Building Surveyor

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JOB SUMMARYThe Building Surveyor will provide reliable assessments and evaluations of buildings to ensure they meet legal and safety standards. This role involves conducting thorough inspections, identifying structural issues, advising on repair and maintenance solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The Building Surveyor plays a critical part in project planning, risk management, and sustainability initiatives, working closely with project teams, contractors and clients to deliver safe and efficient building solutions.ROLE REQUIREMENTS1.Providing a consultancy advisory service to clients on a range of building and property issues including technical, financial, legal, environmental, regulatory and restoration matters.2.Providing clients timely advice in relation to legal and planning issues including managing the planningand building regulations application process. Liaising with local planning bodies to ensure that projects meet safety, sustainability and preservation standards.3.Carrying out building surveys to a consistently high standard across multiple construction projects at any one time.4.Writing technical reports and preparing technical information in relation to commissions.5.Providing clients advice on property alterations, improvements, extensions and deterioration of defects of properties. 6.Providing clients advice and support (and monitoring) with unexpected damage (fire, flood) on property including assessing the condition and any defects in the building. Assisting with insurance claims or a financial settlement where required. 7.To assist and oversee any small scale building works when architects are not required. 8.To work closely with other service divisions such as Cost Management and Projects to ensure that collaborative client projects are delivered on time with scope and to budget.9.Attending conferences and networking events. Build new business contacts/networks. 10.Attending site meetings, and internal meetings as required to assist with communication and collaboration. 11.To seek guidance from senior colleagues when required. Supporting and guiding junior members of staff with internal proto-col and technical skills/knowledge.JOB PERFORMANCE INDICATORSKEY SKILLS 1.Organisational and Time Management SkillsThe ability to oversee multiple projects and organise own time and deadlines to meet differing client needs. 2.Accuracy and Due DiligenceThe ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks with excellent technical attention to detail. Strong measurement and cost planning skills. 3.Effective CommunicationAn ability to communicate clearly and effectively across all levels, with clients and external stakeholders, including leading meetings when required. 4.Team Work and CollaborationBuilding healthy team and client relationships to foster a positive and cooperative work environment. 5.Technical Knowledge & Skills The ability to understand the administration of building contracts. Applying commercial project management knowledge, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to budget.6.Knowledge Development To maintain and establish knowledge on industry trends, regulations and best practice.MAC VALUES1.Collaboration Stronger Together. Working collaboratively as part of a team and building positive working relationships. This could be by demonstrating to others that you have an organised approach, meeting the expectations of those who you are working for, and those who are supporting you.2.Client FocusedListen to Clients. Learn. Make it Happen. Demonstrating in your work that you are continuously enhancing client experience. This could be ensuring that communication with clients is responsive and affective through meeting deadlines and their expectations. 3.LeadershipBe the Difference. Encouraging and training and supporting more junior members of your team. This could be sharing knowledge or consistently setting examples and being a role model. This could be supporting staff on apprenticeships through coaching and guidance. 4.ExcellenceThink Solutions. Not Problems. Demonstrating and communicating solutions and smarter ways to approach a piece of work. This could be questioning an approach/method with a new way of doing something, making it more efficient.5.AccountabilityDo Whats Right. Not Whats Easy. Always following through on commitments and tasks whether set by your team or by clients. Carrying responsibility of a tasks from start to finish. This could be regularly updating Senior Managers or clients on progress and stages of your work.ROLE CHALLENGESThis role should aim to work with minimum assistance and independently. They should be developing a balance between ensuring guidance is requested when needed without expecting the same level of supervision as the Assistant role. Communication and organisational skills are crucial at this level with the aim to develop a level of independence whilst continuing to build their knowledge of the administration of construction contracts from inception to completion. AIM OF ROLEWorking independently with minimal assistanceLeading on client projects.Hold or achieve APC qualificationJBRP1_UKTJ
Location:
Bolton, Greater Manchester
Job Type:
FullTime

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