Building Surveyor Job Description
Building surveyor
provides peer review of construction documents, protocols, Scopes of Work, and other similar documents associated with building envelope design and repair/restoration. Carries out detailed building surveys of various types of properties including schools, leisure, domestic and commercial buildings.
Building Surveyor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Take client briefs and develop building projects up to a value of £1.5m, including preparation of planning and building regulation drawings, specification and financial control of project
Identification of and prescription of remedial works for building defects and failures
Ensure health and safety legislation, CDM regulations are followed
Provide a broad range of professional Building Consultancy services across the UK supporting the implementation of the business plan and fulfilling the revenue and profit targets
This will include the development and care of client relationships and providing a premier service to win new and repeat business across the whole range of commercial and professional building surveying service
General Building Surveying duties, inc. Building inspection and reporting, defect diagnosis, Party Wall Services
Design of planned maintenance, refurbishment and alteration schemes
Preparation of drawings, specifications, schedules of work
Project management of internal design teams for larger new build schemes
Building Surveyor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Building Surveyor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DBS, IOSH, NEBOSH
Education for Building Surveyor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
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
Desired skills for building surveyor include:
Revit would be an advantage
Drafting technical documents
CAD systems would be an advantage
Excel and Outlook
Microsoft Word
Analyzing problems and creating solutions
Both traditional and modern building construction technology
Building construction
Construction
Building Regulations and other relevant legislation
Desired experience for building surveyor includes:
Excellent report writing with attention to detail
Degree qualified building surveyor with previous experience in a surveyor role
The culture is one of promotion according to talent and impact, not time served in the business
The company invests heavily in its people, recognising that its staff members are its most valuable asset
MRICS qualified or close to achieving Chartered status
A strong track record as a professional Building Surveyor, showing the desire for a progressive career structure
Building Surveyor Examples
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Building Surveyor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a building surveyor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for building surveyor
- 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
Qualifications for building surveyor
- 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
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a building surveyor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for building surveyor
- 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
Qualifications for building surveyor
- 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
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of building surveyor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for building surveyor
- 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
Qualifications for building surveyor
- 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
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of building surveyor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for building surveyor
- 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
Qualifications for building surveyor
- 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
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a building surveyor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for building surveyor
- 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
Qualifications for building surveyor
- 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