Building Surveyor
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We are looking for a Building Surveyor, based nationwide / in Lincoln or Nottingham, to join our Kier Design business in providing design and professional services across a range of sectors, which include the built environment, for public and private sector clients. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more. Location : Nationwide Hours : 37.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As Building Surveyor you will be working within our Architecture & Building Consultancy team, delivering building surveying services to public and private sector clients. These services will typically include carrying out surveys of existing buildings, providing reports to clients as to their general condition, advising on repair and maintenance and / or scope for improvement, development or demolition. Advising clients regarding the condition of existing buildings and related matters including health & safety, environment/sustainability, Planning, Building Regulations and other relevant regulatory issues and supporting clients with regard to the delivery of solutions within the scope of building Surveying services. You will travel to undertake surveys, carry out site inspections, meet with clients and colleagues as required, which may be in varied locations across the UK. Your day to day will include: Undertaking surveys of sites and/or existing buildings, developing feasibility / options studies, designing and specifying solutions that might include maintenance, repair, refurbishment, remodelling, restoration, extension or demolition works Supporting clients with the procurement of contractors taking on maintenance, repair, refurbishment, remodelling, restoration, extension or demolition works Project managing the delivery of solutions for clients, including the administration of construction contracts Commencing quality assurance checks on the work of colleagues and supporting colleagues in the delivery of building surveying services on a larger scale Supporting work winning and business development by maintaining and developing positive relationships with existing clients, promoting client feedback and identifying potential new clients What are we looking for? This role of Building Surveyor is great for you if: You have a Degree level qualification (minimum HNC / HND) in a discipline relevant to building surveying or a Degree level qualification accredited by RICS and suitable for the sector pathway for building surveying or a RICS accredited post-graduate conversion qualification, again suitable for RICS' sector pathway for building surveying Hold or be working towards Chartered status through full membership of RICS, through the sector pathway for Building Surveying, or full membership of CIOB Have a good body of knowledge and experience as a building surveying practitioner covering a range of building types and sectors, good familiarity with procurement processes and experience of contract administration Rewards and benefits We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here. Diversity and inclusion Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. We look forward to seeing your application to joinkier LI-MA1 Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, Life Assurance, Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, Discounts on go-to brands, Free Heath and wellbeing services, Training and development schemes, Electric Vehicle Leasing, Paid volunteering leave.