MRICS Building Surveyor

Buchan and London Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading practice of Chartered Surveyors in the UK is seeking an experienced Building Surveyor to deliver high-quality services to clients. Candidates should be RICS or MRICS qualified with at least five years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include conducting site surveys, preparing reports, and managing projects across various sectors. The role offers a permanent full-time position with competitive benefits including paid holiday, travel expenses, and retirement plans.

Benefits

22 days holiday plus additional days at Christmas

Business travel expenses paid

RICS subscription fees paid

Workplace pension offered

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high quality service to clients.
• Attention to detail and strong presentation skills.
• Ability to use dictation for reporting.
• Good understanding of construction and building pathology.

Responsibilities

• Work on a full range of project and professional duties.
• Conduct Fire Risk Assessments and produce defect reports.
• Prepare tender documents and fulfill Post Contract Administrator roles.

Skills

Site surveys and reporting

Condition survey reports

Preparing tender documents

Feasibility estimates

Contract Administrator duties

Employer's Agent duties

Fire Risk Assessments

Education

RICS or MRICS qualified

5 years relevant post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client is a leading practice of Chartered Surveyors and Consultants; they are looking for an experienced Building Surveyor - ideally qualified with RICS or MRICS and a minimum five years relevant post-qualification working experience. The successful candidate will become a key person to work alongside current Senior Surveyors to successfully deliver a high quality service to clients and provide support and guidance to less senior surveyors. You should have attention to detail and provide work with high standards of presentation and must be able to use their own initiative and common sense to apply their skills to a range of instruction and client types.

Workload will include a full range of project and professional duties working for both private and public sector clients. Workload will include Fire Risk Assessment related building surveying, fund monitoring, defect reports and usual building surveying project works including preparing tender documents and Post Contract Administrator roles.

The successful candidate must also be a competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. It is essential that the successful candidate understands the administrative requirements of the JCT Intermediate and JCT Design and Build contracts.

The successful candidate should ideally also have a good understanding of construction and building pathology, and should be capable of using dictation to record information from site and must be able to clearly and effectively write reports.

AutoCAD experience is not essential, but would be advantageous.

Essential skills

• Site surveys and reporting (Schedules of Condition, Defect Diagnosis, etc.)
• Condition survey reports
• Preparing tender documents for refurbishment and alteration works. Preparing specifications and schedules
• Feasibility estimates
• Contract Administrator duties
• Employer's Agent duties
• Fire Risk Assessments and related building surveying advice for mainly residential blocks and educational buildings

Preferred skills, for which training and guidance can be given where experience is currently limited

• Building Surveyor Expert Witness experience (i.e. disrepair and workmanship cases)
• Building survey/Acquisition reports (non-residential)
• Party Wall Surveying
• Dilapidations & licence to alteration advice
• Principal Designer duties under the CDM Regs 2015

Desirable additional skills

• AutoCAD Architecture 2010 or newer
• Preparing plans and Building Control applications
• Preparing/arranging detailed technical drawings using AutoCAD for typical building surveys & design
• Able to use Microsoft Project
• Sustainability related advice, possibly including BREEAM qualifications, EPC experience

Sector Types

• Private Sector residential, education, office, industrial and some retail
• Public Sector corporate/office, residential, education and healthcare

Interview Stages: Some candidates will be asked to take part in an initial telephone interview before receiving an invitation to attend in person. The interview format will usually comprise of a combined two stage process.

Employment Basis

• Permanent full time, with a 6 months probationary period
• 22 days holiday plus 3 to 4 additional days at Christmas (in addition to public holidays)
• Up to three additional days holiday entitlement in subsequent continuous years worked
• Business travel expenses paid (mileage £0.45 per mile)
• RICS subscription fees paid
• Workplace pension offered

Other requirements

• Driving licence and car essential with business use insurance
• Must be a team player as well as a strong team leader
• Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK