Building Surveying Lead

JR United Kingdom; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Building Surveying Lead to manage a team in Liverpool. This role involves providing building surveying services, including maintenance and refurbishment. Candidates should have RICS membership, strong project management skills, and experience with various building types. The position offers a salary of £60,000 to £70,000 plus benefits, including a car allowance and private healthcare.

Benefits

Annual car allowance

Private healthcare

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Hold full membership of RICS as a Building Surveyor or equivalent.
• Proficiency in JCT and NEC contracts.
• Experience with diverse building types and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of building surveyors to deliver services.
• Manage workload and ensure service quality.
• Undertake business development and client management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Contract Administration

Project Management

Commercial Awareness

Education

Full membership of RICS or equivalent

Tools

NBS Chorus

AutoCAD

Job description

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We're looking for a Building Surveying Lead to join our Consultancy Project Services team based in Liverpool.

Location: Liverpool - with remote working available. The role requires regular travel to visit staff based in Speke (near Liverpool), Lincoln, Gerrards Cross, and Waterbeach (near Cambridge), as well as various Kier and client sites nationwide.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired; just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 + £6,700 annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Building Surveying Lead, you'll lead our team of building surveyors in providing services to internal and external clients (from both the public and private sectors). These services include maintenance, repair, refurbishment, remodelling, restoration, extension, or demolition works to existing buildings. Your role involves managing and providing technical leadership, maintaining and developing client relationships, and undertaking business development activities.

Your day-to-day will include:

1. Linemanagement of Building Surveying staff, allocating workload, managing their target billable utilisation, and personally delivering complex or high-profile commissions.
2. Project managing the delivery of building surveying services, ensuring service quality and internal management of Kier's commissions.
3. Undertaking business development by maintaining relationships with existing clients, account management, identifying new clients, and winning work.
4. Managing the growth of the team, including collaborating with recruitment to hire suitable staff.

What are we looking for?

This role is ideal for candidates who:

• Hold full membership of RICS as a Building Surveyor, or an equivalent professional body with Chartered status, and possess a full driving licence. Demonstrate leadership, motivation, influencing, and communication skills, with experience across various building types and sectors, ideally from both public and private sectors.
• Have strong contract administration skills, experience with JCT and NEC contracts, project management skills, commercial awareness, procurement knowledge (especially in the public sector), and proficiency in NBS Chorus and AutoCAD.
• Bring energy and ambition, with a desire to lead and develop a team of building surveyors.

Rewards and benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs. More information can be found here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We value the experiences of our employees to shape our policies. Our D&I action plan is available here.

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