Chartered Building Surveyor
Nottingham
Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working
About this opportunity
We're searching for a chartered building surveyor to join our Nottingham office as a member of our new national multi-disciplinary service. This is an opportunity for a qualified building surveyor to work with iconic estates and a diverse range of clients across multiple sectors.
Joining us you will be a key member of a new offering at the start of a significant phase of development, collaborating with over 120 members of the service nationally to deliver a range of projects & instructions to support clients with their portfolios & estates.
You'll work independently as key client contact for local & regional work. You'll also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on national frameworks and contracts with public & private sector clients. Key work delivery will include:
* Design, specification & contract administration & project management of refurbishment & fit-out projects
* Professional surveys & reports including, conditions, full building surveys, specific defect analysis & dilapidations
Alongside your delivery focuses, you'll have the opportunity to:
* Take on management of junior team members and support with their development.
* Establish successful relationships with key clients, stakeholders, contractors & consultants
* Network, identify & develop business leads
* Progress & develop your career, with clearly defined, structured career pathways
* Visit iconic locations & landmarks in the UK, with potential to work on international instructions
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Supporting business unit directors in delivering business objectives
* Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing, and maintaining customer relationships
* Delivering high quality services and ensuring that building surveying deliverables meet customer’s requirements
* Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with business procedures
* Managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations and maintenance works – from feasibility through to design, contract administration to handover and post completion reviews
* Preparing and managing planned maintenance programmes
* Quality monitoring of construction projects
* Planning service delivery in conjunction with the Director with overall responsibility for the project
* Communicating with and providing good sound professional advice to both clients and other project team members
* Ensuring that all quantitative and financial information has been independently checked before issue, including maintaining evidence of independent checks
* Remaining in the remit of your role and when additional responsibilities need to be carried out, conduct this in a fully informed manner with the approval of your line manager
* Producing and presenting to customers
* Managing service delivery for profit
* Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
* Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit activities
As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:
* Opportunities to develop and grow your career
* A contributory pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Flexible working arrangements
Who we’re looking for:
Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills
* Sound Building Surveying experience
* Sound knowledge of construction methods and materials
* Good knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
* Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employers Agent
* Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts
* Clear and effective communication skills – both oral and written
* Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes
* Sound problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills
* Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
* Sound ICT Skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Ability to work as part of a team
Qualifications
* MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
About us
Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.
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