Senior Chartered Building Surveyor

The Senior Chartered Building Surveyor is expected to support the Regional Manager / Technical Director and is responsible for handling projects within own level of authority. The Senior Chartered Building Surveyor is also expected to provide management, training and guidance support to their assigned team members.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Inspect and provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all types of buildings and sites.
• Day to day management of their assigned team members.
• Liaise with their department head and HR to highlight any key trends within their own team.
• Liaise with HR on team matters.
• Mentoring support for new starters within your team.
• Inspections to involve acquisition surveys, condition reports, measured surveys and defect investigations.
• To prepare reports, schedule of works and works specifications.
• To design and oversee works using recognised building contracts and to current technical standards.
• Undertake large value projects independently with sound knowledge on all aspects of professional consultancy services.
• To understand and apply other relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations and planning.
• To play an active part in promoting the company’s services to secure projects and promote the Gateley Smithers Purslow brand.
• To provide supervision and support to APC candidates to promote knowledge and understanding.
• At all times to comply with the requirements of the Company’s administrative, personnel procedures and Health & Safety regulations.

Gateley Smithers Purslowis part of Gateley Built Environment, a multidisciplinary consultancy made up of four established specialist businesses:
Gateley Hamer, Gateley RJA, Gateley Smithers Purslow and Gateley Vinden.

Together, we bring more than 600 property specialists together with the property and construction lawyers in Gateley Legal. This gives our clients access to connected expertise across the full property lifecycle, from strategy, funding and development through to occupation, long-term asset management and exit.

For our people, it means being part of a specialist business with its own established identity and close-knit culture, while benefiting from the range, scale and career opportunities available across Gateley Built Environment and Gateley plc. You will have opportunities to work on varied projects, collaborate with experts across different disciplines and build a long-term career within the wider group.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• MRICS Qualified.
• Experience and extensive working knowledge of consulting engineering, surveying, architectural & planning practices and procedures supported by an awareness of the latest statutory requirements and technical publications.
• Experience in Defect Diagnosis and report writing.
• Experience in negotiation, supervisory and leadership roles.
• Experience in working to deadlines and within budgets on large scale projects.
• Experience and understanding of CDM Regs 2015, Party Wall and Building Regulation legislation.
• Sound mathematical, scientific and IT skills and the ability to think methodically to problem solve.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible and Variable Attitude to work type.

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.

In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop…