Senior Building Surveyor

We are currently working in partnership with a Construction and Property Consultancy based in Southeast London, who are recruiting for a Senior/Associate Surveyor working in the field of Fire Safety on a Permanent contract. The position is due to start as soon as possible.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Undertaking a variety of Fire Safety Surveying services such as Compartmentation Surveys, Fire Door Inspections etc, ensuring they’re delivered on time and to the required standards
• Undertaking surveys of external wall systems and producing PAS 9980 FRAEW appraisals
• Reviewing of Fire Strategies and reporting to clients
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients, providing professional advice and identifying new business opportunities
• Assisting the wider Building Surveying team with regards to general Building Surveying duties, providing advice and guidance on building surveys, condition reports, party wall matters, defects and other related areas
• Sharing knowledge with the wider practice and mentoring junior members of the team

Experience required:

• FRAEW experience, ideally having completed the RICS External Wall Assessment and able to sign EWS1
• A comprehensive understanding of fire safety design, building construction and relevant legislation
• Experience of Pre-contract matters and the ability to take a project through its lifecycle
• Familiarity with standard forms of contract including the JCT suite

Qualifications required:

• BSc or MSc in Building Surveying
• MRICS / AIFireE or other appropriate further qualification or significant progress towards qualification

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• FRAEW experience, ideally having completed the RICS External Wall Assessment and able to sign EWS1
• Fire Door Inspection training – DipFD or Equivalent
• Passive Fire Protection training – ASFP or Equivalent
• Good communication and people skills with the ability to produce good quality written reports
• Mentoring skills to help develop more junior staff
• A full and detailed working knowledge of the most widely used forms of building contract

Rewards and Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Sponsorship for Qualifications
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Employee assistance program

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £100 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.