Focus ConsultantsFocus Consultants is hiring a senior building surveyor to join its team in London.
Focus are committed to a sustainable future for the built environment. We provide a single point of service for our clients, delivering excellence in economic development, construction and sustainability.
We employ a talented workforce of 60 people across our offices in Nottingham, London, Leicester and Newark.
Our core services comprise:
- create: funding, business planning, economic development, research and evaluation
- deliver: project management, building surveying, quantity surveying
- assess: sustainability and environment, building physics, compliance, planning support and performance testing
We are looking to recruit a motivated and resourceful senior building surveyor to be based at our London office in Waterloo to lead in the development and delivery of capital projects. The role will work closely with our project managers but provides an opportunity to develop the building surveying division in the London office long-term. The role will include some travel across London and the South East, and on occasion to elsewhere in the UK.
The ideal candidate will:
- have a strong technical experience of refurbishment/conversion/extension/new build and will be able to develop detailing in CAD, to write specifications and to develop schedules of work
- have a particular focus on driving projects through delivery to practical completion
- be qualified as CDM principal designer
- have direct experience of public sector projects
- have experience of contract administration (ideally NEC or JCT)
- have experience of working closely with and managing clients, professional teams and contractors
- be competent in preparing reports, both written and financial
- thrive as part of a growing team, helping to mentor junior consultants and apprentices
- be chartered or working towards it e.g. MRICS, MCIOB
The role can be undertaken over four or five days per week and will encompass construction/contracts and technical project management.
This will include:
- project concept and brief development
- procurement of consultants and contractors
- chairing management and coordination meetings
- developing and implementing strong programme and financial management and reporting
- directing, monitoring and overseeing the design activity
- undertaking risk management studies and implementing change control procedures
- monitoring and overseeing the construction and handover phases of the project
- contract administration under JCT 2016 and/or NEC3 or 4
- building design in CAD
- compliance audits: fire risk assessments, health and safety audits, access audits, etc.
- Party Wall, etc Act 1996 Matters
- dilapidations
Key qualities
The key qualities that we expect of our staff are:
- the ability to work in a team environment
- the ability to manage projects in challenging operational environments
- the ability to manage a busy workload within a small dedicated team
- excellent client facing skills and ability to secure repeat work through first class service provision and high levels of client satisfaction
- IT literate
What we offer
Opportunities to work across an exciting mixture of projects including:
- critical NHS projects to improve hospital capacity in London
- some of the country’s most important museums and significant heritage buildings
- local authority refurbishment and education projects
- those of different scales £100k to £100m
- opportunities to work across the various discipline boundaries with the Focus organisation with an emphasis on sustainability and low carbon
- opportunity to grow a team of building surveyors in our London office
- a structured career path and to continue lifelong learning including support to become chartered
- a different approach and a varied workload with potential to shape your career to your interests
- a stimulating multi-discipline environment
- a competitive salary package, benefit scheme and discretionary bonus scheme commensurate with experience and skills
Focus Consultants is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture.
