Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: Work from home
Education: Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Location: Ipswich and surrounding areas.
Work Location: On the road
Overview
Join a dynamic team of professionals as a Building Surveyor in Ipswich and the surrounding areas, where you will enjoy a flexible home-based role with the opportunity to engage directly with clients and contractors on diverse construction projects. Our supportive work culture fosters continuous professional development, offering training for those transitioning into warranty surveying, while competitive salaries and a focus on work-life balance make us an exceptional employer in the industry.
At a Glance
- Tasks: Inspect construction projects and ensure quality from start to finish.
- Company: Join a leading surveying firm with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the construction industry while working from home.
- Qualifications: 2+ years of site experience in building surveying or related fields.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Job Type: Full-time
- Pay: £45,000 - £60,000 per year (dependant on experience)
About the Role
This is a full-time role for Building Surveyors located in Ipswich and surrounding areas. The key role will involve liaising with clients and contractors from the start of construction, through to the finish of construction. The Surveyor will be home based and attending sites to inspect construction progress at key stage inspections from foundations through to finals, for a variety of construction types, whilst managing own workload. Surveyor will then produce report highlighting any pertinent issues and manage the required documents needed for review and sign off.
Experience with Warranty/Insurance preferable, but consideration will be given to experienced BCOs looking to switch, with BCOs being fully trained up. Consideration will also be given to less experience surveyors with a min of 2 years site experience. Competitive salary / package dependant on experience.
Qualifications
- Building Surveying and/or warranty surveying inspection experience (min 2 years)
- Experience in risk management of construction developments
- Knowledge and experience of construction defects and the effects on commercial and residential properties
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with clients, contractors and other professionals
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel software
- Relevant qualifications in Building Surveying such as RICS accreditation or degree in Building Surveying is beneficial but not always a requirement
What You'll Be Doing
- You'll be an important part of a multi-disciplinary team of professional engineers and surveyors with responsibility for assessing warranty applications on a wide variety of residential and mixed-use schemes.
- You will be looking at all aspects of construction and assess, in accordance with our service level agreements and operating procedures to ensure that all statutory requirements are met and meet the needs of our customers.
- You'll be based from home but can expect to be out frequently, visiting sites in your geographical area. From time to time you'll also need to visit our offices, including our head office in St Helens, Liverpool.
Key Elements Of Building/Senior Surveyor Role Are To
- Assess developments for risk and to ensure they are a standard risk to the Insurer for residential developments and associated non-residential uses.
- Negotiate with developers, builders, and their professional advisors, from initial design to completion, to ensure proposals are satisfactory in relation to regulation and our Standards.
- Co-ordinate inspections to ensure key stage inspections are not missed, resolving problems from Initial Notices through to signing off, to facilitate the issuing of any certification.
- Support our Clients (internal and external) with expert advice, inspection of high-risk/complex elements or features of building work, the identification/communication of key inspection stages, and review of progress.
What We Are Looking For
- You will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of Construction, Building Regulations, building technology, and technical training.
- Experienced with structural defects and related claims, engineering, Warranty standards, and site inspection would also be a benefit.
- In-depth relevant building/construction experience with substantial knowledge of the housing and commercial sectors.
- An understanding of building pathology.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information to internal/external audiences.
- Be of a proactive nature, a self-motivated approach, and a willingness to develop your role.
- Experienced in Building Control/Warranty/Construction.
- A full Driving licence is required for this role.
Pay: £45,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Education:
Experience:
- Building Surveyor: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ipswich (Suffolk)
