Building Surveyor Job Description
Building Surveyor Duties & Responsibilities
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Building Surveyor Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Building Surveyor
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Education for Building Surveyor
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Employers hiring for the building surveyor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Surveying, Construction, Technical, Management, Education, Politics, Health, Business, Engineering, Leadership
Skills for Building Surveyor
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Building Surveyor Examples
Building Surveyor Job Description
- Control design / specification change at pre-construction stage
- Internal quality and financial management for project delivery
- Collect site inspection charges, issuing receipts and arrange banking of charges in accordance with Re's Policy
- Carry out post-works inspections on a proportion of completed works to assess quality of work, value for money and tenant satisfaction
- Pre-inspect reported repairs to diagnose defects and assess their degree of urgency
- Prepare specifications and cost estimates for works as required
- Liaise with the local authority over any Environmental Health notices that may be served in accordance with procedures and target times
- Liaise with contractors to ensure satisfactory progress, high standards of workmanship and target dates are being met
- Project manage and prepare detailed specifications
- Carry out periodic inspections of works whilst on site to ensure that work is being carried out satisfactorily
- Experience of working within a consultancy practice
- Working knowledge of current building contracts
- Team player and capable of influencing others to achieve necessary output
- A broad thinker who can take a commercial view of property and asset management
- An ambition to drive the business forward and an interest to develop both new and existing services
- Previous successful experience in a building control section of a local authority or similar organisation processing complex building regulation applications
Building Surveyor Job Description
- Projects manage and prepare detailed specifications
- Projects manage the works whilst on site, attending snagging, final inspection and dealing with resultant defects
- Ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule
- Prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
- Organise documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes
- Determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair
- Advise on the management and supervision of maintenance of buildings
- Deal with planning applications and advise on property legislation and building regulations
- Bringing together supplier / manufacturer specifications and assessing the most suitable options for achieving the performance requirements of the Project
- Produce performance based and product based detailed specifications suitable for traditionally procured and D&B contracts
- Ability to ensure that services provided are of a high quality and to agreed targets and service outcomes
- Practical understanding of the implications of Health and Safety legislation particularly in relation to personal safety and the safety of others
- Relevant building degree
- Able to make site inspections including ability to climb ladders
- Act as a source of advice and support to others
- Must be fully IT literate and numerate
Building Surveyor Job Description
- Engage with clients to ensure that the Project outputs are understood, defined and that the solution meets expectations and end user requirements
- Undertake feasibility studies and assist in compiling budget costs
- Lead multi-disciplinary design teams as part of the solution process where applicable
- Develop and implement a standardised process for scoping and specifying Projects and associated documentation
- Manage the prompt preparation and settlement of final accounts, including variations, claims and disputes
- Ensure that all works controlled under the Building Regulations and associated legislation are undertaken in such a manner as to comply with substantive provisions
- Provide professional advice and guidance to all users of the service and recommend innovative and practical solutions to complex building regulation queries
- Ensure unauthorised work is brought into compliance and lead on any necessary enforcement action under the Building Regulations and Building Act
- Prime responsibility for taking decisions on all aspects of Dangerous Structures and responding within 2-hour target time
- Contribute to the marketing and promotion of the Building Control Service so as to minimise the loss of work to Approved Inspectors in the private sector
- Minimum qualification of BTEC ONC in Building Studies
- Experience of preparing specifications and contract documents, using the JCT contract suite of contracts
- CAD awareness
- To be able to climb ladders, scaffolds and other access equipment for the purpose of inspections
- MRICS Chartered status
- A BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying or a similar degree and will be able to demonstrate a commitment to accuracy and professionalism
Building Surveyor Job Description
- Work across a number of Building Control projects, requiring a flexible and pro active approach to change
- Make use of your experience and expertise in interpreting and developing solutions that are appropriate, practical and cost effective
- Be concise and possess the ability to communicate at all levels, be well organised and efficient, have a positive “can do” attitude
- Develop existing and new business relationships with a desire to meet customer needs
- Monitor projects within systems designed to ensure useful outcomes within realistic commercial constraints
- Be keen to offer suggestions and support with new markets and ventures
- Become involved in service improvements and our business operations to ensure resilience competitive edge, efficiency and effectiveness going forward
- Support your colleagues to ensure project and team targets are met and knowledge and expertise is shared whilst assisting to secure new and repeat work in the way you deliver projects
- Be willing to travel to meet our client requirements
- Be agile, dynamic and have the capability to work in ever changing environments
- Member of the RICS/equivalent relevant accreditation (or sufficient post graduate experience to commence your professional accreditation)
- Be able to manage their own time
- Have mathematical ability and an understanding of the need for accuracy in all work
- Have an obvious ability to communicate
- Present a professional manner and outlook
- Understand people management within a team
Building Surveyor Job Description
- Produce specifications, schedules and plans of work, prepare tender packages for the invitation to tender for a variety of works packages and projects
- Manage the organisation and updating of relevant data using database applications
- Manage the selection and appointment of professional parties for Clients
- With support, manage projects from inception to completion
- Client budget and company fee management
- Implementation and provision of high quality consultancy advice and design solutions
- Communicate and provide customer focused high quality services to all Clients
- Manage and contribute to CSH team ethos to ensure expertise, knowledge and new services are promoted to all CSH clients
- Prepare space planning, design solutions, feasibility studies, capital planning, design and contract supervision and option appraisals etc in connection with proposed and approved developments
- Manage the planning and delivery of selected capital projects, to ensure that schemes are delivered to exceed client’s expectations and are completed on time, and within budget
- Sound business acumen and strong risk and commercial awareness
- The ability to make decisions, act on your own initiative and operate in a pro-active way
- A proactive and flexible working attitude
- A BSc (Hons) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree (or equivalent qualification)
- Member of RICS Building Surveying faculty
- Experience in producing designs, specifications and undertaking Contract Administration duties