Chartered Building Surveyor

Want to be more in charge of your own professsional destiny…

Our client is a dynamic, independent building consultancy in Southwest London, already well established with a robust client base and a growing pipeline of project work. Consequently, the company needs to expand by hiring a Chartered Building Surveyor and can tangibly offer the prospect of becoming an equity holder in due course.   

Role snippets:

• Providing direct project support to the Director, and managing own schemes
• Responsibility for projects from start to finish
• Mentoring an Assistant Building Surveyor (APC stage)
• Regular site visits around London (inside M25)

Key responsibilities and activities:

• Managing projects concurrently, typically schools and local authority commercial & retail projects, including decarbonisation works, under £1m.
• Inspect the condition of client buildings, identify and analyse defects and provide advice and structured proposals for repair.
• Undertake feasibility studies for building projects.
• Assist in preparing scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works.
• Prepare and present design proposals using computer-aided design (Auto-CAD and Sketch-up) and traditional drawing methods.
• Liaise with appropriate authorities (e.g. planning enquiries and building inspectors) and produce documentation for statutory approval.
• Prepare documents for tender.
• Liaise with clients from project inception to delivery.
• Assist with implementing reactive and planned maintenance works.
• Supervising the work of building contractors.

Those willing to apply, MUST haves:

• BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying (pls do not apply without this accredited degree) & MRICS status
• Experience (as a surveyor) of schools / universities / academies
• Strong contract administration skills
• Ideally some professional exposure re: dilapidations, building surveys, party wall
• JCT D&B contract knowledge  
• Consultancy and / or relevant client-side background
• Enthusiastic. proactive & committed work ethic   
• Proven client management skills (as 1st point of contact)
• London based (within M25)
• Car owner & car driver  

Salary c£55-65k + bens +25 days per year, plus bank holidays & christmas shut down + 4% Pension 4% employer contribution

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