Trainee Building Surveyor

Johnson Controls; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in workplace management solutions seeks a driven Trainee/Graduate Building Surveyor to collect asset data across the country. This role involves hands-on measuring and data collection in various public sector buildings, offering extensive training and a comprehensive benefits package while requiring national travel.

Benefits

Company pool car for work purposes

Paid holiday plus bank holidays and sick pay

Comprehensive benefits package

Extensive product and on-the-job training opportunities

Career development through various career ladders

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel nationwide and stay overnight during the week.
• Knowledge of public sector building surveying.
• Full UK driving licence essential.

Responsibilities

• Collect asset data, including room and furniture data.
• Work with CAD team to resolve queries and meet deadlines.
• Measure site plans and existing buildings.

Skills

Hands on experience with building surveying

Measuring elevations and topographical surveys

Ability to work on your own

Ability to work in a team environment

Education

Degree or college background in quantity surveying

Construction, engineering and/or design

Tools

AutoCAD

Leica Disto/BLK2Go

Job description

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FM:Systems, now a part of Johnson Controls (JCI), provides workplace management technology and solutions that enable facility and real estate teams to identify, plan and deliver the ideal workplace for every employee. Our broad solutions portfolio of software and hardware, specializing in space management and optimization, assets and maintenance, strategic real estate planning, resource scheduling, as well as projects and sustainability, empowers our clients to gain insight into how their facility space is performing, how they enhance efficiency and crate an employee-centric workplace.

What you will do

Our FM Systems team are looking for a driven, enthusiastic Trainee/Graduate Building Surveyor. You will be traveling nationwide to collect our client’s asset data, measuring their site plans and measuring their existing buildings. You will then feed this back to the Operations team. This is a field-based role which requires national travel and staying away during the week.

What we offer

Company pool car for work purposes

Paid holiday plus bank holidays and sick pay

Comprehensive benefits package including matched pension scheme, free life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, employee discounts including high street brands, cycle 2 work scheme and discount on Johnson Controls security products.

Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities with outstanding resources available

Encouraging and collaborative ethos

Career development through various career ladders

Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Access to business resource groups and training on things we value

How you will do it

Collect asset data, this could include room data, M&E, Fire data, furniture, suitability and condition.

Work with CAD team to resolve queries should they arise to ensure customer deadlines are met.

Working nationwide, the job involves being away all week, every week. Visiting the office on occasionally to drop off the weeks work and collect the next weeks. Travelling long distance and Sunday travel will be required sometimes so work can begin first thing on Monday.

Measuring simple site plans using existing OS data.

Measuring existing buildings with the use of a Leica Disto/BLK2Go. This could be updating existing plans or starting from a clean sheet.

Mainly working in public sector buildings, from schools and hospitals to theatres and shops.

What we look for

Willingness to travel nationwide for projects as well as staying away overnight during the week

Hands on experience with building surveying/measurement

Degree or college background in quantity surveying, building surveying, construction, engineering and/or design.

Knowledge of measuring elevations and topographical surveys using a total station would be of advantage. Experience with AutoCAD will also be advantageous

Full UK driving licence is essential

Ability to work on your own or in a team environment