Senior Building Surveyor
Suffolk
To support the Principal Building Surveyor in advising clients on the design and construction of buildings, condition, maintenance and repair.
Team worker:
- Participate as a Senior member of the Concertus team supporting colleagues and working collaboratively to develop the business
- Support the Principal Building Surveyor and the leadership team, linking effectively and proactively with other teams in Concertus
- Work flexibly to support delivery across the service
- Lead and manage all aspects of Building Surveying commissions, delegating responsibility for tasks throughout the team
Business delivery:
- Ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule. Proactively take ownership of projects and drive them forwards to completion
- Prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
- Prepare designs, specifications and documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designer and procurement routes
- Determine the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects, including proposals for repair
- Conduct specialist surveys including schedules of dilapidations
- Lead project meetings with clients and contractors
- Advise on the health and safety aspects of buildings
- Ability to lead a project from the initial brief through all stages to completion
- Deal with planning applications and advising on property legislation and building regulations
- Contribute to the improvement of standard systems and procedures within the Building Surveying team
- Manage and coordinate the preparation of scheme designs, costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
BIM roles and responsibilities:
- Enable integration and co-ordination of information within information model
- Maintain and receive information into the information model
- Assure delivery of information exchanges
- Confirm supplier’s ability to deliver information requirements
- Co-ordinated delivery of all design information
- Manage information development and information approvals
- Confirm Design Deliverables
- Overall Lead for configuration management
- Production of design outputs related to a discipline-specific, packaged-based or time-based task
- Direct the production of task information in compliance with standards and methods
- Direct the production of task information using agreed systems
- Manage spatial co-ordination on behalf of task team
Measures of success:
- Feedback from team members and line manager
- Performance Objectives
- Contribution to service
- Team performance
- Service improvements suggested
- Accuracy and timeliness of support
- Efficiency of systems and processes
- Service delivered within budget and to agreed targets
- Feedback from staff and managers
- Service delivery indicators
- Customer feedback
- Director feedback
It’s essential you have:
- Degree in Building Surveying (or suitable experience)
- Chartership with MRICS or equivalent (preferred but not essential)
- Minimum of 5 years Building Surveying experience
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Experience of design, specification and contract administration using JCT contracts
- A comprehensive knowledge of building construction and building regulations with an understanding of planning legislation and health and safety
- Microsoft Office proficient
- ArchiCAD/CAD proficient or working towards proficiency
- Full UK Driving Licence
Customer service:
- Advise clients on schemes and projects to determine requirements
- Advise clients on energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainable construction
- Advise on the management and supervision of maintenance of buildings
- Determine and advise clients on the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects and providing proposals for repair
- Be customer focused, putting the client first
Communication:
- Create a positive and professional first impression of Concertus
- Deal with all contacts professionally
- Communicate with all staff efficiently
- Hold strong knowledge of the complaints handling procedure
How you act:
- Professional, friendly and honest – Builds good relationships with colleagues, understands the importance of confidentiality
- Attention to detail – Able to deliver clear and accurate information
- Team worker – You work collaboratively with your team to achieve better outcomes for customers
- Service deliverer – You focus on delivering a service that provides great outcomes for our customers
- Shows initiative – you come up with ways of improving how we do things
- Well organised – you plan and prioritise your work to ensure that deadlines are met. You have the ability to plan and multi-task and can work to strict deadlines
- Willing to learn – you want to acquire new skills that will support you in your role
- Flexible attitude – you are prepared to work flexibly to deliver the service