Description:
Join us in our fantastic role of Asset Building Surveyor and support us in the delivery of our asset programme to maintain high quality homes with long-term investment plans for new build, refurbishment and remediation properties.
As our internal technical expert on building construction and defects, you’ll advise on a range of issues across our portfolio, from inspecting and advising on hard to navigate buildings, preparing survey reports, commercial viability options to preparing planned maintenance plans for key sites. You’ll work up and deliver major projects from identification through to the end of Defects Liability Period.
If you fancy working in a varied role where no two days are the same and to continue developing your own career as you grow with us, then read on…
Typical day as an Asset Building Surveyor
- Undertake building surveying and providing creative solutions to maximise Asset performance, which might range from complicated defect issues, non-trad stock, existing schemes which require re-configuration to new viable uses.
- Analysing existing stock data, collecting additional information from specialist consultants and preparing long term investment plans.
- Delivering bespoke projects from initial findings through spec, appointing project teams and driving forward to completion.
- Ensuring we have a good commercial understanding of our assets by evaluating and carrying out financial appraisal of schemes.
- Attending site meetings regularly to perform the function of the client, keeping our project teams and other key stakeholders informed of any variations. You’ll accurately report and achieve key performance indicators, including time, cost, revenue, value, quality and safety on site.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top ten Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!
You have
- Experience of working on projects (private or public sector) as a Building/Projects Surveyor, from inception to completion including appointing the project team and securing all approvals.
- Expert in investigating, diagnosing and conducting complex property conditions surveys, specifying remediation works and working with external partners.
- A MRICS or MCIOB, accredited Building Surveying degree or equivalent strong experience built up through your working profession.
- A current knowledge of building construction, design and CDM requirements. Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice, building regulations, legislation, standards and materials.
- Experience in the creation of tender and construction documentation schedules of work, specifications, drawings produced using AutoCAD Lt, and MS project.
- Experience of the planning system and implementing compliant and approved schemes including decent homes plus.
- An eye for detail, be a great influencer and have creative spark to think outside the box on how things can be done more efficiently.