Chartered Building Surveyor

Want to join a leading independent real estate consultancy with an all together different approach?

We are looking for an experienced, efficient, and enthusiastic Chartered Building Surveyor (flexible on level) to join us after another fantastic year across our real estate sectors. As a result of Hollis’ desire to continue expanding our surveying team, we are strengthening our Midlands surveying team. You will be taking on a variety of commercial instructions including offices, retail, industrial sheds/warehouses as well as residential and more.

ESG and sustainability are at the forefront of our expertise, so we can offer you the opportunity to work with some of Hollis’ key stakeholders and clients on innovative solutions and projects. We’re keen to hear from anyone able to hit the ground running who is looking for a lucrative opportunity with exposure to a variety of high‑profile clients. You will have the opportunity to pick up other areas of surveying as desired across project and professional surveys including Dilapidation/pre‑acquisition surveys, party wall, contract administration etc.

At Hollis we promote an entrepreneurial culture, so you can expect limitless opportunity and encouragement to grow into your own specialism as you see fit. With over 500 staff across 24 offices in UK and Europe, we foster our ‘One Team’ spirit through a collaborative approach across our many business areas to achieve the best results. We recognise that our people are our biggest asset, and you can expect to be rewarded with an inspiring culture, competitive packages, transparent progression, and consistent opportunities to fulfil your career aspirations.

• Managing a healthy pipeline of multi‑skilled building surveying instructions, or specialising in projects of professional if preferred
• Take the lead on instructions within various commercial sectors (office, retail etc) including dilapidations, TDD, LTA’s, Tenant Alterations, Contract Administration and more
• Effectively managing a strong pipeline of work and act as a key point of contact for a variety of (predominantly) blue‑chip, private clients as well as some public sector
• Actively contribute to the development of service offering, support junior surveyors/graduates and the wider team
• Take on more business development responsibilities, source new work, cross‑sell Hollis’ services and network to grow your client base
• Provide excellent client care, take ownership and manage relationships effectively
• Act as project lead, running the project from start to finish including invoicing, specifications, budgets and WIP
• Collaborate with neighbouring offices across the Midlands region

• MRICS building surveyor
• Experience carrying out and delivering building surveying instructions efficiently within the commercial real estate sectors
• Good understanding of project work and/or technical surveying areas such as dilapidations, TDD
• Commercially minded, comfortable acting as the main contact for clients and stakeholders (internal and external)
• Confident to project lead and take ownership of work
• Excellent communicator and ability to manage workload effectively
• Strong report writing and communication skills

Hollis is a leading international, independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle. We’re a multi‑skilled team of surveyors, engineers, technical specialists, ESG consultants and project managers operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands.

We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently‑owned and independently‑minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

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