Senior Building Surveyor

About the role

The Senior Building Surveyor oversees multiple projects, providing expert guidance and oversight in construction projects. Responsibilities include conducting detailed building surveys, delivering technical solutions for structural and maintenance issues, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple projects and manage own time and deadlines to meet client needs.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks with excellent technical attention to detail.
• Communicate, influence, and negotiate clearly and effectively across all levels, with clients and external stakeholders.
• Lead project teams, liaise with contractors and clients, and deliver safe and efficient building solutions.
• Manage risk and advise on building legislation and sustainability practices.
• Carry out building surveys to a consistently high standard across multiple construction projects at any one time.
• Deliver and lead on PPMs (Planned Preventative Maintenance), Fire Compartmentation, Schedule of Condition, Dilapidations and Party Wall services to clients.
• Provide clients with timely advice on legal and planning issues, including managing the planning and building regulations application process.
• Assist with insurance claims or financial settlements related to unexpected damage to properties.
• Work closely with other service divisions, such as Cost Management and Projects, to ensure collaborative client projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to budget.
• Attend conferences and networking events to build new business contacts and networks.
• Attend site meetings and internal meetings to assist with communication and collaboration.
• Seek guidance from senior colleagues when required. Support and guide junior members of staff.
• Lead and guide junior members of staff with internal protocol, change initiatives, including carrying out 'people practices' such as appraisals, one2ones.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, champion change initiatives, and implement processes that drive organisational efficiency and innovation.
• Maintain and establish knowledge on industry trends, regulations, and best practices through attendance to CPDs.

Requirements

• Education: Degree or equivalent experience in Building Surveying.
• Professional: MRICS/MCIOB, CIOBE or equivalent.
• Software/IT Tools: AutoCAD Viewer, JCT Contract Software, NBS, GoReport and MS Projects.
• Driving License: Yes.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5 years relevant experience working within the construction industry as a building surveyor, typically achieving professional status or being close to achieving.
• Knowledge: Knowledge in Building Safety Act and Regulations, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, BICS Professional Competence (APC) core competencies (Level 3), JCT Joint Contracts Tribunal Forms of Contract, NEC - New Engineering Contract Administration.
• Desirable: PQS experience, qualifications in fire safety standards and fire risk assessments, RICS External Wall Systems qualification, Institute of Party Wall Surveyors qualification, familiarity with public policy, funding mechanisms, managing multiple projects at one time, calculating fees and producing fee proposals for building surveys, keeping the fee tracker updated, providing advisory services, managing the planning and building regulations application process, liaising with local planning bodies, fulfilling the role of Contract Administrator and/or Employer's Agent, carrying out building surveys, overseeing technical reports, delivering PPMs, Fire Compartmentation, Schedule of Condition, Dilapidations and Party Wall services, providing advice on property alterations, improvements, extensions, and the deterioration of defects, assisting with insurance claims or financial settlements, assisting with small-scale building works, working closely with other service divisions, attending conferences and networking events, attending site meetings and internal meetings, seeking guidance from senior colleagues, supporting and guiding junior members of staff, identifying opportunities for process improvement, championing change initiatives, implementing processes that drive organisational efficiency and innovation, monitoring internal resourcing and workload within the team, supporting recruitment when required, maintaining and establishing knowledge on industry trends, regulations, and best practices through attendance to CPDs.

Skills

• Technical Knowledge & Skills: Ability to analyse complex situations, identify issues, and develop effective solutions. Understanding of the administration of building contracts, applying commercial project management knowledge.
• Organisational and Time Management Skills: Ability to oversee multiple projects and organise own time and deadlines to meet differing client needs.
• Effective Communication: Ability to communicate, influence, and negotiate clearly and effectively across all levels, with clients and external stakeholders. Comfortable leading meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Team Work and Collaboration: Good leadership capabilities through building healthy team and client relationships, fostering a positive and cooperative work environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Private Vitality Healthcare for you and your family
• 27 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays (plus buy and sell holiday)
• Individual Bonus scheme
• 4 x Death in Service
• 6% Employer Contribution Pension
• Professional Membership Fees Paid
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Contractual Sick Pay
• Regular Funded Social Events
• RICS/APC Professional Accreditation Support
• Personal Career Development
• Internal Training

Pay

Details of pay are confidential and will be shared with successful candidates during the interview process.

Schedule

Details of the schedule are confidential and will be shared with successful candidates during the interview process.