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Are you a commercially aware, chartered Building Surveyor with consultancy-side experience and leadership skills, looking for an exceptional growth opportunity within a successful, passionate and market-leading team?
If so, we are looking for an ambitious and driven Associate Building Surveyor or Partner to join our Commercial Building Surveying/Building Consultancy team in Milton Keynes at Bidwells. We provide specialist strategic advice and support to property owners, occupiers, developers and investors from acquisition to project management, combining the skills of Building Surveyors, Architects, Construction Consultants, Engineers and Project Managers with extensive local knowledge.
This Associate Building Surveyor or Partner will join at an exciting time and be instrumental in the growth and development of the highly-regarded team and division, identifying and pursuing new business opportunities across the region and supporting the existing team lead in providing management and mentoring support to the Commercial Building Surveying Team.
What you’ll be doing
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Provide strategic, technical and professional advice to clients.
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Work on a range of instructions mainly within the Commercial and Industrial sectors, including building surveys, PPM inspections, acquisition surveys, refurbishments, dilapidations, party wall surveys, schedules of condition, due diligence etc.
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Prepare specifications and contract tenders liaising with the relevant parties.
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Prepare budget costs and supervise contractors.
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Contract administration.
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Project management.
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Regularly communicate with the client, agreeing variations and delivering projects on time, within budget.
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Establish and maintain good relationships with existing and new clients as well as intermediaries, identifying and managing their needs and expectations.
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Actively identify new business and project opportunities both from the external market and from internal opportunities and implement business winning strategies with the aim of securing new instructions. Drive forward actions to target new prospects and pitch/tender for new business.
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Network, build internal relationships and understand all other services to ensure cross-selling of work. Share client intelligence.
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Develop and maintain local and regional construction marketplace knowledge.
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Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all legislation and relevant standards affecting building surveying and share knowledge and information where appropriate.
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Coach/mentor, develop and support the Commercial Building Surveying team.
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Maintain the CRM system.
About you
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A relevant or RICS accredited qualification in Building Surveying or equivalent
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MRICS qualified would be preferable
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Significant proven experience and knowledge of commercial and/or industrial building surveying, preferably with some experience within a similar professional services/consultancy firm
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Ability to generate new business, with good networking and negotiation skills
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Organised, good attention to detail, able to prioritise workload
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Strong relationship building and management skills
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An adaptable team player who is also able to work independently
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Experience of people management/mentoring would be an advantage
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Strong IT skills, specifically in Microsoft Office
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CSCS card holder and CAD skills would be desirable but not essential
Why Bidwells?
We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen. As a certified B Corporation (B-Corp), we are dedicated to using our business as a force for good, driving innovation, and creating long-term value for our clients, communities, and the environment.
What’s in it for you
Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with a competitive salary, car allowance and bonus scheme/s. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.
Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, a wellness day, paid sabbaticals, private medical cover, medicash plan, lifestyle discounts and perks, and more.
Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.
Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.
Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.
Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.
Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.
Recruitment agencies: Bidwells only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been contacted and directed by a member of our Talent Acquisition Team to work on a specific vacancy. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Bidwells or any of our employees other than via our Applicant Tracking System and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Bidwells will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
