Associate Building Surveyor

ingletonwood; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Coaching and mentoring

Competitive salary with reviews

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Season ticket loan

Death in service

Job summary

Ingleton Wood in Norwich is seeking an Associate Building Surveyor to join our Norwich office. You will deliver building surveying services, design, develop, plan, co-ordinate, supervise and project manage building schemes and help grow the team.

The role offers mentoring for apprentices and graduates, delivering projects up to £5m, and contributing to business development in East Anglia. An DBS/clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Chartered membership with RICS and post‑qualification experience.
• Strong project management and client relationship skills.
• Mentoring and developing junior staff within the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of building surveying projects from inception to completion.
• Manage projects up to £5m and coordinate the internal team.
• Support business development and grow the Norwich team.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Building surveying

Education

Chartered membership with RICS

Tools

NBS specification writing

JCT contract administration

Job description

About us…

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood…

is busy but great fun, we work hard, and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially.

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, and supported through our values;

We are progressive

We collaborate

We support

We take ownership

To see a real time view of what we are up to check our social channels

You can expect…

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

The role…

We are currently recruiting a Associate Building Surveyor to join our Norwich office.

The role will involve providing an efficient and effective building surveying service to the Practice, and its clients. The post holder will be able to deliver, design, develop, plan, co-ordinate, supervise and project manage building schemes in addition to making a significant contribution to the development of the team.

Please Note: This role may be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service, Baseline Personnel Security Standard, Counter Terrorist Check, Security Check, or Developed Vetting clearance

The selected candidate will…

• Be involved in and lead on the delivery of building surveying led projects from inception to completion including all stages from concept and appraisals, through planning applications and building control, budget control, preparation of documents for procurement including selection of appropriate form of contract, tender process and analysis, contract management and site supervision through to closing out of accounts and end of defects resolution.
• Support the delivery of varying sizes of projects across a potential range of sectors including education, commercial, industrial, healthcare and defence, residential
• Work collaboratively with the rest of the team and the wider senior management in the development of the team, Norwich office and wider discipline.
• Mentor and support apprentice and graduate staff to grow their skills, obtain their professional qualification and excel in delivery.
• Project manage the delivery of projects up to £5m in value, fully coordinating the internal project team.
• Meet annual and monthly fee targets as directed by the Office Partner.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes…

• Chartered membership with RICS.
• post-qualification experience following chartered membership with RICS.
• A genuine interest and track record in business development and building strong client relationships within East Anglia.
• The motivation to help grow and develop a larger building surveying team in Norwich.
• Project management experience.
• A sound understanding of the commercial aspects of practice, including preparing fee quotations and managing project finances.
• Experience of project commercial management, including monitoring fee spend, programme, resources and profitability.
• An interest in mentoring, supporting and developing junior members of staff as the Norwich surveying team grows.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide strong client care and manage client relationships professionally.
• The ability to help open new work sectors for the Practice, with the potential to introduce, develop and manage client relationships that support growth.
• Advanced NBS specification writing and JCT contract selection and administration experience

To discover more about life at Ingleton Wood, please visit our website https://www.ingletonwood.co.uk/