Benefits
* Flexible working
* Holiday entitlement – 30 days per annum which includes a wellbeing day and your birthday (saving 3 days for Christmas shutdown)
* Private healthcare
* Medicash cashback scheme
* Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year at 50%
* 50% gym membership contribution
* Cycle to work scheme
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
Overview
Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, offering building consultancy, commercial, planning and residential property services to clients, operating from seven offices across the UK.
We are genuinely recognised as best-in-class for the services we offer and the industries we operate in. That’s because we have built our business around people with authentic expertise, only offering services where we are the stand-out partner of choice.
Our people are what makes Rapleys. We celebrate the individuality and expertise that each person brings and, as a team, we share the same values and work collaboratively, connecting across disciplines, locations and sectors.
We recruit and retain trustworthy, knowledgeable and passionate professionals, and provide a collaborative culture that enables people to thrive. This is a truly exciting time to join the business as we undertake our new growth and development plans. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a mixture of office and home working.
Job overview
This is a position for an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor who is looking to take that next step up and leading role, at an exciting time of growth within the Cambridge Building Consultancy team. The associate / senior level role will involve advising clients on a broad range of matters including building surveys, dilapidations, defect analysis, assessments, licence for alteration assessments, schedule of conditions and contract administration services on a variety of property types in the commercial, industrial, retail, healthcare, automotive and heritage sectors.
The role will also include the coordination of portfolio projects for national clients, liaising across our network of UK offices and an active role with client development with both existing and new clients.
The successful candidate will also be supported with actively participating in networking events, client development and becoming involved with local groups/professional bodies.
Key responsibilities include:
* Taking a leading role in the growth of the Building Surveying team, reporting to the head of office with the aim of being an established and recognised service provider within Cambridge and the East Anglian region.
* Manage, coordinate and execute a range of professional instructions including dilapidations, technical due diligence acquisition surveys, schedules of condition, PPM’s and reinstatement cost assessments in achieving fee targets.
* Advising clients about building/property issues, which can include technical, financial, legal, environmental/sustainability, building regulation, and restoration matters.
* Produce defined and accurate instructions to external consultants to undertake detailed planned maintenance surveys, structural surveys etc as and when required.
* Providing project services including feasibility studies, cost consultancy and administering contracts.
* Acting as a mentor in guidance of graduate surveyors through their RICS Assessment of Professional Competence.
* Client liaisons and business development.
Person Specification
* MRICS Chartered status
* Demonstrate experience of being able to take a leading role as part of a team.
* Good communication and organisational skills
* Highly computer literate
* Full clean driving license
We are firm believers that a diverse team enhances our company and drives its success. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can feel authentic, contribute their unique strengths, and perform at their best. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact Peopleteam@rapleys.com