Job Description

Shape the highways of tomorrow.

Become a vital member of our Project & Programme Services team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. It's about recognizing everyone's contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

Flexible and remote working are central to our culture, so talk to us about what's important to you, from reduced weeks to buying more leave, and how we can make reasonable adjustments for you or support your ambitions outside of work.

AtkinsRéalis have a vacancy for a Senior Building Surveyor to work in a multi-disciplinary environment to deliver a full suite of Building Surveying duties. The role is based within our growing Oxford building surveying team, where you'll also be working alongside our project managers and quantity surveyors. We can offer extremely varied and interesting work with a number of high-profile public and private sector clients.

As an Associate Building Surveyor, you'll be central to some of the UK's most significant projects. Your portfolio will vary across retail, health, energy, commercial property, education, and public sectors. Working alongside our senior managers, you'll lead multidisciplinary teams driven by excellence. We'll value your insight and leadership, supporting your continued growth and career development. This role has excellent prospects for an individual who enjoys working collaboratively within a vibrant team, and who has experience in managing client relationships and enjoys variety across all areas of Building Surveying, and who will provide a first-class service to our clients. As well as technical competence, we are looking for a Building Surveyor who has strong commercial awareness and who can inspire clients and mentor junior colleagues with their client relationship and communication skills.

Your Purpose:

• Working across several projects in different sectors, providing a range of refurbishment, improvement and modernisation projects.
• Undertaking feasibility studies, producing specifications, obtaining estimates, obtaining statutory approvals and administering contracts for refurbishment projects.
• Using and applying standard forms of building contract, such as JCT and NEC.
• Knowledge and application of building surveying professional services.
• Mentoring and training Building Surveyors and providing Supervisor support to Junior Surveyors on the RICS APC programme.
• Understanding the principles of quality, safety and the environment in asset surveys, design and management of projects and portfolios.
• Supporting the senior managers in their day-to-day activities.
• Line managing of Junior Building Surveying staff.
• Carrying out surveys, inspections, schedules, provide professional services and managing regional schemes.
• Development of new business opportunities including preparation and submission of bids.

What You Can Bring:

• A B.Sc. (Hons) in Building Surveying or a similar RICS accredited degree.
• Chartered status essential/highly desirable.
• Sound technical surveying knowledge and significant building surveying experience.
• Experience managing clients with a strong understanding of profitability, business development and sound commercial awareness.
• Experience in mentoring, training and coaching team members.
• Experience managing workloads and projects.
• Sound knowledge drafting technical documents, including clients' requirements, asset reviews, feasibility studies, specifications and drawings.
• Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Statutory Compliance.
• Specific Technical Skillsets to meet specialist Professional Building Surveying service requirements EG Dilapidations, Party Wall, Fire Risk, Access Assessments.
• Excellent time management, punctuality and commitment to getting the job done.
• Prepared to travel as required.
• Strong IT skills, Word and Excel as a minimum. Candidates should be able to produce, edit and format documents.
• Strong ability in the use of AutoCAD and NBS, and experience Revit would be an advantage.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Looking for a place where you can engineer a better future? AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, our digital-enabled approach transforms outcomes for people and the environment. You'll have a myriad of projects to choose from and endless possibilities for career growth. More responsibility, acclaimed training programmes and flexible working are part of our inclusive culture of prioritising diversity, health, and happiness.

Join our Project & Programme Services team and expand your career on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects - from Sizewell C to the world's tallest hotel, London's Heathrow Airport to Europe's first eco-friendly mosque. You'll enjoy invaluable exposure to international expertise as well as innovation in local niche areas. Communities are at the heart of our work and our people are proud to be working towards a Net Zero Carbon future and regenerating cities across the UK.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.