Chartered Building Surveyor

An energetic UK based Chartered Building Surveyor with at least 5 years post qualification experience in the UK is invited to join our busy North London private practice.

The practice undertakes a wide range of interesting and challenging instructions throughout Greater London and the London Home Counties and sometimes further afield.

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a very competitive salary, with other benefits and holiday package provided commensurate with experience.

The candidate be able to provide the following:

• Minimum 5 years UK post-qualification experience
• MRICS or higher
• Attending CPD to achieve a minimum of 20 hours per year of continued professional development

Key responsibilities:

• Party Wall Etc. Act 1996 administration
• Preparing Schedules of Dilapidations or advising tenant clients who have received Schedules of Dilapidations
• Undertaking Full Building Surveys of residential and commercial property (Level 3 and below)
• Inspecting property and the preparation of defect diagnostic reports
• Surveying and preparing Schedules of Condition
• Act as the Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent on various building types, utilising all standard forms of construction and assuming full responsibility for the following:
• Attending site and publishing inspection reports
• Be capable of undertaking measured surveys and preparation of existing layouts
• Preparation of planning supporting documents of planning applications and correspondence/documents objecting to planning applications (where clients require this service)
• To liaise with the Client to plan and advise on projects for repair, remodelling, extension, etc., including initial appraisal and feasibility reports
• Assisting in the preparation and presentation of outline design proposals, including preparation of budget costs
• Be capable of preparing CAD construction working drawings sufficient for the construction of the project
• Submit applications for statutory approvals, including Planning, Listed Building Consent and Building Control Approval, etc
• Prepare specifications and schedules of work
• Prepare Employer's Requirements for Design and Build purposes
• Seek tenders, prepare tender analysis tender reports
• Preparation of contract documents