BUILDING SURVEYOR Full Time

London, UK
UCA Consulting ltd

Company Info

Our Clients is a multi-disciplinary property partnership, intent on helping clients realise their goals and aspirations by providing ‘simply better property advice’. They deliver its property services globally through strategic alliances with international partners.

As owner-run businesses, they share a like-minded approach to customer care and account management, ensuring a consistently high level of service across all major geographic regions.track record, producing bespoke projects throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.

Job Purpose

The role is to assist in generating fees through the management and development of existing and new clients, to contribute towards the achievement of the financial and other objectives of the Building Consultancy Team.

Position summary

Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:

• Provide a full building surveying service to the external clients of Carter Jonas and in house where required.
• Provide support and advice to other members of the Architecture and Building Consultancy Department and assist with workload sharing where necessary.
• Carry out Building Surveys of all types of commercial buildings and residential properties.
• Preparation of Schedules of Dilapidations and subsequent negotiations with opposing clients and professional representatives.
• Project management, Contract Administration and design for refurbishment, conversion and new build projects for commercial, rural and residential premises.
• Prepare and issue feasibility studies working with other disciplines as necessary.
• Undertake Principal Designer role for small projects where necessary to comply with CDM 2015 for in-house and external clients. Providing professional advice to clients and others as required.
• Provide Party Wall etc Act 1996 service to Building and Adjoining owners.
• Preparation of Schedules of Condition and subsequent negotiations with opposing client’s professional representatives.
• Prepare and advise clients on Preventative Planned Maintenance and strategies for implementing the same.
• Investigating and advising client on specific building problems / defects.
• Development Monitoring on behalf of a Landlord, Tenant or for bank lending purposes.
• Reinstatement Cost Assessment advice for a broad range of property types in locations across the UK.
• Undertaking DDA access audits.
• Effectively manage the performance of others in the team and offer support to junior members.
• To actively work across the firm and develop the Building Consultancy Department in all areas of the firm.
• Any other reasonable duties that may be required.

Candidate Requirements:

• Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) with at least 3 years PQE.
• Ability to demonstrate technical competence.
• Sound relevant experience with extensive industry knowledge of main Building Surveying activities.
• Good working knowledge of all relevant legislation. 
• Presentational skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Car owner with current driving license.
• In depth knowledge of Landlord and Tenant legislation.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Computer Aided Design Packages (AutoCad) and competence in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work independently at a professional level.

Desired Skills, Experience & Qualifications 

• Business development-experience.
• The ability to work in a fast paced environment where flexibility is essential.
• Enjoys taking the initiative while seeking advice and support when appropriate.
• Actively seeks out continuous self-development, broadening knowledge and experience.
• Accurate, attention to detail.

Competencies 

• Commercial awareness
• Communication
• Business development
• Relationship management
• Team working
• Negotiating
• Customer/client focused

Values

• Approachable – We treat every relationship with respect, integrity and warmth
• Effective – We do what we say we will, we do it well and we’re accountable
• Ambitious – We are ambitious for our clients and for our firm