The role
Gateley Vinden are looking to recruit a full time Senior Building Surveyor to join our growing team. This is a busy and varied role providing support to the UK Wide Surveying team on a wide range of projects primarily commercial buildings in all forms of construction.
This position provides a perfect opportunity for the successful candidate to show their ambition, drive, and passion for customer service, as well as delivering our values, a professional manner and good interpersonal communication skills are essential.
You will be responsible for the following:
- Inspect and provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all commercial types of buildings and sites.
- To prepare reports, schedule of works and works specifications
- To design and oversee works using recognised building contracts and to current technical standards.
- Act as Lead Consultant and/or project manager undertaking larger value projects independently with sound knowledge on all aspects of professional consultancy services, including the appointment and co-ordination of other consultants to support the project delivery
- To understand and apply other relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations, Building Safety Act and planning.
- To play an active part in promoting the company’s services to secure projects and promote the Gateley Vinden brand.
- To understand property and construction related legal documents including development agreements and leases and other documents in respect of monitoring new developments for funders, institutions and occupiers.
- Be able to inspect and prepare dilapidations schedules and dilapidations liability assessments and negotiate these on behalf of landlords and tenants
- To provide supervision and support to APC candidates to promote knowledge and understanding.
- At all times to comply with the requirements of the Company’s administrative, personnel procedures and Health & Safety regulations
The team
Gateley Vinden is a property and construction consultancy that helps clients across the built environment to maximize the value of their development projects, built assets, and construction businesses and funds.
They offer a wide range of services, including dispute management, quantity surveying, project management, fund monitoring, building surveying, corporate services.
Their team has extensive experience in various sectors such as residential, education, affordable housing, industrial, office, retail, health, and hotels/leisure.
Gateley Vinden is committed to delivering results that delight their clients, inspire their people, and support their communities. They pride themselves on providing creative, straightforward advice and building long-lasting relationships with their clients alongside a committed and welcoming environment for their employees.
The person
Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
- Must be MRICS Accredited
- Experience and extensive working knowledge of consulting engineering, surveying, architectural & planning practices and procedures supported by an awareness of the latest statutory requirements and technical publications.
- Experience in Defect Diagnosis and report writing
- Insurance repair project experience preferred
- Experience in negotiation, supervisory and leadership roles
- Experience in working to deadlines and within budgets on large scale projects
- Experience and understanding of CDM Regs 2015, Party Wall and Building Regulation legislation
- Sound mathematical, scientific and IT skills and the ability to think methodically to problem solve.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible and Variable Attitude to work type