Senior Building Surveyor

Description

• Preparing and managing planned maintenance programmes
• Ensuring that all quantitative and financial information has been independently checked before issue, including maintaining evidence of independent checks
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit activities
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that building surveying deliverables meet customer’s requirements
• Remaining in the remit of your role and when additional responsibilities need to be carried out, conduct this in a fully informed manner with the approval of your line manager
• Planning service delivery in conjunction with the Director with overall responsibility for the project
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with business procedures
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
• Quality monitoring of construction projects
• Communicating with and providing good sound professional advice to both clients and other project team members
• Managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations and maintenance works – from feasibility through to design, contract administration to handover and post completion reviews
• Managing services delivery for profit
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Supporting business unit directors in delivering business objectives

Requirements

• Sound Building Surveying experience post MRICS qualification
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing, and maintaining customer relationships
• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
• Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
• Good knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Clear and effective communication skills – both oral and written
• Sound knowledge of construction methods and materials
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contracts Administrator or Employer's Agent
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Sound ICT Skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Sound problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills

Benefits

• Competitive car allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A contributory pension scheme
• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A comprehensive benefits provision including health cash plan
• Our global travel scholarship programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance