Chartered Building Surveyor

Brandon James Ltd; Bicester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance and fuel card

Pension scheme

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays

Employee wellbeing programme

Discount schemes

Job summary

Brandon James Ltd is seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor in Oxfordshire to lead surveys, assessments and project work with direct client access and autonomy. The role blends professional and project work with site-focused responsibilities across residential, commercial and mixed-use properties.

You will manage from inception to completion, with occasional travel across the region and a focus on delivering value within budgets and timelines.

Qualifications

• MRICS status with post-qualification experience in building surveying.
• Strong track record across professional services and project-led work.
• Confident report writing and specification drafting skills.
• Experience managing projects through tender to practical completion.
• Competence advising on building regulations, legislation and health & safety.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building surveys, condition assessments and defect diagnosis across a varied portfolio.
• Prepare designs, costings, project programmes and specifications.
• Manage tender processes and advise on procurement routes and contractor appointments.
• Lead projects from inception to completion including contract administration.
• Advise clients on maintenance strategies and building management.
• Provide guidance on property legislation and health and safety.
• Undertake feasibility studies for development and refurbishment schemes.
• Deliver work to programme and within budgets.

Skills

MRICS status

Commercial awareness

Report writing

Specification drafting

Travel willingness

Education

Chartered Building Surveyor qualification

Job description

An established Oxfordshire practice is looking for a Chartered Building Surveyor who wants genuine variety, strong earning potential and the autonomy that comes with a smaller, hands-on consultancy.

The firm delivers building surveying services across a broad residential, commercial and mixed-use portfolio. You will be the lead professional on your own instructions, with direct client access and the freedom to manage projects from inception to completion without unnecessary layers of sign-off.

The Chartered Building Surveyor Role

This is a site-focused Chartered Building Surveyor position with a real mix of professional and project work. Day to day, you will be out on site more often than at a desk, carrying out building surveys, condition assessments and defect investigations, then taking ownership of specifications, tender processes and contract administration through to practical completion.

The workload spans feasibility studies, planned maintenance strategies, property legislation advice and health and safety guidance. You will be trusted to run your own projects, manage client relationships and make commercial decisions. Fire risk assessment experience would be a useful addition.

Duties of the Chartered Building Surveyor to include:

• Carrying out building surveys, condition assessments and defect diagnosis across a varied property portfolio
• Preparing designs, costings, project programmes and specifications
• Managing tender processes and advising on procurement routes and contractor appointments
• Leading projects from inception to completion including contract administration
• Advising clients on maintenance strategies and building management
• Providing guidance on property legislation, building regulations and health and safety
• Undertaking feasibility studies for development and refurbishment schemes
• Delivering work to programme and within agreed budgets

The Person?

A commercially aware Chartered Building Surveyor comfortable operating independently across multiple live instructions.

The Chartered Building Surveyor will ideally have:

• MRICS status with relevant post-qualification experience in building surveying
• A strong track record across both professional services and project-led work
• Confident report writing and specification drafting skills
• Experience managing projects through tender to practical completion
• Competence advising on building regulations, property legislation and health and safety
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across the region

In Return………?

• Salary of £75,000 – £85,000 depending on experience
• £450 per month car allowance plus fuel card
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Retail and travel discount scheme
• Ongoing investment in training and professional development

Chartered Building Surveyor / Building Surveyor / MRICS / Senior Building Surveyor