Key Responsibilities
Main Purpose of Job:
- Ensuring that all Surveying work is in full compliance with relevant Statutory Requirements
and regulations, as well as the relevant records and systems requirements of Frankham Group
and of those Surveying Institutions with which Frankham is associated.
- Undertaking role of Contract Administrator on Surveying commissions, including preparation
of specifications and drawings.
- Undertaking a variety of Building Surveys including Condition Surveys, Dilapidation Surveys
and DDA surveys.
- Providing design solutions and producing professional reports.
- Advising on solutions to Building Pathology problems with assistance where necessary.
- Assist in the role of Party Wall Surveyor, dilapidation and other quasi-legal projects.
- Identifying and exploring new work opportunities on behalf of the Company. Attending
Company marketing functions and representing the Company as required.
- Developing and maintaining close relationship with the Frankham Group Client base. Liaising
with Group representatives, Clients, other Consultants & Contractors.
- Maintaining and monitoring financial performance of projects using Workbench & client
specific systems.
- Knowledge of Clients particularly in the Housing, Transport and Education Sectors.
- Assist in Managing individual Client’ workloads and framework agreements.
- Any other duties reasonably required of the post-holder following consultation.
Technical:
- To have sufficient breadth of technical knowledge and to lead on technical delivery with
assistance where necessary.
- Ensure project work meets all relevant technical and professional standards on a consistent
basis.
- Be able to understand the technical and design requirements of projects and ensure
compliance with the relevant technical, health, safety and environmental standards.
- Give input into the technical nature of the work and the appropriate approach to be taken to
deliver the technical output.
- To lead the scoping of Client briefs to ensure accuracy, appropriateness and completeness.
Ensure the brief is fully understood and confirmed before its acceptance.
- Understanding of how to use Workbench to extract, monitor and review the key reports
including: job profitability, revenue forecasting, invoicing, and aged debtors.
- Able to use Microsoft Word and Excel and working knowledge of MS Project to aid the
management and administration of the projects.
- Ensure that the Business Management System and the Quality Management System is
followed.
- Working knowledge of the Frankham Consultancy Group policies, procedures and working
practices.
- To increase knowledge of different forms of contract.
- Ability to understand/use CAD to a basic level.
- Assist with the input for PQQs, Fee Bids, Case Studies and other marketing material if
requested.
Building Surveyor