Senior Building Surveyor

About the Company?

A niche Building Surveying practice based in Liverpool, has a requirement for two Senior Building Surveyors. Working predominately within the Education Sector, my client is looking a client facing, self-driven, competent individuals who are ready for the next step in their career.

About the Role?

The client has been awarded several exciting programs and the successful candidate’s focus will be in the design and contract management of new build, extension & refurbishment construction projects throughout the Midlands.

You will work closely with the client from the inception, advising clients on a variety of schemes and projects, determining requirements through feasibility studies and budget costings.

Ensuring projects are completed to a high standard, on budget and to schedule; you’ll undertake a variety of Building Surveys to record the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects and proposals for repair. Having a broad range of Building Surveying knowledge is key to be successful in this post.

The position is a client facing role and you will possess excellent soft skills in being able to communicate with a range of stakeholders. As my client is a small practice, the selected candidate will be of good character and have well rounded knowledge of building surveying.

• Design and use of Auto CAD (Most CAD work will be done by Architectural Technicians however a solid grounding in CAD is preferred)
• Project procurement through the RIBA work stages
• Advising clients on schemes and projects and determining requirements by carrying out feasibility studies and budget costings
• Preparing scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
• Preparing documents for tender and advising on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes
• Contract administration
• Project management
• Ensuring projects are completed on budget and to schedule
• Experience and track record of securing Capital funding from funding agencies
• Building Surveys recording the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects, including proposals for repair
• Advising on the management and supervision of maintenance works of buildings including provision of PPM schedules
• Processing planning applications and advising clients on property legislation including DDA, health and safety and building regulations
• Carrying out party wall procedures for both building owner and adjoining owner

You will be a MIRCS chartered surveyor.

In return the company can offer fantastic career progression & autonomous working.

For more information, contact Caroline Kingsley on 07768381831 or email caroline@kingsleyrecruitment.co.uk