Building Surveyor in Birmingham

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim: for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long‑lasting social value and economic impact.

We have a requirement in our Building Team based in Birmingham. We are currently considering applications from newly qualified Building Surveyors through to Associate Directors with the drive to self‑business generate, manage instructions from inception and exceed our client’s expectations. You will be confident shaping challenging projects from initial client briefing through to project design, preparation and site supervision, undertaking all aspects of due diligence and consultancy‑based instructions. Based in our Birmingham offices you will work on a variety of professional and project work for investors, lenders, occupiers, developers and the public sector. Our broad client mix offers opportunities for travel around the UK and further afield with exposure to a diverse range of property types.

A diverse and experienced team with a strong social culture, we also have clear pathways for career progression and support, internal promotion and success. As part of a full service real estate advisory firm, we regularly work with colleagues across investment, agency, planning, development and regeneration and property management. Building Consultancy in Birmingham is extremely successful and provides Building surveying, Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Mechanical and Electrical services to its clients. We are committed to providing our clients with innovative, strategic solutions, focused on helping them achieve their business objectives.

We believe that our industry is changing, and we want our business to be a melting pot of curious minds, passionate hearts and strategic intelligence. Your gender, religion and race are all highly respected, but are less important to us than your ability to step up and change the game. We provide you with a place where you can do just that, with like‑minded people. Collaboration is embedded in the way we work – our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth. Our distinctive Principal‑led, privately‑owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal. This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business. This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.

Responsibilities

• Contract administration and Project Management
• Project Monitoring
• Building technical due diligence surveys
• Dilapidations
• Planned maintenance schedules

Qualifications

The successful candidate should be a well‑rounded ambitious Chartered Building Surveyor with a solid background in technical due diligence work, professional and project work. Candidates would ideally have experience working in the office, and industrial sectors, and with fund orientated clients. Experience working with Local and/or Central Government clients will also be beneficial in this role. We welcome candidates keen to maintain a mixed and flexible “diet” of varied surveying work whilst working with us to continue to expand our client base, whilst servicing existing and established clients. You are expected to be fully comfortable with working in a multi‑disciplinary Chartered Surveying and Engineering environment, shall be conversant with the West Midlands market and have excellent technical skills and commercial acumen.

Key attributes will include:

• Client focus and client management
• Personal drive coupled with the ability to develop qualified surveyors
• Teamwork and ability to organize team members to deliver required services
• Communication
• Commerciality
• Business generation, client entertainment and networking
• Cross‑divisional working

We are committed to providing high quality, value added advice. You will be expected to demonstrate at interview examples of work you have undertaken to demonstrate you have the ability to work at the highest level delivering the attributes highlighted above.

Equal Opportunities

At Avison Young, we’ve always put people at the heart of what we do. We are committed to building an inclusive culture that empowers all our employees to thrive, reflects all backgrounds and talents, allows individuals to be successful and feel a sense of belonging, and fosters a workplace that is supported, inclusive and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. Avison Young is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equitably. This includes implementing deliberate strategies that advance underrepresented communities in commercial real estate careers. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any adjustments to support your application or any part of the recruitment process, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or you are eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us at careers.uk@avisonyoung.com and we will do everything we can to help. We are committed to inclusion in our hiring processes and we want to give everyone a chance to show what they can bring to our organisation. If you are not sure that you have all the skills in the person specification, please still apply. We value passion and potential in our employees, so it would be great to hear from you and why you would suit this position. Some of our roles may be remote and some roles may be specific to our offices, but you will need to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.