Associate Building Surveyor
Your new company
Hays is excited to be working with an international building consultancy that is based in central London, looking for Associate-level Building Surveyors to join their established team. You will be working on varied projects with a number of high-profile private and public sector clients.
Your new role
* Working across a number of projects in different sectors, managing and providing a range of building surveying / project management duties.
* Assisting with the development of new and repeat business across all sectors where possible.
* Managing client relationships and service delivery on a project-by-project basis.
* Supporting the senior managers in the day-to-day running of the business, you'll also be involved with the following:
* Project management and Contract Administration duties for larger projects.
* Condition and measured surveys.
* Designing and implementing small and medium-sized projects.
* Due diligence surveys.
* The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, such as JCT and NEC.
* Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
* Experience in the development of Bids and Bid management.
* Acting as the primary interface with key clients and ensuring the quality and timeliness of service delivery to those clients.
* Experience in sectors that include: education, local authorities, healthcare, central government and infrastructure projects.
* Defect analysis, undertaking building surveys and producing professional reports and specifications.
* Mentoring and training the junior Building Surveyors, as well as an active participation in the APC programme.
* Understand the principles of quality, safety and the environment within the management of projects.
* Delivery of both pre-and post-contract project management services.
* Framework Management:
* Be able to manage teams and deliver commissions under framework agreements.
* Responsible for generating revenue from their framework to meet targets and maintain the day-to-day relationship with the client's senior management.
* Support PMs in the delivery of projects to ensure the client's requirements are delivered and fees are managed to achieve required operating profit.
* Prepare competitive and timely fee proposals in line with governance, and ensure invoicing is carried out promptly and debt collected in a timely manner.
* Liaise with the client to understand the issues before formalising scope and fees.
* Maintain a detailed order book and pipeline and share their resourcing requirements with resource managers.
* Work from the client's office to build rapport and trust with the client and understand their challenges and help build a pipeline of potential work.
What you'll need to succeed
* B.Sc. (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree.
* Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
* Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience and be client-facing with work-winning skills.
* Experience of both pre-and post-contract project management responsibilities, and being able to deliver this service effectively to clients.
What you need to do now
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