Chartered Building Surveyor

We are working in partnership with a global property and construction consultancy who have an exciting opportunity for a Chartered Building Surveyor to join their team in Milton Keynes.

The Role:

• 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
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Managing services delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit activities

The package:

• Negotiable salary DOE
• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Global travel scholarship programme
• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements

About you:

• Sound Building Surveying experience post MRICS qualification
• Sound knowledge of construction methods and materials
• Good knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contracts 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
• ICT Skills, with proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications:

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)