Building Surveyor

Currie & Brown; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a chartered building surveyor/senior building surveyor to deliver professional and project-related surveying services. The successful candidate will manage projects and client teams to ensure timely services across sectors. Ideal applicants should possess a BSc in building surveying, strong technical and communication skills, and proficiency in AutoCAD. Opportunities for career advancement and a strong commitment to inclusion are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) beneficial.
• Good technical writing and communication skills required.
• Experience in higher education, local government and healthcare beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects from inception to completion.
• Communicate effectively for project completion.
• Manage client/project teams on time.
• Visit sites for surveys and meetings.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Teamwork

Proficient in AutoCAD

Project management

Education

BSc in building surveying or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

NBS

MS Project

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Overview

Currie & Brown is looking for a chartered building surveyor / senior building surveyor to join our Birmingham office. The successful candidate will be part of a team of building surveyors covering all aspects of professional and project-related building surveying across the private and public sector. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider. Working in this role will involve assisting in the management of client and project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time to a wide range of clients. The role will cover the full spectrum of building surveying services, including design and specification, clerk of works, contract administration, building surveys and dilapidations. Our building surveying team has a broad-based background, is a highly motivated group with varying levels and types of experience and is the ideal place for you to commence and progress your career in the profession with many opportunities to learn from the team and our commissions.

Responsibilities

• Delivering projects, commissions, and professional assignments from inception to completion
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects and liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Assist with the managing of client/project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time
• Visit sites to undertake surveys, visit construction sites, meet with sub-contractors, contractors, clients and other staff as required to deliver projects
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner, meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong and long-lasting working relationships

Qualifications and skills

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) beneficial
• Good technical writing and communication skills (both internal and external)
• Proficient skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS beneficial
• Experience in the higher education, local government and healthcare sectors beneficial
• Significant exposure to, and good working relations with, private and public sector clients beneficial
• Well-developed skills in the areas of surveys, project management, clerk of works, repairs and maintenance beneficial
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a \'can-do\' attitude
• Outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible when speaking to colleagues and clients alike
• Good IT skills (AutoCAD, NBS, MS Project, Outlook, Word, Excel and other bespoke software)

Currie & Brown is one of the leading International physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network. We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world\'s most prestigious projects and for some of the world\'s top clients. We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact. As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world\'s brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow. We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.