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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