Hill & Hill Recruitment are seeking a Senior Surveyor to work with one of our Local Authority clients based in London.

Key Responsibilities

* Reporting to the Senior Building Surveyor, ensure property portfolio is maintained to high technical standards and that our buildings are safe, comfortable and serviceable. This role is responsible for the delivery of Clients surveying role across built assets including M&E services and may include management of works packages. The role is also responsible for a wide range of technical building matters from considering requests from tenants to make alterations to properties, investigating disrepair issues, recommending remedial work, instructing and liaising with contractors, preparing dilapidations reports, specification of works, advising on and ensuring H&S compliance, regulations and legislation as it applies to commercial properties.

* This is a key role for a building surveying technical professional (Career Practitioner), with responsibility for identifying and defining best technical practices and procedures in the built environment and contributing to the clients Plan objectives of ensuring our properties are safe and fit for purpose.

* The post holder will be required to carry out site visits as necessary, liaise with tenants, have suitable knowledge in diagnosing building defects, specifying a wide range of repairs and maintenance works, monitor contractors' performance, and carry out H&S and compliance visits as required.

* Manage capital and compliance work packages relating to non-statutory compliance remedial repairs and maintenance matters, building improvement works, complex and persistent repair issues, etc.

* Have good understanding of building services within commercial setting and ability to produce asset register from site inspection.

* Ensure that building maintenance practice contributes to the continual reduction of carbon emissions from our buildings.

* Working closely with senior staff, the post holder is expected to work to high standards of technical and contract management practice, as well as working closely with and supporting other colleagues in the team to ensure consistency in practice and outcomes.

* The role combines building technical skills and knowledge with understanding of the built environment, along with excellent communication and interpersonal practices.

About you

* A building surveying degree (or other appropriate field i.e. building control, fire engineering, etc) and relevant experience in the field of surveying.

* Experience of managing contractors, including FM services contracts, and consultants/specialists.

* Experience in drafting technical specifications for building fabric and/or M&E works.

* Significant technical knowledge and surveying/quality inspection experience