Senior Building Surveyor

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Full time
Location: Manchester
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About The Role About this opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Senior Building Surveyor to join our team in Manchester. We are looking for Building Surveyors who are ready to take the next step in their careers and are looking to deliver project work to an exciting range of public and private sector clients across the North of England.

Senior professional responsible for managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations and maintenance works.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Supporting business unit directors in delivering business objectives

Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing, and maintaining customer relationships

Delivering high quality services and ensuring that building surveying deliverables meet customer’s requirements

Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with business procedures

Managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations and maintenance works – from feasibility through to design, contract administration to handover and post completion reviews

Quality monitoring of construction projects

Planning service delivery in conjunction with the Director with overall responsibility for the project;

Agreeing with the director and client the right sub-consultants to assist with delivery of a commission. Following the approved procedures for appointing Sub-Consultants

Communicating with and providing good sound professional advice to both clients and other project team members

Ensuring that all quantitative and financial information has been independently checked before issue, including maintaining evidence of independent checks

Remaining in the remit of your role and when additional responsibilities need to be carried out, conduct this in a fully informed manner with the approval of your line manager

Producing and presenting to customers

Mentoring and coaching employees to their full potential

Preparing bids for services

Managing services delivery for profit

Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit activities

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

Opportunities to develop and grow your career

A contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme

Flexible working arrangements

About You Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

Sound Building Surveying experience post MRICS qualification;

Sound knowledge and practical experience of delivery of building surveying tasks;

Cohesive knowledge of construction methods and materials;

Thorough knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies;

Ability to administer construction contracts as Contracts Administrator and Employers Agent;

Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts;

Clear and effective communication skills – both oral and written;

Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes;

Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills;

Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily;

Sound ICT Skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams.

Qualifications

MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

About Us Be part of the extraordinary

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

We’re committed to our clients and our people

We’re creative and realistic

We combine professionalism with personality

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.

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