Chartered/Senior Building Surveyor

1 week ago

Wokingham, Wokingham, United Kingdom Rider Levett Bucknall Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

Description

Overview of Role:

We are currently recruiting a Senior Building Surveyor to join a client focused team within the Thames Valley office. This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to support the partner to build and lead a team of building surveyors serving projects in the South East and beyond across a range of sectors.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing all core surveying services on a number of interesting areas of property.

This is an exciting an opportunity for a high calibre individual to join a well-established and growing business unit with ambitious growth plans for the future for which Building Surveying will become a key service stream along with Quantity Surveying, Project Management and Health & Safety related services.



Key Responsibilities:

  • To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances
  • To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures
  • Comply with established procurement/commercial/contractual strategies
  • Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
  • Professional Skills:
  • Project Management
  • Contract Administrator & Employer's Agent
  • Design & specification writing
  • Pre-acquisition surveys
  • Quadrennial surveys on listed buildings
  • PPM and asset condition schedules
  • Quality& Technical Monitoring
  • Bank/Fund Monitoring
  • Defects Diagnosis
  • Dilapidations
  • Measured Surveys
  • Party Wall Awards
  • Principal Designer

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

  • Degree qualified in Building Surveying or similar technical discipline
  • Experience in CDM
  • Previous experience in Principal Designer role
  • CMIOSH or equivalent would be advantageous
  • Health & Safety experience or training is essential
  • Strong technical delivery experience
  • MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body
  • Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
  • Excellent specification writing skills
  • Good understanding of JCT Contracts
  • Strong track record in project management of projects from inception to completion
  • Track record of working with disparate stakeholders
  • Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery
  • Able to build long-term relationships
  • Previously employed by a consultancy
  • A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
  • A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious

RLB is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process, please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected].

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