Associate Building Surveyor

Build Recruitment Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Discretionary annual bonus

Healthcare

Life insurance

Wellness programme

Extra holiday between Christmas and NY

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Buy and sell holiday

Social events

Referral bonus

Job summary

Build Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior/Associate Building Surveyor (MRICS) in Birmingham to join an established Building Consultancy team. You will handle contract and project work, including dilapidations, due diligence, and fire safety, for institutional clients and landlords.

The role offers hybrid working, opportunities to lead a small surveyor team, and a clear path for progression within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• You will be an MRICS chartered surveyor.
• Commercial property experience in a similar consultancy is preferred.
• Excellent and professional communication skills with clients is essential.
• A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple building surveying instructions for key clients.
• Provide regular client updates and work within agreed timelines.
• Understand client briefs and deliver on expectations.
• Assist in dilapidations, pre-acquisition surveys, due diligence, development monitoring, defect diagnosis and fire safety reporting.
• Be able to act as designer, contract administrator, project manager, or a hybrid.
• Lead and develop less experienced team members and support career progression.
• Develop a strategic view of the property asset lifecycle.

Skills

MRICS chartered surveyor

Commercial property experience

Excellent communication skills

Proactive & positive attitude

Job description

Senior/Associate Building Surveyor, Birmingham

Senior/Associate Building Surveyor (MRICS). Our client is the UK’s largest independent commercial property management and building consultancy specialist with more than 40 years of experience focusing purely on real estate specialisms. You will be a member of an experienced Building Consultancy team that will carry out a wide range of roles including contract and project work to professional services including TDD , dilapidations and fire safety.

The role will require regular and direct communication with institutional fund management clients, landlords, consultants and tenants.

WHAT MATTERS MOST IN THIS ROLE

Building and maintaining close professional relationships with clients, tenants and colleagues is paramount to your success. Proactiveness and using your initiative will be encouraged.

You will manage multiple building surveying instructions simultaneously for a range of key clients. You will need to demonstrate your ability to work within set timelines and provide regular client updates along the journey.

Understanding the client brief and delivering on their expectations is fundamental to your success.

Clients will lean on your professional advice and support with schedules of dilapidations, pre-acquisition surveys, due diligence, development monitoring, defect diagnosis, fire safety advise, and schedules of condition reports.

You can be preforming the role of a designer, contract administrator, project manager or a hybrid of all three.

Other duties will include:

• Successfully manage the project process from inception to completion.
• Working with landlords and tenants on their ESG initiatives to ensure you are advising and delivering on the most environmental and sustainable methods and materials.
• Working with team members and sharing in assisting in developing less experienced members of the team as well as taking up leadership roles.
• Develop a strategic view on the live cycle of the property asset and understanding the clear objectives of the client brief.
• Be available and present to assist in opportunities in the business and be keen to progress your career.
• Motivate and manage a small team of surveyors from apprentice, graduate and surveyor and help support them with their further studies.

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU

• A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work is required.
• Excellent and professional communication skills with the ability to build a good reputation amongst clients is also paramount.
• You will be an MRICS chartered surveyor.
• Commercial property experience in a similar consultancy is preferred.

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY?

• Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
• Core working hours allow for added flexibility and helps benefit your work life balance.
• Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
• Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
• Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year
• Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
• Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party!
• Generous referral bonus.

On offer is a highly competitive package. For further information, please contact Danny at [e-mail] / 07756 401156