Chartered Building Surveyor

AECOM; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor to join their expanding team. The successful candidate will handle various projects including healthcare and educational facilities while enjoying flexibility between home and office work. This role provides opportunities for professional development and travel. Candidates must possess a BSc Hons in Building Surveying and ideally be a Chartered Member of the RICS.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work options

Professional development support

Qualifications

• You must have a BSc Hons in Building Surveying.
• Chartered Membership of the RICS is required.
• NEC Supervisor accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct contract administration for various projects.
• Manage and coordinate multiple surveying projects simultaneously.
• Prepare specifications and conduct condition surveys.
• Utilize AutoCAD for design work.

Skills

Contract Administration

NEC Supervisor

Condition Surveys

Reinstatement Cost Assessment

Specification preparation

AutoCAD Drawing

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Project Management

Education

BSc Hons Building Surveying

Chartered Member of the RICS

Tools

AutoCAD

iPad technology

Job description

AECOM are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Chartered Building Surveyor to join our expanding Scottish Building Surveying Team. For the successful candidate they will be undertaking various levels of works expected of a Chartered Building Surveyor whilst reporting into our Senior and Management team. Projects may include live healthcare facilities, live commercial premises, schools and historic university buildings mostly based in Scotland.

Start here. Grow here.

We have a strong national Building Surveying community collaborating co-operating and delivering daily. Being part of this 90 strong team in 12 offices may involve occasional travel within the UK and the opportunity for some international the past 12 months. Surveyors from Scotland have worked in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Cologne for example. There are opportunities for surveys in the USA and Middle East in 2025/6.

You will be based in our Glasgow Office however we operate a Freedom to Grow policy where staff have the option of working in the office or from home as they wish together with the ability to flex their hours. The Surveyor will still be expected to work from the office at least one day per week with the rest of the team.

Heres what youll do

There is no limitation to career progression within our Building Surveying team and you will be encouraged to develop to be the best you can be, grow and flourish as a surveyor and developing business and embark on a long term career with AECOM. You will be fully supported, encouraged and mentored with your journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Administration
• NEC Supervisor
• Condition Surveys including PPM
• Reinstatement Cost Assessment
• Specification preparation
• AutoCAD Drawing and Design work including measured surveys
• Schedules of Condition
• Use of Microsoft software platforms such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Use of iPad technology
• Manages and coordinates all phases of multiple surveying projects at once.
• Writes proposals and markets projects to prospective clients.
• Project manages own projects and those of junior staff.
• Reviews, develops and implements new technologies and legislation as appropriate.
• Takes responsibility for all aspects of financial management including invoicing clients for own projects.
• Performs a variety of senior level tasks with minimal supervision.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for

• BSc Hons Building Surveying
• A Chartered Member of the RICS
• NEC Supervisor accreditation (desirable but not essential)

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment our public‑ and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We are the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and we are in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and will help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition who meet the minimum / essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full‑time

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1