Building Surveyor
Permanent London and the South East
Competitive Salary - £40,000 - £50,000 + Excellent Benefits
The Client
Our client who are skilled interdisciplinary team offers a comprehensive range of construction consultancy services across a wide range of sectors: housing, education, health, care, blue light, commercial, and regeneration and mixed use. They are an industry leader. They specialise in analysing defects and put together efficient, effective recovery plans for any property type, included listed buildings. They are now looking to increase their turnover by investing in a Building Surveyor.
The Role
* Undertake all duties in accordance with practice procedures where applicable.
* Be responsible for other members of staff, co-ordinating workload and ensuring their tasks and duties are carried out in accordance with Practice procedures
* Responsible for Assistant Building Surveyor/Trainee, Building Surveyor/Year-out Students
The Responsibilities
* Assist Project Team Leader with Client liaison to include presentation of schemes, project programming and other matters affecting delivery of service.
* Act as the Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent on a wide range of building types, utilising all standard forms of construction and assuming full responsibility for the following
* Visit site and carry out and issue inspections reports.
* Prepare and present initial appraisal and feasibility reports.
* Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings or sites.
* Prepare and present outline design proposals, including preparation of budget estimate costs.
* Prepare and present for approval complete scheme designs.
* Prepare full working drawings sufficient for the construction of the project.
* Submit applications for statutory approvals, including Planning, Listed Building Consent and Building Control Approval.
* Prepare specifications and schedules of work and/or provide information for the preparation of bills of quantities
* Invite tenders for the main contract, carry out tender analysis and prepare tender reports.
* Prepare contract documents.
* Undertaking Contract Administration duties in accordance with Practice procedures and verification strategies.
* Preparing maintenance manuals.
* Undertake professional services to include Party Wall procedures, schedules of condition, inspection of buildings to determine condition and future maintenance liabilities, including preparing detailed reports.
* Delegating any of the above duties whilst retaining responsibility for achievement.
Requirements
* Minimum 1 year post-qualification (BSc (Hons) degree or similar in Building Surveying) experience and/or breath of knowledge and competence commensurate with this position..
* Associate membership of RICS or equivalent recognised qualification or on route
* Attending Core Competencies and internally/externally run CPDs in order to achieve a minimum of 20 hours per year continued professional development
Rewards
* Pension 4.5% for 4.5% total of 9%, 27 days holiday + 1 day holiday for birthday, (option to buy more holiday) + Additional leave for long service
* Business mileage to site from the office paid at 45p per mile.
* Flexible start and finish times from 8am-4.15pm through to 10am-6.15pm, in half hour increments.
* Option to work from home. Our preference is being office based more initially, but this is flexible. Our Group is in the office on Tuesdays and Fridays which are the days we expect attendance of everyone.
* Full internal mentoring, and internal and external CPD's including significant APC support where required.
* Medicash - Private GP and Care for mental health