Senior Building Surveyor

Carrington West; Braintree; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction consultancy in Braintree seeks a Senior Building Surveyor. This role involves providing efficient surveying services, coordinating building projects, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. Candidates should hold MRICS membership and have experience in delivering technical advice and managing projects to budget and schedule. The position also offers extensive paid holidays, professional fee coverage, and training opportunities.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Additional leave between Christmas and New Year

Full coverage of RICS fees

Paid training and development courses

Qualifications

• Experience providing efficient building surveying service.
• Ability to design, develop, and coordinate building projects.
• Competence in preparing contract documents and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to clients based on current legislation.
• Prepare specifications and monitor building regulation applications.
• Supervise onsite works to ensure quality standards are met.

Skills

Technical advice to clients

Interpreting legislation

Applying technical standards

Using computerised management systems

Education

Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - MRICS

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor

The role will involve providing an efficient and effective building surveying service to the Practice, and its clients. To design, develop, plan, coordinate, supervise and project manage building Schemes. To work to the professional and technical standards as required and appropriate.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide clear and concise technical advice to clients in accordance with current legislation and with regard to relevance to the client, the project and any framework parameters.
• Prepare specifications and contract documents to enable projects to be tendered providing advice on appropriate construction contracts.
• Prepare any necessary building regulation or planning applications and monitor and deal with as necessary through discussions with the necessary authorities.
• Supervise works on site ensuring that acceptable quality standards of workmanship and performance are achieved and authorise payments to contractors accordingly.
• Ensure expenditure is controlled and that schemes are completed within budget and on time.

What We're Looking For

• Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - MRICS
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation and technical standards.
• Familiarity with computerised administrative, reference and Building Control management systems.

Why Join?

• 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Full coverage of RICS and other professional membership fees
• Paid training and development courses

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