Associate Building Surveyor in Birmingham

The Associate Director (Building Surveying) plays an operational and strategic role, assisting the Director (Building Surveying) in managing the Building Surveying team. The role supports the Director in securing new business commissions and maintaining a high level of service to our clients. This role plays a vital role in achieving agreed business targets, while generating new business opportunities and repeat commissions.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Degree or Equivalent
• Experience in Building Surveying
• Software/IT Tools: AutoCAD LT, JCT Contract Software, NBS, BCIS and MS Project
• Professional: MRICS or equivalent.
• Driving License: Yes
• Experience: It is essential that anyone entering this role has experience working as a senior building surveyor in the construction industry on projects from feasibility through to completion. Typically, we look for someone with 8-10 years of relevant experience who has previously managed/led a team of surveyors.

Knowledge of the following Services:

• Contract Administration / Project Management
• Project Monitoring
• Dilapidations (Landlord) - preparing interim or lease-end schedules for service on a tenant and negotiating to settlement
• Dilapidations (Tenant) - defending/negotiating claims served by a landlord
• Dilapidations assessments advice in regard to lease-end liability and defense/mitigation strategies
• License to alter services for landlord or tenant
• Schedules of condition
• Party Wall services
• Reinstatement Cost Assessments for insurance purposes
• Defect analysis / targeted surveys
• Planned maintenance schedules
• Measured surveys

Knowledge of the following Regulations and Standards:

• Building Regulations
• Building Safety Act (plus amendments)
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• JCT Joint Contracts Tribunal Forms of Contract.

Desirable Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• MCIOB, MCABE
• MRICS Assessor Status
• Qualification in fire safety standards and fire risk assessments.
• Institute of Party Wall Surveyors and / or Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors membership
• Familiarity with public policy, funding mechanisms

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

1. To support the Director (Building Surveying) in developing and implementing the functions short and long-term strategies, ensuring alignment with the company’s business objectives.
2. To oversee the commercial management of multiple projects, instructions and accounts, ensuring they are adequately and appropriately resourced, delivered on time, within scope, and to budget.
3. To feed into the allocated fee tracker monthly, ensuring all instructions have a fee agreement in place, all fees are correctly programmed and tracked accurately in line with the finance/invoicing process.
4. To review all submissions within relevant instructions, projects and accounts before they are sent to the client.
5. To review and oversee fee proposals for instructions when required.
6. To oversee and provide advisory service to clients on a range of building and property issues, including technical, financial, legal, environmental, regulatory and restoration matters.
7. To oversee and provide clients with timely advice in relation to legal, statutory and planning issues.
8. Carrying out pre-acquisition / technical due-diligence building and targeted building defect surveys to a consistently high standard across multiple instructions at any one time.
9. Overseeing on all technical reports/information in relation to commissions.
10. Delivering and leading on PPMs (Planned Preventive Maintenance) examples to clients.
11. Providing clients advice on property alterations, improvements, extensions and rectification of defects of properties.
12. Providing clients advice and support (and monitoring) with unexpected damage (fire, flood) on property.
13. To assist and oversee the design of any small-scale building works when architects are not required.
14. To work closely with other service divisions such as Cost Management, Project Management and Safety, Health and Environment.
15. Attending conferences and networking events to support business growth.
16. To ensure that documentation and files for all instructions are kept up to date by the team and organised and in line with ISO standards.
17. To lead, manage, motivate and guide a Building Surveying team following internal protocol.
18. To promote and comply with internal procedures, including promoting company values and standards.
19. The monitoring of internal resourcing and workload within the team.
20. To attend regular meetings and wider management meetings to ensure that the operational and strategic objectives are delivered and met.
21. To maintain and establish knowledge on industry trends, regulations and best practices.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KEY SKILLS INDICATORS

1. Organisational Skills and Time Management
2. Commercial Awareness & Knowledge
3. Accuracy, Technical Skills and Due Diligence
4. Effective Communication
5. Team Work and Collaboration
6. Knowledge Development

MAC VALUES INDICATORS

1. Stronger Together.
2. Client Focused.
3. Leadership.
4. Accountability.

ROLE CHALLENGES

The Associate Director role plays a vital role in delivering projects and in the success of building consultancy services/projects. The main challenge of this role is leading and managing a team to deliver results whilst also serving as the main point of contact for clients.

ROLE AIMS

• Ensure the financial success of projects/instructions with commissions being profitable and of high standard.
• Leading a team which works productively and profitably.
• To increase profit through business opportunities and win new or repeat commissions.
• To assist the Director in managing fee income and reducing aged debt to an acceptable level.
• To retain and develop employees.
• To achieve agreed business targets for the respective team.
• To ensure clients always receive excellent service and projects are completed to a high standard and within budget.