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree or similar.
- Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, MCIOB or similar. Desirable but not mandatary.
- Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience and be client facing with work winning skills.
- Experienced in project design, leading multidisciplinary refurbishment and extension projects, up to c£1m capex.
- Experience of both pre and post contract project management responsibilities and be able to deliver this service effectively to Clients.
- Good team working skills and ability to communicate well at all levels.
- Prepared to travel as required.
- To liaise with senior colleagues to help build a profitable service and positive, high performing team environment.
- Strong IT skills, Word and Excel as a minimum. Candidates should be able to produce, edit and format documents.
- AutoCAD skills as a minimum, experience of using Revit would be an advantage.
- Ability to manage and develop team members including mentoring of APC graduates.
- Experience of managing clients and their expectations.
- Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements, including CDM 2015.
- Experience of performing the role of Principal Designer, would be advantageous.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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