Senior Building Surveyor

Carrington West; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Leave between Christmas and New Year

Paid professional fees

Training & development

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to deliver efficient surveying services across client projects, designing, developing, planning and coordinating schemes. You will work to professional and technical standards and collaborate with clients and authorities to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires MRICS certification, strong legislative knowledge, and experience with Building Control systems.

Qualifications

• MRICS qualification is required.
• Strong ability to interpret legislation and technical standards.
• Experience with Building Control management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to clients in line with current legislation and project needs.
• Prepare specifications and contract documents for tendering and advise on construction contracts.
• Prepare building regulation or planning applications and liaise with authorities.
• Supervise site works ensuring quality and authorize contractor payments.
• Manage expenditure to keep schemes within budget and on schedule.

Skills

Technical advisory

Contract administration

Site supervision

Education

MRICS

Tools

Building Control systems

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