Chartered Building Surveyor

  • Construction Recruitment
  • London
  • May 29, 2020
Full time Construction

Job Description

Chartered Building Surveyor

 Qualifications: Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in a role involving Building Surveying, Employers Agent and Contract Administration procedures.

Job Purpose: To provide professional expertise on all building related matters when working on client’s projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in establishing a client’s requirements and undertake feasibility studies
  • Undertaking a variety of surveys and inspections
  • Preparing and producing specifications for works, tender and contract documents
  • Coordinating members of the design team and project stakeholders
  • Acting as Employer’s Agent and Contract Administrator
  • Site visits, assessments and projections for future work
  • Writing reports and preparing documents (plans, contracts, budgets etc.)
  • Analyse site activities; prepare progress reports on time, quality and cost of projects
  • Advising on and acting in accordance with the Party Wall Etc Act, as an appointed surveyor
  • Advising on and acting in accordance with CDM Regulations and in the capacity of Principal Designer

Key Competencies:

Business/Operating Skills:

Planning & Organising – good planning; able to handle multiple activities at one time..

Customer Focus – establishes and maintains effective relationships and gains customers trust and respect.

Team Development – provides challenging and stretching tasks; is a people builder, takes on those who need further development and takes time to coach others.

Team Working – creates a climate in which people want to do their best; ability to motivate and empower others

Attention to Detail – diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.

Judgement – makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom and experience.

Functional/Technical Learning – has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job to a high level of accomplishment.

Honest Assessment – Provide an honest assessment of workload, resource issues and any potential problems that could arise from decisions made.

Personal & Interpersonal Skills:

Effective Communication – relates well to a diverse range of people inside and outside the organisation. Builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships.

Negotiating: can negotiate skilfully in tough situations; can settle differences with minimum impact and without damaging relationships.

Drive & Enthusiasm – enjoys working hard; is proactive and full of energy for the things they see as challenging.

Drive for Results – can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; able to perform duties constantly and consistently at a high level.