We are seeking a highly competent and enthusiastic Associate Building Surveyor who is self-driven and client-facing. The successful candidate will enjoy a diverse range of high-quality instructions, with a focus on the design and contract administration of new build, extension, refurbishment, and elemental renewal building projects.
Salary = £65-75K
Bonus = £10-15K
Office location = Dudley (DY postcode)
Day to Day of the Role:
- Ensure adherence to the company's processes, technical and behavioural standards
- Ensure the quality assurance of the teams technical output
- Be a fully committed and positive member of the management and technical team
- Be self motivated and motivational to all members of the team
- Support with problem solving within the team
- Develop and maintain good client relations and be responsible for the management of a number of clients accounts
- Support with and prepare fee proposals and set up projects ready for the technical team to deliver
- Seek to develop new business opportunities
- Promote the cross selling across other divisions / offices
- Support with the development and training of junior staff
- Design and providing clear direction to Architectural Technologists for Auto CAD output on complex projects.
- Project procurement through the RIBA work stages
- Advising clients on schemes and projects and determining requirements by carrying out feasibility studies and budget costings
- Preparing scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
- Preparing documents for tender and advising on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes
- Contract administration
- Project management
- Ensuring projects are completed on budget and to schedule
- Experience and track record of securing Capital funding from funding agencies
- Building Surveys recording the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects, including proposals for repair
- Advising on the management and supervision of maintenance works of buildings including provision of PPM schedules
- Processing planning applications and advising clients on property legislation including DDA, health and safety and building regulations
- Carrying out party wall procedures for both building owner and adjoining owner
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven Senior Building Surveyor experience within consultancy
- Experience in Professional Services work, Fire Risk Assessments, and Party Wall surveying is beneficial.
- Experience providing services to the public sector, ideally the Education Sector.
- Well-rounded in all areas of managerial responsibility and building surveying.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A clean Enhanced DBS Check is required due to work with education clients.
Benefits:
- Salary of £48-55K + bonus of £5-10K
- AXA healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Additional holidays for long service
- Performance-based bonus
- Professional subscriptions paid
- Life insurance
- Electric vehicle plan
To apply for this Senior Building Surveyor position, please submit your CV today.