Chartered Building Surveyor

Hollis; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international real estate consultancy is seeking an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor to join their expanding London office. This role involves managing refurbishment projects valued between £250K and £10M, client management, and professional growth in various surveying areas. Successful candidates will have MRICS certification, solid experience in refurbishment work, and a commercial mindset. The company offers a hybrid working policy and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Life assurance and private medical insurance

Season ticket loan

5% Employer pension contribution

25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday

Cycle to work scheme

Retail vouchers

Gym discounts

EV car scheme

Longevity awards

Qualifications

• Experience with projects valued up to £10 million or more.
• Ability to confidently lead projects and manage client relationships.
• Interest in ESG-focused projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead refurbishment projects, managing budgets and client care.
• Develop service offerings and support junior developers.
• Actively source new work and expand your client base.

Skills

Experience in refurbishment work

Project management

Strong communication skills

Commercial acumen

Education

MRICS certification

Job description

Hollis' continued expansion within our BuildingSurveying team, meanswe are looking to add to our surveying team in the London office. This role includes a wide variety of industrial refurbishments and ESG-focused projects, providing a fantastic opportunity for someone to work closely with some of Hollis' key stakeholders and clients.

We are on the lookout for an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor who is ready to hit the ground running. This role offers fantastic exposure to a variety of high-profile clients, ensuring that no two days are the same. You will have the chance to expand your expertise into other areas of surveying as desired. Whether it's engaging in professional work such as dilapidation/pre-acquisition surveys, party wall matters, or project monitoring, this role promises a wealth of opportunities for professional growth and development.

Main responsibilities:

• Take the lead on a range of refurbishment projects from £250K - £10m value focussing on industrial and logistics, with the opportunity to take on other commercial areas (office, retail etc).
• Effectively managing a strong pipeline of work and act as a key point of contact for some of Hollis' top clients.
• Actively contribute to the development of service offering, support junior surveyors/graduates and the wider team.
• Take on more business development responsibilities as desired, source new work, cross-sell Hollis' services and network to grow your client base.
• Provide excellent client care, take ownership and manage relationships effectively.
• Act as project lead, running the project from start to finish including invoicing, specifications, budgets and WIP.

Requirements:

• MRICS.
• Experience carrying out refurbishment work and projects within values up to £10million+.
• Commercially minded with experience in the Industrial sector.
• Confident to project lead and take ownership of the projects.
• An interest in taking on ESG focussed projects advantageous.
• Excellent communicator and ability to manage workload effectively.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.

The Company

Hollis is a leading international, independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle. We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, technical specialists, ESG consultants and project managers operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.

Why join us?

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently owned and independently minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

We offer a highly attractive salary and a generous benefits package including:

• Life assurance and private medical insurance.
• Season ticket loan.
• 5% Employer pension contribution.
• 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday.
• Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more.
• EV car scheme.
• Longevity awards.

Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can.

We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.

We're Inclusive

Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented or non-dominant groups. We’re focused on a culture of inclusion; where all barriers including prejudice are removed from our working environment; and where our people are empowered to be the best they can be.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you would like the opportunity to join Hollis but your past experience is not an exact match, we encourage you to apply anyway as you could be the right candidate for this role or another role within the company.

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