Building Surveyor
| Posting date: | 24 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2024 |
| Location: | EC3R 5AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Remarkable Jobs Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1830-171641 |
Summary
Building Surveyor
London (EC3R)
Full time /Permanent
Salary – Depending on relevant experience + Extensive Benefits
Working pattern: Mon-Fri / Hybrid (2-3 days office/client sites)
Remarkable Jobs has an exciting opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join our vibrant and busy team based in London. The job purpose is to advise clients on technical, design, maintenance, and repair on a range of property types. As a building surveyor, you'll complete detailed reports, within which you'll identify defects and advise on repair, maintenance, and restoration options. Projects can include existing buildings, buildings of architectural or historic importance, and the development of new ones. You may implement preventative measures to keep buildings in good condition and look for ways to make buildings sustainable.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule.
• Advise clients on schemes and projects and determine requirements.
• Prepare scheme designs with costings, programs for the completion of projects, and specifications of works.
• Organise documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers, and procurement routes.
• Determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair.
• Advise on energy efficiency, environmental impact, and sustainable construction.
• Instruct on the preservation/conservation of historic buildings.
• Advise on the management and supervision of the maintenance of buildings.
• Deal with planning applications and advise on property legislation and building regulations.
• Assess and design buildings to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
• Instruct on construction design and management regulations.
• Negotiate dilapidations (when there is a legal liability for a property's state of disrepair).
• Carry out feasibility studies.
• Advise on the health and safety aspects of buildings.
• Advise on boundary and 'right to light' disputes and party wall procedures.
• Prepare insurance assessments and claims.
Experience:
• Degree in building surveying combined with technical knowledge with chartered status of RICS or equivalent. Working towards the accreditation would be considered.
• Technical knowledge and competence.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to ensure that you are adding maximum value to clients' businesses.
• Driving licence - usually essential, especially if you're going to be involved in a design role.
• Ability to analyse problems, to identify solutions.
• Good IT skills, including computer-aided design (CAD).
• Good negotiation, presentation, and report writing skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
Further Information: As well as a competitive salary, they offer the following benefits:
• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days.
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages.
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package.
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel, and many more.
• Referral schemes.
• Discounted rates on their products.
• First-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counseling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking, and much more.
• Volunteering day to support local communities and charities.
• A wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discounts to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects, and many other options.
• Comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, supporting your career development.
For immediate consideration please apply today or for further details please call: 0203 8549851