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Senior Building Surveyor

Bennett & Game Recruitment
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG30 3HG

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a growing multi-disciplinary consultancy, is looking for a Senior Building Surveyor for their Reading office, offering flexible work-from-home options.
  • This role has become available due to ongoing growth and a strong pipeline of projects, requiring expertise in residential and commercial property advice.
  • The position requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with a salary range of £50k to £60k depending on experience, potentially more for a strong candidate.
  • Key responsibilities include conducting building surveys, preparing expert witness reports, and handling insurance-related work.
  • Candidates must have MRICS status or be working towards it, along with a full driving license and knowledge of relevant regulations and procedures.

Our client, a growing multi-disciplinary consultancy, is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to join their Reading office, with flexible work-from-home options available. This position has opened due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of projects.

The Senior Building Surveyor will be responsible for offering expert advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of various residential and commercial properties, as well as conducting building and measured surveys. Additionally, experience in insurance-related work and the preparation of expert witness reports is essential for this role.

Chartered / Senior Building Surveyor Position Benefits

  • Salary: £50k - £60k DOE (possibly more for a strong candidate with experience)
  • Holiday 25 days plus BH increasing with service
  • Pension 7.5% employer contribution
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Flexible working (family friendly policy)
  • Sick pay
  • Company social events
  • Chartership support- excellent track record of progressing people through this process
  • Wellbeing Package
  • Life insurance
  • Performance Bonus

Chartered / Senior Building Surveyor Position Overview

  • Working for a large multi-disciplinary consultancy based from their Reading office
  • Completing a range of building surveying duties
  • Focusing on insurance and expert witness reports
  • Reporting to the Technical director
  • Further details can be discussed as required

Chartered / Senior Building Surveyor Position Requirements

  • MRICS Status (or working towards achieving this status)
  • Full driving licence
  • Living within commuting distance of Reading
  • Must have a knowledge of expert witness reports and insurance works
  • Strong tenure (no job hopping)
  • Experience in dealing with insurance claims, including defect reports, contract administration, value at risk assessments
  • Experience and extensive working knowledge of consulting engineering, surveying, architectural and planning practices and procedures supported by an awareness of the latest statutory requirements, technical publications and guidelines
  • Experience and knowledge of Party Wall matters
  • Experience and understanding of CDM Regs 2015, The Party Wall etc Act 1996 and Building Regs legislation

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.