Commercial Building Surveyor

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Greater London, London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

About The Role

Commercial Building Surveyor

Gleeds UK Property

London, W1W 6XF

About this opportunity

Gleeds is an award winning, global construction consultancy with over a century of success in the Built Environment. Our impartial advice helps clients maximise return on investment, from site acquisition to project completion. With over 135 years of construction intelligence, we offer unparalleled insight across all sectors, helping clients deliver real value from their assets.

We are searching for a Building Surveyor to join our London Building Surveying team as we continue to grow our services within the London area. This is a great opportunity for a career-minded building surveyor who is interested in progressing their career and could benefit from structured support as well as exposure to a wide range of projects & instructions across a variety of sectors.

Our London Building Surveying team currently works with education, central & local government, and private commercial clients, providing contract administration and project management services, as well as technical surveys, reports, and guidance to a varied client base.

As a Building Surveyor with our London office, you will be responsible for managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations, and maintenance works.

You will ideally be a full member of the RICS; however, we are interested in speaking to building surveyors who are working towards their APCs, which we will provide comprehensive support towards.

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
• Preparing and managing planned maintenance programmes
• Quality monitoring of construction projects
• Planning service delivery in conjunction with the Director with overall responsibility for the project
• 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
• 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 of construction methods and materials
• Good 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
• Sound 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

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

About Us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but 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, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients, and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work, and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

We’re 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.