Senior Surveyor

2 weeks ago


Merseyside, United Kingdom Setsquare Recruitment Full time

Senior Surveyors report to Associates and Directors. Senior Surveyors can operate independently on projects and on practice management issues with the assistance of a director. The responsibilities of a Senior Surveyor are:

- Carry out surveying and other tasks attributable to the practices surveying services, including the management and training of Surveyors, Trainees etc.
- Assist in the management and delivery of all surveying services and the customer care of the practices clients, ensuring a consistently high level of service and customer satisfaction.
- Assist in agreeing fees and drawing up appointments in consultation with a director(s)
- Develop client relationships and actively promote the practice.
- Provide project Surveying Services or Employer's Agent Services or Monitoring Surveyor as follows:

- Preparing Construction Cost estimates and cost plans, including optional appraisal
- Preparing project cash flow forecasts
- Carrying out Employer's Agent Services, and other services as competent to undertake such as Surveying Services/Monitoring Services/Principal Designer Services, and any other services reasonably expected of a competent Surveyor designated by a Senior QS or Director.
- Providing services as identified in the project appointment and brief and in accordance with any frameworks applicable
- Assisting in establishing the clients brief and requirements.
- Performing risk assessment, value management and cost control
- Advising on procurement strategy
- Procuring projects via tendering and negotiation using a variety of procurement paths.
- Analysing tenders received and reporting.
- Advising on contract matters, with the assistance of a Senior QS or Director, such as EOT, Loss and Expense, Insolvency etc.
- Preparing ad-hoc project reports.
- Completing daily timesheets, quarterly reviews and providing information/feedback for practice KPI's and any other information required by a director.
- Lead and/or assist on special tasks including practice initiatives or business strategies as instructed by a director.
- Promoting the practices services and assisting the practice to achieve its Vision and Aims.
- Undertaking Continuing Professional Development in accordance with the RICS for Chartered Members and a minimum 15 hours for none chartered members. CPD recording to follow the rules of the RICS.

Setsquare is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Setsquare is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.



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