Job Description
AECOM is currently looking to hire Senior Building Surveyor to be based in our Cardiff office and the wider Western & Wales Region. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress their career within our growing Building Surveying Team, part of the larger building surveying team within Real Estate Solutions.
Our UK Building Surveying team deliver both projects and survey programmes that include building fabric and MEP services as one unit, specialising in multi-disciplinary design services on refurbishment schemes, condition and asset surveys (including and not limited to Lifecycle, Technical Due Diligence, dilapidations, asset management and project delivery).
Therefore, we are looking for a candidate with proven experience working with multi discipline teams within education / defence / commercial / light industrial environments, building surveying experience is desirable. In time, the candidate should be willing to support work winning and Client management in both private and public sectors.
Start here. Grow here.
Here’s what you’ll do:
* Project delivery: taking projects from RIBA 1 – 7 relating to refurbishment and some new builds. Must have design experience and a detailed knowledge of building regulations and statutory approvals.
* Survey and Report Writing: Conduct comprehensive surveys and produce clear, concise engineering reports for a full range of typical core professional Building Surveying services. Ensure the reports are easily understandable for the intended audience.
* Construction Monitoring: Assist with construction monitoring and snagging assessments to ensure quality control and adherence to project specifications.
* Teamwork and Independence: Capable of working independently under broad direction, while also supporting team members to meet client demands as needed.
* Professional Representation: Consistently represent the company in a professional, courteous, and diligent manner. This includes meeting and liaising with clients, understanding their requirements, and ensuring the service provided meets their needs.
* Client Development: Possess client development skills to cultivate relationships with existing clients and the confidence to win new work.
* Continuous Improvement: Committed to continuous improvement of our standards, processes, and knowledge to deliver superior service to our core clients.
* Communication Skills: Possess strong written and oral communication skills, along with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
* Software Proficiency: Experience with tablet-based software, such as GoReport, Kyklcoud, and MOBIESS.
* Time Management: Excellent time management skills, including ensuring all reports are completed in a timely manner to uphold the company’s reputation.
* Financial and Risk Management: Proficient in financial, commercial, and risk management from project inception through to completion on own projects.
* Flexibility: Ability to work away from an office environment and potentially domestically and abroad.
* Security Clearance: Eligibility for DBS or other security clearance checks is required.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Surveying Qualifications: Candidates should ideally have full membership of the RICS, with a preference for those who have served time in some form of trade / pre graduation experience.
* Industry Experience: Experience working within the built environment is preferred. This includes sectors such as education, commercial, light industrial, and public sector.
* Educational Qualifications: Relevant further educational qualifications such as Degree.
* Role Experience: Previous experience in a similar role at Chartered level will be highly regarded.
Preferred Requirements
* Have excellent client facing experience.
* Be passionate about Building Surveying, developing a team and furthering your career with a leading construction consultancy.
* Have an open willingness to support M&E and Fabric surveyors and respond to their questions.
* Be looking for the next step in building surveying leadership.
* Be a role model to the team, setting high standards and expectations.
Additional Information
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.