Design Surveyor

Join Kensa on the road to net zero carbon. Kensa has been proudly pioneering ground source heat pump technology in the UK since 1999, transforming how the nation heats its homes in order to tackle climate change. Heat up your career, whilst saving the planet, in a fulfilling working environment with excellent pay and benefits.

As _**Design Surveyor**_ you will be the lead designer on allocated retrofit and newbuild domestic projects.

You will be responsible for the full life-cycle of allocated designs, from facilitating client design briefs to surveying, engineering calculations, M&E design, and authoring of O&M manuals and as-built records.

You will liaise with clients and internal stakeholders throughout the design cycle, provide monthly reporting to the Design Manager, coach Assistant Design Surveyors, and inform process and procedure.

This role could be based at Kensa offices in Truro, Exeter or Bradford, with home-working also foreseen.

**ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES**
- To assist clients in developing a clear design brief.
- Perform inter-departmental project internal handovers.
- To gather and review construction information about existing or planned properties using a variety of resources including architects plans, questioning clients and direct surveys.
- Author and review Risk Assessments & Method Statements for both survey and design (CDM).
- Perform and facilitate and review BS EN 12831 heat loss, thermal modeling and energy calculations. **Authoring of project survey, and project design reports.**:

- Oversee and coordinate specialist subcontractors to facilitate GSHP system design.
- Survey and design of large and non-standard projects with little to no supervision required.
- Represent KCL in client design team meetings.
- Authoring to and adhering to design schedules.
- Maintaining and updating design project plans, project notes, and project log.
- Maintaining document control, drawing issue sheets, and updating third-party Document Management Systems.
- Authoring GSHP M&E design drawings.
- Liaising with clients, subcontractors and departments within KCL to communicate design information.
- Administration as required to facilitate the design process.
- Plan, organise and manage workload to ensure it is completed in line with project schedules and man-hour budgets.
- Ensure technical correctness of discipline deliverables and compliance with client specifications and project standards.
- Design compilation in line with all relevant codes and standards.
- Ensure CDM 2015 compliance of design projects.
- Monthly reporting to design manager.
- To provide coaching and support to Assistant Design Surveyors.
- To coordinate third party survey and design and coordinate M&E design subcontractors.
- **Essential Skills**_
- A developed understanding of building physics.
- Experience using relevant design software packages such as AutoCAD.
- Relevant degree qualification (Engineering/Surveying).
- Site-surveying experience.
- Working knowledge of domestic heating systems.
- At least 2 years experience in a similar role.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills.
- **Desirable Skills**_
- Experience using Energy Modelling software packages such as HevaComp and/or IES.
- Working knowledge of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems.
- Electrical Engineering background.
- SAP, RdSAP experience/accreditation.
- **Key Behaviours**_
- To interact with clients in a calm, non-confrontational and courteous manner.
- To take responsibility for ensuring follow-up actions are taken and full information is recorded.
- To undertake training and to assist in training other members of staff as required.
- To actively and positively contribute to any appraisal process and to follow up agreed actions.
- To remain a positive ambassador of Kensa at all times.
- To work at all times in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and to follow all company procedures and guidelines.
- To work at all times in accordance with the company’s Dignity & Diversity at Work Policy.
- To undertake such other duties as may be required within the general scope of the job.

To facilitate your success as Design Surveyor, we will provide an innovation and achievement-oriented environment, a forum to express and test ideas, and interesting work with challenge and opportunity. We also offer the pivotal opportunity for youto make a significant contribution to the safeguarding of our environment, driving change where it is most needed.

We will welcome you to a culture of incredibly hard-working, knowledgeable, inspiring, committed, enthusiastic, and passionate people.

We expect a lot from our staff, because we expect a lot from our industry's potential - we are all committed to the UK's 2050 path to net zero carbon, and are determined to achieve that goal, but we also want to enjoy the journey together.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,560.00-£32,480.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
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