Building Surveyor

Job ID

167824

Posted

10-Jun-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Building Surveying/Consultancy

Location(s)

Southampton - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ABOUT CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.

Job Title: Building Surveyor

Location: Southampton

Role Purpose

This role forms part of the Southampton based Building Consultancy team and requires a RICS Qualified Building Surveyor with post qualification experience at Senior Surveyor or Associate Director level. The CBRE Southampton office consists of 40 professionals providing the full spectrum of commercial real estate advice.

The role will also be part of the wider Midlands and South Project Management / Building Consultancy group (with offices in Bristol, Birmingham & Southampton), which consists of 30 professionals working across Project Management, Cost Management, Building Surveying, Development Monitoring and Engineering Services sectors.

Practice areas that are expected of the candidate include building surveys for investment transactions and occupation purposes, dilapidations (landlord and tenant), contract administration, refurbishment works and maintenance advice (PPM), development monitoring on behalf of Funders / Banks, and project management work.

Key Responsibilities

To assist in the successful implementation and delivery of professional and contract building surveying / project management within the Southampton Building Consultancy team through the completion of a range of typical building surveying instructions

Take responsibility for the management of client and project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time

Deliver instructions from inception to completion to meet the instruction objectives in accordance with client requirements

Positively contribute to the department’s business plan and to assist in achieving its objectives

Undertake business development activities to identify and win work for oneself and other team members

Assist in the management of junior colleagues / Graduates and provide support and guidance as necessary

Work in compliance with Quality Management Procedures

Instructions to include but are not restricted to:-

Building surveys for investment or occupational purposes;

Contract Administration;

Preparation of specifications and schedules of work;

Drafting of Standard Contract forms;

Collating project documentation;

Defect analysis;

Preparation of Schedule of Dilapidations and negotiating on behalf of Landlord & Tenant;

Development and Project Monitoring role for investors, occupiers and institutions;

Project Management of new build, refurbishment and fit out projects;

Preparing Reinstatement Cost Assessments.

Person Specification/Requirements

MRICS qualified with post qualification experience

High appreciation of professional and project-based building surveying matters

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

User friendly and an active communicator / networker

Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a project

Present a professional & knowledgeable persona and possess business acumen

Able to build, develop and maintain existing business and client relationships

Organise and prioritise tasks so that they are completed within an agreed time frame

Provide concise and clear written communication

Understand the local and wider property market

Able to delegate whilst maintaining accountability and ensuring delivery

Clean driving license

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)