Chartered Building Surveyor

The Opportunity

• Work in-house/client-side for an investor/developer with a regional portfolio.
• Report directly to the business owner and have the opportunity to play a vital role in its success.
• Innovate and challenge existing processes as you seek constant improvement and adapt to new challenges.
• The opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of properties, including offices, industrial, residential and office-to-residential conversions, with projects usually within a 1-hour radius of the office.

The Company

• An SME with a solid financial background and an established portfolio of properties.
• Owns and manages a mix of commercial and residential properties located across several regional towns, most within one hour of Daventry: Rugby, Weedon, Kettering, Wellingborough, Leamington Spa, Grantham, and Northampton.
• The portfolios owned/managed produce a rental income of nearly £10m per annum.
• There is a pipeline of development opportunities that will grow the portfolio over time.
• The Team consists of Commercial Property Surveyors, Building Surveyors, Residential managers, finance, and operatives to carry out repairs and refurbishments.

The Leadership

• A long-term investor who wants a collaborative and proactive relationship with tenants, enabling businesses and people to thrive and adapt to their needs and business requirements.
• Keen to provide staff with the autonomy and freedom to get on with the job without micromanaging.

The Role

• Manage and oversee the building surveying function within the business and manage the individuals within the team.
• A range of work including development opportunities; maintenance and refurbishment projects; and professional building surveying.
• Collaborate with the wider property team to ensure a holistic approach to problem-solving.
• The management and delivery of development opportunities.
• Acting as the Employers Agents or Contract Administrator.
• Project management of all works associated with internal refurbishments, building extensions and complete redevelopment.
• Drafting specifications and managing the production of drawings.
• Appointment of consultants
• Oversee all aspects of Health and Safety.
• Dilapidations: responsible for producing interim and terminal schedules of dilapidations and negotiating with the outgoing tenant or their advisor
• Building Pathology: identifying the cause of problems within a building and specifying a practical and economical solution
• Building surveys for acquisitions
• Party Wall Agreements
• Landlord’s periodic inspections
• Reviewing proposed Tenant Alterations
• Planning Applications

The Benefits

• £65-75k per annum / negotiable
• Car allowance
• Bonus
• Agile working

How To Apply

• Contact Rob Pratt on 07488 883 208 / rob@middletonjones.com
• If you don\’t have an up-to-date CV, call me anyway, and we will take it from there.