Head of Building Surveying

Role: Head of Building Surveying

Location: Brighton, East Sussex

Hours: Full-time

Pay: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a generous commission structure based on fees generated

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Building Surveying to join one of our longstanding clients, an established property consultancy based in Brighton.

This is a rare senior-level opportunity for an ambitious and commercially minded Chartered Building Surveyor to take ownership of a Building Surveying department, with the autonomy to develop and grow the service while remaining actively involved in fee-earning work and client delivery.

Benefits

• Senior leadership position with significant autonomy and influence
• Clear progression pathway to Director or Partner level
• Performance-related bonus / profit share
• Supportive and forward-thinking working environment
• Opportunity to build and develop a Building Surveying department
• Key position within the wider senior management team

The Requirements

• BSc Hons in Building Surveying from a RICS-accredited degree programme
• Full Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, MRICS
• Strong all-round building surveying experience
• Proven client-facing and work-winning capabilities
• Commercially aware with experience managing fees, budgets and client relationships
• Ability to develop a profitable Building Surveying service
• Strong leadership, team-working and communication skills
• Experience supporting, mentoring and developing other surveyors
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to produce, edit and format professional reports and documentation
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• Legal right to work in the UK

The Role

• Lead and develop the Building Surveying department
• Set the strategic direction and performance objectives for the department
• Develop client relationships and identify opportunities to win new work
• Deliver building surveys and condition reports
• Undertake contract administration and project management
• Complete defect analysis and prepare technical reports
• Advise on landlord and tenant dilapidations
• Manage Party Wall matters
• Develop planned maintenance programmes
• Complete Reinstatement Cost Assessments
• Write and prepare detailed schedules of works for tender
• Prepare fee proposals and manage project budgets
• Ensure projects are delivered profitably and to a high professional standard
• Maintain compliance with RICS regulations
• Manage, mentor and support surveyors and assistants at different stages of their careers
• Contribute to the wider strategy and growth of the business as part of the senior management team

If you're keen to join an established property consultancy where you can build and shape your own department, develop a team and have a genuine pathway towards Director or Partner level, then please apply to this Head of Building Surveying role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9:00am - 5:30pm.