Associate Building Surveyor - Education

Job :

Location:

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Department:
Surveying Business Unit: AUK UKWork Type:
On-site

Date Posted:
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Role description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Building Surveyor to join our established Education Building Surveying team.
The core responsibilities will largely relate to our work with multiple Education clients across the UK, including universities schools and trusts and Government. The successful candidate will be expected to be technically excellent leader, and have a broad range and experience of building surveying expertise including capital works delivery and condition surveys. Additionally, the candidate should be able to manage multiple instructions.
The job will involve a mixed and varied workload with often the need to balance a number of different instructions simultaneously.
The candidate will largely be focused on building relationships with existing/new clients, leading pursuits and leading service delivery, often working as part of a larger commission team and supporting to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients. The candidate should be confident in dealing directly with clients.
The candidate will be required to manage their time effectively to meet deadlines and ensuring time expended aligns with the cost forecast to ensure profitability of instructions, (financial performance responsibility).Role accountabilities

• The role includes an element of client/business growth comprising building relationships with potential clients, understanding their needs and leading pursuits for new opportunities (this is unlikely to exceed 40% of time, with the main focus on leading service delivery)

• The key focus will be around leading the delivery of capital works on educational assets.

• The position includes a relatively high level of responsibility and accountability with an opportunity to develop managerial as well as technical knowledge and skills, and to progress within a successful and growing specialist team.

• You will manage and undertake professional technical consultancy commissions including condition surveys and infrequently dilapidations etc.

• You will effectively communicate ensuring all information is available for the successful implementation and completion of projects.

• Liaise with the Project Managers and Team Leaders to ensure efficient financial control resulting in a cost effective service.

• You will ensure the Sector Director has quantified information on the progress of each contract on a regular basis

• Support with mentoring and supervising our junior building surveyors

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Building Surveying

• Ideally MRICS qualified or working towards this

• Excellent technical ability.

• Multi-discipline experience.

• A broad thinker who can take a global view and has an inherent ability to deliver successfully.

• Ability to manage project risk.

• Ability to be flexible to meet tight project deadlines.

• Manage quality standards to ensure high quality output.

• Understand challenges faced by Education clients

• Understanding of both technical and legislative requirements along with a good commercial awareness.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills enabling strong working relationships with clients

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