Building Surveyor/Senior in Bonnyrigg

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An opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor/Senior Surveyor to join our Building Consultancy department in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team deals with a range of investor clients, including Aberdeen Standard Investments, Aviva, Blackrock, BNY, IPIF, E&Y and Sicore, M&G, and corporate occupier clients such as Barclays, Diageo, Chivas, JPMC, with a diverse range of projects from £150k to £15 million in value.

The successful candidate will join a busy Edinburgh office and be working alongside other internal departments such as Investment, Agency, Managed Services, Valuation & Lease Advisory, Rating, to provide holistic, commercial advice to our clients. We are looking for an outward-looking, commercial Building Surveyor with a sense of 'team spirit' and an ambition to deliver excellence.

What this job involves:

• Undertaking Building Surveyor's inspections and preparing reports.
• Preparing and negotiating schedules of dilapidations/preparing exit strategies/dilapidation assessments.
• Undertaking building reinstatement cost assessments.
• Undertaking planned maintenance inspections and preparing planned preventative maintenance plans.
• Defect analysis and reporting.
• Assisting with co-ordination of portfolio instructions.
• Coordinating and managing other consultants in delivery of building surveying instructions.
• Assembling and managing professional teams, project managing and administrating building contracts for repair and refurbishment and internal fit-out projects, both Cat A and Cat B fit out.
• Making sustainable business links with both external and internal clients and offering a professional and excellent client service at all times and supporting project and building surveying colleagues as required.
• Building on existing relationships and developing new opportunities.
• Delivering in accordance with best practice.
• This role will also involve business development and direct client contact at a senior level.
• Some travel will be required in this role, but generally limited to Scotland.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be/have:

• Strong verbal and numerical skills, and be comfortable with report writing.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Flexible and have the ability to work under pressure as part of a team as well as under own initiative.
• Well-presented and have excellent communication skills.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated and be capable of managing external consultants.
• MRICS (building surveying) with proven experience, preferably 2-5 PQE in a commercial consultancy.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Project, Excel and Outlook.
• Clean driving licence.

What you can expect from us:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience, plus target bonus.
• Clear career development opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits: private healthcare, pension, annual leave.
• Hybrid working model.
• Cutting-edge technology and collaborative workspaces.
• An inclusive culture that celebrates diverse perspectives and innovation.

Location: On-site - Midlothian, GBR

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!