We are recruiting a chartered building surveyor to join our Bristol-based Building Consultancy team. This is an opportunity for a building surveyor to support a broad range of building surveying services predominantly in the South West but also on a national basis as required. The successful candidate will have demonstratable experience in a commercial building consultancy environment. The position will suit an aspiring, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual looking to make a positive impression within an equally ambitious and growing business.
The main function of the role will be client facing and assist in generating fees through the management and development of existing and new projects, whilst contributing towards the achievement of financial and other objectives of the Building Consultancy and Commercial teams within the company. You will be working as part of successful team delivering a high quality of service to our client base.
The successful building surveyor will join a team of five (from surveyor to partner level), in Bristol which thrives as a hub office, offering a multi-disciplinary service across Commercial, Rural, P&D and Infrastructures. There is opportunity to work with a broad range of clients including National Trust, Royal Mail Group, Scope, local councils as well as private client work. The Bristol office has a great buzz about it, with many social events including table tennis, fundraising and sports to balance out the busy pace of the office.
Main tasks:
To assist and at the discretion of the Partner in charge to assume direct responsibility for carrying out:
* Provide a full building surveying service to the internal and external clients
* Provide clear, consistent and well-reasoned advice to clients on relevant building surveying matters including their professional advisors.
* Be able to support other members of the Building Consultancy Team and assist with workload where necessary.
* Carry out due diligence reporting of all types of commercial buildings and at times residential properties.
* Preparation and negotiation of Schedules of Dilapidations and other relevant lease events.
* Preparation of Schedules of Condition and subsequent negotiations.
* Deliver design, specification and project management services for a variety of different projects including refurbishment, renovation and new build to commercial and residential premises.
* Assist with the delivery of CDM Co-ordination for in-house and external clients.
* Advise clients on preventative maintenance and planned maintenance strategy including taking the project through to implementation.
What will it take to be successful?
You will be a motivated and ambitious building surveyor, who is RICS chartered, with experience in a commercial consultancy setting, ideally with experience of advising on residential and agricultural assets as well. You will have an understanding of the local and national markets to support your advice the clients. As an experienced building surveyor, you have the ability to manage multiple projects as well as producing reports across the different sites. You will be excellent at managing clients both internally and externally, with the ability to also support and coach junior members of the team. A driving license is essential for this role.
Hours
Full time
Contract type
Permanent
Location
Bristol
Why choose us?
We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave.
As an equal opportunity employer, with the Investors in People Gold accreditation, we are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important to us; we encourage everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance and fulfil their potential. We have an agile flexible working policy; many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you. We enjoy what we do, and we do it well, which is why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.
About us:
Since 1855, Carter Jonas has grown to be one of the largest and most respected property consultancies in the UK with a network of 34 offices across England and Wales, employing more than 1,000 partners and employees.
Our tailored service and Simply Better Advice have enabled us to forge lasting, intelligent and trusting partnerships with our clients. These long-standing relationships are our most important and most closely protected asset. From private landowners to local authorities, pension funds to farmers – our universe of client experience is among the most varied in UK property.
We employ the very best people. We are a place where people want to work, and our culture is both collaborative and business minded. We have experts in every field who deliver long term advice that enhances our clients’ future prosperity.
Ahead of the curve, we are pioneering in the use of technology within the property industry, making Carter Jonas a hugely exciting place to work.
Our 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 are accountable
* Ambitious – We are ambitious for our clients and for our firm
We look to recruit individuals who represent our core values, but who can also demonstrate the six Carter Jonas competencies that are the foundation of our career pathways. These competencies will aide their personal development in the business, and comprise of:
* Communication - Ensures effective, clear, and relevant communications in support of business objectives
* People - Demonstrates leadership in conduct and effectively manages and develops people to optimise performance through others
* Business Development & Client Care - Ensures effective communication to facilitate excellent client care and collaboration and pursuing opportunities for increased business and profit mindful of the Firm’s heritage and values
* Use of Technology - Modern, Agile, Digital Employee
* Teamwork - Recognises the importance of working with others, to collaborate and co-operate to achieve business
* Personal Effectiveness & Productivity- Engage, promote, and adhere to compliance requirements including all internal processes and procedures which manage risk and enhance productivity.
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