Chartered Building Surveyor

Keid Consulting are representing rapidly growing property company at the forefront of the real estate market.

The Senior Building Surveyor will work as part of a team, under the direction of the Building Surveying Directors, delivering core services primarily within the residential market.

This role will require a proactive and driven professional who is eager to apply their expertise across a variety of surveying disciplines while developing strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing advice on building defects across the full range of property types and ages.
• Preparing Preventative Planned Maintenance Reports and budget costs and advising clients on planned maintenance matters.
• Preconstruction information pack review and oversee the RAMS review process in relation to project works under management and services installations.
• Acting as Project Manager/Contract Administrator on projects ranging in value from £50k to £3m+. Dependent on the size and complexity of each project you may work alone or lead a professional team.
• Where appropriate, act in the Capacity of Principal Designer, including preparing PCI packs, review of CPP's preparing H&S files.
• Undertaking Building Reinstatement Cost Assessments.
• Completing pre-acquisition surveys on commercial, retail, industrial and residential premises.
• Completing Building Height Surveys and Structural Appraisals for Building Safety Reports relating to the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Preparing Schedules of Dilapidations negotiating claims and providing general advice to Landlords and Tenants.
• Providing Party Wall advice to Building and Adjoining Owners (desirable but not essential).
• Carry out monitoring of development or project works on behalf of Landlords, funders or other parties.
• Generally, assist in company initiatives and lead where required, including business development, improvement of services, CPD's and training, and mentoring of junior staff and APC Candidates.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Have detailed knowledge of various forms of construction, building pathology and relevant legislation including fire related legislation.
• Have the ability to maintain and build relationships with client contacts passed to you.
• Experience of managing a team or have aspirations to step up into a management role.
• Whilst not essential having experience of the residential property management industry would be an advantage.
• Manage your own workload, utilising other members of the team where appropriate to assist you.
• Have excellent report writing skills.
• Ability to deal confidently and professionally with a wide range of people including clients, property managers colleagues, and contractors both by phone, video, email and face-to-face.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to self-manage time and meet reporting deadlines.
• Be a 'self-starter', able to work effectively remotely and independently, and manage their own workload and pipeline of work.
• IT literate in MS programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including spelling, grammar.
• Strong team working skills.
• Professional and courteous customer facing manner, and commitment to excellent service.
• Must hold a valid clean UK Driving Licence.
• AutoCAD ability desirable.

Qualifications:

The role holder will have the following:

• MRICS qualified with a minimum of 2+ years PQE
• Building Surveying Graduate from a UK institution and completed a RICS accredited BSc Course. Minimum grade achieved 2:2.

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