Senior Building Surveyor
- Cities & development
- Manchester
Overview
AtkinsRéalis are looking to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor into our Building Design practice – based from our Manchester office.
This role has excellent prospects for a Building Surveyor who has a strong ambition to progress and enjoys working collaboratively within a vibrant team and has experience in managing client relationships and specific interest / experience of project management.
As a Senior Building Surveyor you will be responsible for delivery of multi-disciplinary projects from concept through to construction, on our expanding portfolio of challenging projects across our Market Sectors.
As well as technical competence, we are looking for individuals who possess great communication, strong commercial awareness and experience, and who will provide a first-class service to our clients.
We are growing and working in many sectors, such as local and central government, education, blue light, rail, aviation, infrastructure, commercial and energy.
As part of services, AtkinsRéalis are leading the response to Net zero as we are passionate about doing the right thing.
The right individuals will not just be joining a world-renowned practice that has successfully existed since 1938, but teams who are both friendly and collaborative.
If you want to make a difference, then we are the right practice.
Your role
- Working across a number of projects in different sectors, providing a range of Building Surveying duties.
- Managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project by project basis.
- Building pathology and Project management.
- Design and specification of projects including Net Zero schemes.
- Pre and post contract duties for projects.
- Due Diligence Surveys, Condition surveys.
- Contract administration.
- The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, ideally both JCT and NEC.
- Designer level ability as defined by the CDM Regulations.
About you
- BSc (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree.
- Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
- Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience.
- Good team working skills and ability to communicate well at all levels.
- Prepared to travel within the region, and into other regions where required.
- Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
- To liaise with senior colleagues to help build a profitable service and positive, high performing team environment.
- Strong IT skills, Word and Excel as a minimum. Candidates should be able to produce, edit and format documents.
- Good ability with AutoCAD and experience of Revit would be an advantage and an awareness of BIM.
- Full understanding of Health and Safety requirement.
Reward & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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