Senior Chartered Building Surveyor in London

Gateley Vinden, as part of Gateley Built Environment, are looking to recruit a full time Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to join our growing team. This is a busy and varied role providing support to the UK Wide Surveying team on a wide range of projects primarily commercial buildings in all forms of construction. This position provides a perfect opportunity for the successful candidate to show their ambition, drive, and passion for customer service, as well as delivering our values. A professional manner and good interpersonal communication skills are essential.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Inspect and provide advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all commercial types of buildings and sites.
• Prepare reports, schedules of works and works specifications.
• Design and oversee works using recognised building contracts and to current technical standards.
• Act as Lead Consultant and/or project manager undertaking larger value projects independently with sound knowledge on all aspects of professional consultancy services, including the appointment and co-ordination of other consultants to support the project delivery.
• Understand and apply relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations, Building Safety Act and planning.
• Play an active part in promoting the company’s services to secure projects and promote the Gateley Vinden brand.
• Understand property and construction related legal documents including development agreements and leases and other documents in respect of monitoring new developments for funders, institutions and occupiers.
• Inspect and prepare dilapidations schedules and dilapidations liability assessments and negotiate these on behalf of landlords and tenants.
• Provide supervision and support to APC candidates to promote knowledge and understanding.
• Comply with the requirements of the Company’s administrative, personnel procedures and Health & Safety regulations.

The team at Gateley Vinden is part of Gateley Built Environment, a multidisciplinary consultancy made up of four established specialist businesses: Gateley Hamer, Gateley RJA, Gateley Smithers Purslow and Gateley Vinden. Together, we bring more than 600 property specialists together with the property and construction lawyers in Gateley Legal. This gives our clients access to connected expertise across the full property lifecycle, from strategy, funding and development through to occupation, long-term asset management and exit. For our people, it means being part of a specialist business with its own established identity and close-knit culture, while benefiting from the range, scale and career opportunities available across Gateley Built Environment and Gateley plc. You will have opportunities to work on varied projects, collaborate with experts across different disciplines and build a long-term career within the wider group.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Must be MRICS Accredited.
• Experience and extensive working knowledge of consulting engineering, surveying, architectural & planning practices and procedures supported by an awareness of the latest statutory requirements and technical publications.
• Experience in Defect Diagnosis and report writing.
• Experience in negotiation, supervisory and leadership roles.
• Experience in working to deadlines and within budgets on large scale projects.
• Experience and understanding of CDM Regs 2015, Party Wall and Building Regulation legislation.
• Sound mathematical, scientific and IT skills and the ability to think methodically to problem solve.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible and variable attitude to work type.

With support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around, our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus. In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.

Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture. We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies. We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.

If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company, a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.