Senior Building Surveyor/ Lead Surveyor

JLL; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate services firm is looking for a Building Surveyor to join their Residential Building Consultancy team in Greater Manchester. The role involves conducting inspections, technical due diligence, and project monitoring for new build assets. The ideal candidate will have MRICS qualifications, strong communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in a team. This position requires on-site presence and offers opportunities for career growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative.
• Comfortable with report writing.
• Clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections and prepare reports.
• Complete technical due diligence for property transactions.
• Monitor new build residential and mixed-use assets.

Skills

Team collaboration

Proactive and self-motivated

Strong verbal and numerical skills

Excellent time management

Flexibility under pressure

Education

MRICS (building surveying) with proven experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Job Description
Surveyor

Role and team

We are recruiting into our Residential Building Consultancy team based in either London or Manchester. Our team works with all Client groups in the Affordable Housing, Specialist Care, Prime Central London, Build to Rent and Student Sectors delivering technical due diligence, professional work and project led work including contract administration and project monitoring.

We are looking for an outward-looking, ‘all-rounder’ Building Surveyor preferably with a residential sector track record, a strong sense of ‘team spirit’ and an ambition to deliver excellence.

What this job involves

• Undertaking Building Surveyor's inspections and preparing reports
• Completing technical due diligence for the sale or acquisition of existing assets
• Project, Fund and Bank Monitoring of new build residential and mixed use assets from one-off houses to new towers
• Employer’s Agent, Client Representative for new build and residential assets
• Preparing specifications for, and administering repair and refurbishment contracts
• Preparing planned preventative maintenance plans and stock condition surveys
• Undertaking building reinstatement cost assessments
• Assisting with co-ordination of portfolio instructions and undertaking other duties from time to time as may be reasonably required
• Making sustainable business links with both external and internal clients and offering a professional and excellent client service at all times
• Working with internal multi-disciplinary teams on shared instructions
• Undertaking business development with new and existing clients
• Some travel will be required in this role

Ideal candidate qualities

Sound like you? The ideal candidate will possess these qualities:

• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative
• Enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated
• Strong verbal and numerical skills, and comfortable with report writing
• Excellent time management and general organisational skills
• Flexibility and the ability to work under pressure
• MRICS (building surveying) with proven experience, preferably PQE in a commercial consultancy
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Clean driving licence
• Well presented with excellent communication skills

Location

On-site – Greater Manchester, GBR, London, GBR

Job Tags and Application notes

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