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Building Surveyor – Client side - Residential and Commercial estate

Building Surveyor – Client side - Residential and Commercial estate

  • Location:

    London

  • Sector:

    Development & Construction

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £55,000 - £65,000 + Benefits + Bonus

  • Contact:

    John Clarkson

  • Contact email:

    j.clarkson@falmouthfairfax.com

  • Contact phone:

    +44 (0)20 3854 3871

  • Job ref:

    415

  • Published:

    about 2 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-12-31

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Building Surveyor – Client side - Residential and Commercial estate

We are currently representing a leading UK PropCo with a £1+ billion asset portfolio across the UK.  They are an exceptional business with an investment, development and management focus and are currently looking for an MRICS project biased Building Surveyor to join the team in the London office overseeing their estate refurbishment projects.

Remuneration:

  • £55,000 - £65,000 + leading benefits package + Bonus

  • Flexible working 3/2 office to home set up

  • Excellent office environment and CPD


The Role:
The Building Surveyor will join a great team in one of the best offices in London and develop their career in a broad-spectrum role:

  • Autonomy to lead a programme of works for their residential estate internal and external refurbishment projects valued between £5,000 and c. £200,000 within an annual £10 million CAPEX budget.

  • Oversee external consultants on larger projects including fire safety and remediation valued up to £15 million

  • Oversee commercial fit-out and wider landscaping projects valued between £500,000 and £1 million. 

  • Professional surveying including defect diagnosis, stock condition, technical due diligence and appointing and overseeing external consultancy surveyors on wider professional surveying including pre-acquisition surveys.


The majority of the projects are run under JCT contracts, and it would be advantageous if the Building Surveyor is tech savvy and has experience in compiling data for longer terms 10/20+ year planned preventative maintenance programmes.  This position will report into the divisional head of estates development and offers excellent career progression either into a Senior / Associate Building Surveyor role or a lateral move within the business into the Development / Project Management division which is a rare and often sought after opportunity.

The business has been exceptionally successful due to their entrepreneurial investment strategy and their high quality, well-designed developments and have a secure 3+ year pipeline of work.  They are looking for a pragmatic self-starter who can think outside the box and who will become an integrated part of the team who are sociable and have a keen interest in sport and charity events.

Requirements:

  • MRICS qualified with a BSc in Building Surveying or property related degree

  • 5+ years’ experience in building surveying preferably within the residential space with projects valued upto £2 million

  • Professional surveying experience in latent defects, condition surveys and TDD

  • Experience with JCT contracts, CDM, appointing and managing external consultants and advantageous if you have had experience in creating 10+ year PPM plans across estates.


This position represents an excellent opportunity for a consultancy Building Surveyor to make a client side move with the potential of progressing their career into a Development / Project Manager position if they should so choose.

For further information on this opportunity and to apply for this role please contact John Clarkson on 0203 854 3871, send your CV through to j.clarkson@falmouthfairfax.com or click the apply link