Senior Building Surveyor

Senior Building Surveyor
- London. We are looking for an experienced MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor to join our clients’ London based Building Consultancy team at Senior to Associate level.

For over 150 years, our client has grown to be one of the largest and most respected property consultancies in the UK with a network of offices across the UK.

The post holder will manage a varied portfolio and will be responsible for the provision of the full building surveying service to clients.

This role will suit someone looking for a new career challenge and with the desire to build client relations while ensuring the delivery of excellent service to all clients. On offer is a highly competitive salary package which includes a fantastic benefits package including a variety of flexible benefits allowing you to choose those that suit your personal circumstances including purchasing additional leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme and so on!

In addition, we welcome applications from those seeking flexible or agile working arrangements and can be discussed at the application stage.

Main tasks:

• Provide a full building surveying service to all clients as required
• Provide support and advice to other members of the Building Consultancy Department and assist with workload sharing where necessary
• Conduct building surveys on all types of commercial buildings and residential properties.
• Preparation of Schedules of Dilapidations and subsequent negotiations with opposing clients and professional representatives.
• Project management, contract administration and design for refurbishment, conversion and new build projects for commercial, rural, and residential premises.
• Prepare and issue feasibility studies working with other disciplines, as necessary.
• Undertake Principal Designer role for small projects where necessary to comply with CDM 2015 for in-house and external clients. Providing professional advice to clients and others as required.
• Provide Party Wall etc Act 1996 service to Building and Adjoining owners.
• Preparation of Schedules of Condition and subsequent negotiations with opposing client’s professional representatives.
• Prepare and advise clients on planned preventative maintenance and strategies for implementing the same.
• Investigating and advising client on specific building problems / defects.
• Development monitoring on behalf of a landlord, tenant or for bank lending purposes.
• Reinstatement Cost Assessment advice for a broad range of property types in locations across the UK.

What will it take to be successful?

You will be a chartered building surveyor with extensive industry experience. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to seek and build relationships with new and existing clients. You will also have excellent time management skills, sound technical competence and good working knowledge of all relevant legislation. You will also have a clean driving license.

Why this opportunity?

On offer is a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave. As an equal opportunity employer, our client are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important; encouraging everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance and fulfil their potential. An agile flexible working policy: many of the team work flexibly.