
Senior Chartered Building Surveyor
- Leeds
- Permanent
- Full-time
Flexible and remote working are central to our culture. So, talk to us about how we can support you. How about opting for reduced workweeks or purchasing extra leave during school holidays? What about workplace adjustments or a supported transition back after a career break? We value your transferable skills and potential and are ready to invest in your development and progression.Join us as a Senior Building Surveyor and work with colleagues as talented as you, driving innovation and excellence. Work on engaging, varied projects across retail, health, energy, commercial property, education, and public sectors. In our multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment, you'll be pivotal in managing client relationships while handling technical and legal issues.Your Purpose:
- Working across several projects in different sectors, providing a range of refurbishment, improvement and modernisation projects.
- Undertaking feasibility studies, producing specifications, obtaining estimates, obtaining statutory approvals and administering contracts for refurbishment projects.
- Using and applying standard forms of building contract, such as JCT and NEC.
- Knowledge and application of building surveying professional services.
- Mentoring and training Building Surveyors and providing Supervisor support to Junior Surveyors on the RICS APC programme.
- Completing Fire risk assessments, Passive Compartmentation Surveys and Fire Strategy reports.
- Understanding the principles of quality, safety and the environment in asset surveys, design and management of projects and portfolios.
- Supporting the senior managers in their day-to-day activities and line managing of junior Building Surveying staff.
- Carrying out lifecycle condition surveys, inspections, schedules, provide professional services and managing regional schemes.
- Development of new business opportunities including preparation and submission of bids.
- A B.Sc. (Hons) in Building Surveying or a similar RICS accredited degree.
- Chartered status essential/highly desirable.
- Sound technical surveying knowledge and significant building surveying experience.
- Experience managing clients with a strong understanding of profitability, business development and sound commercial awareness.
- Experience in mentoring, training and coaching team members.
- Experience managing workloads and projects.
- Sound knowledge drafting technical documents, including clients’ requirements, asset reviews, feasibility studies, specifications and drawings.
- Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Statutory Compliance.
- Specific Technical Skillsets to meet specialist Professional Building Surveying service requirements EG Dilapidations, Party Wall, Fire Risk, Access Assessments.
- Excellent time management, punctuality and commitment to getting the job done.