Position: Associate Building Surveyor

Location: Glasgow

Salary: Circa £70,0000 per annum, plus healthcare, profit share, bonus and additional benefits

Our client, a highly successful and independent consultancy, has a career opportunity for a Building Surveyor. This is a management position with emphasis on delivering high value reinstatement projects. You will be a key member of a growing and profitable division.

Company Overview: An independent, British, employee owned consultancy employing around 100 staff internationally. They have traded for over forty years, evolving into a highly respected and profitable business. The majority of their staff are chartered professionals who provide expert advice on building & construction, civil engineering, surveying, environmental and mechanical and electrical issues. They have a reputation as a generous employer and have a very low level of staff turnover. The business is steadily expanding in the UK and overseas, and they have been structured to ensure they remain independent.

The Role: You will take the lead on high value reinstatement projects, attending site soon after a fire, flood, building failure or impact event to assess the damage and determine what is required to make the building safe and recoverable. You will prepare the scope of work, the reinstatement specifications, and manage the tender process through to contractor appointment. Throughout the project you will act as contract administrator, ensuring compliance with building regulations, insurance requirements and the agreed designs. There will be regular contact with landlords /property owners, insurers and loss adjusters. You will report directly to the Surveying Director and support the growth of the division as it expands. Continued growth and succession planning means there is good career potential up to director level.

Your Profile: At least six years building surveying experience gained in areas such as building pathology, construction technology, refurbishment or post loss reinstatement works. A good problem solver with the ability to think laterally. A 2:1 or above in Building Surveying, Construction, or similar and chartered through the RICS (or nearing chartership). Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Interview process: An informal MS Teams or telephone conversation with their Managing Director precedes face to face interview.