Graduate Building Surveyor / Project Manager

Build Recruitment; Colchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing consulting firm is seeking a Graduate Building Surveyor/Project Manager to join their team in Colchester, UK. The role involves assisting with project documentation, conducting surveys, and overseeing construction projects. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in Building Surveying and possess organizational and communication skills. Opportunities for flexible working and personal development are provided, along with competitive salaries and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible and remote working opportunities

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Personal and professional growth opportunities

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Company Pension Scheme

Health cash plan

Professional membership support

Cycle-to-work scheme

On-site parking

Death in service benefit

Health & Mental Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Surveying.
• Well-developed skills in design and specification, contract administration, and project management.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertake surveys of buildings during construction projects.
• Prepare project documentation such as execution plans and risk registers.
• Coordinate input from other consultants on projects.
• Prepare specifications for tendering and gaining accurate cost estimates.
• Assist in building regulation and planning applications.

Skills

Design and specification

Contract administration

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Proactive attitude

AutoCAD

NBS

Education

Degree in Building Surveying

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

NBS

Job description

Graduate Building Surveyor/ Project Manager – Building Surveying (Colchester, Essex)

Our client is a growing and dynamic multi‑disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across the majority of industry sectors including commercial, health, education, defence, residential and community.

About the role

Services include architecture, building surveying, building services engineering, planning, interior design, sustainability, civil and structural engineering, quantity surveying, project management, CDM and health and safety services. With offices nationwide, the plan is to open further sites in the future to develop the national service.

Team Culture

Our days are busy but fun – we work hard and play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively, both professionally and socially. We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge and local solutions for global issues, guided by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, supported by our values.

Values

• Weare progressive
• We collaborate
• We support
• We take ownership

Benefits

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long‑service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in‑house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living‑wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support.
• Family policies.
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• On‑site parking facilities (excluding London office).
• Season ticket loan (if applicable).
• Death in service benefit.
• Early finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Employee working groups.

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Graduate Building Surveyor/Project Manager to join our Building Surveying and Project Management Team in our Colchester office. The role will assist the team in providing an efficient and effective Building Surveying and Project Management service to the Practice and its clients. It will involve preparing project documentation, undertaking surveys, design and specification, contract administration, monitoring construction works, and overall project management.

Responsibilities

• Undertake surveys (including measured surveys) of buildings during the initial stages of construction projects – refurbishment, maintenance, extension and new build.
• Prepare project documentation such as the project execution plan, project programme, risk register, and project directory.
• Work alongside and coordinate the input of other consultants on a project, whether internal or external (e.g., mechanical and electrical engineers).
• Prepare specifications and documents to enable projects to be tendered and to gain accurate costs from contractors.
• Assist in the preparation of any necessary building regulation or planning applications and monitor and deal with them as required through discussions with the necessary authorities.
• Draw, design and specify varying sizes of projects.
• Assess tenders and make recommendations to clients.
• Chair and minute Project Progress Meetings.
• Undertake and record inspections of construction works.
• Control expenditure and ensure schemes are completed within budget/on time.
• Ensure designs and specifications are checked and meet the highest level of accuracy and quality.
• Learn and utilise AutoCAD and Revit design computer‑based packages.
• Learn and use NBS (National Building Specification) computer‑based package, enabling the preparation of specifications and documents to secure accurate costs from contractors.
• Prepare Schedule of Works, Preliminaries, Cost Summaries, and other documents that can be used as tender documentation for Building Surveying projects.
• Learn processes and gain a thorough understanding of Building Regulations.
• Assist Project Managers by attending site for Project Progress Meetings.
• Learn from Building Surveyors how to understand and clearly define clients' expectations to provide advice, keep them informed of progress on projects and make them aware of technical and financial implications.
• Administer the construction contract, ensuring acceptable quality standards of workmanship and performance are achieved.
• Check contractors' valuations and authorise payments under the supervision of the Senior Building Surveyor.
• Learn how expenditure is controlled and how to ensure that schemes are completed within budget and on time.
• Understand how final accounts are agreed with contractors.
• Be aware of reasons why specialist consultants may need to be appointed.

Requirements

• Degree in Building Surveying.
• Well‑developed skills in design and specification, contract administration, and project management.
• Skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS beneficial.
• Well‑organised, good communication skills, diligent, proactive, assertive, well‑disciplined and commercially aware.
• Full driving licence.
• Relevant security checks (Disclosure and Barring Service, Baseline Personnel Security Standard, Counter‑Terrorist Check, Security Check or Developed Vetting clearance) may be required.