Senior Building Surveyor (TDD)

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Level Chartered Building Surveyor to join our established Technical Due Diligence & Building Surveying team.

The core responsibilities will largely relate to transactional based instructions across the UK with the opportunity to assist on panEuropean projects also. However the workload will be varied and include a mixture of technical advisory and some professional and heritage project work with flexibility potentially to accommodate the specific skill sets and aspirations of the applicant.

The successful candidate will be expected to be technically excellent and have a broad range and experience of commercial surveying including Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and Condition Surveys. Additionally the candidate should be able to manage multiple instructions.

The job will involve a mixed and varied workload with often the need to balance a number of different instructions simultaneously.

The candidate will largely be focused on service delivery often working as part of a larger commission team and supporting to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients. The candidate should be confident in dealing direct with the client.

The candidate will be required to manage their time effectively to meet deadlines and ensuring time expended aligns with the cost forecast to ensure profitability of instructions (financial performance responsibility).

Role accountabilities

• The key focus will be around TDD advice and reporting to identify key risks the severity and quantification of these risks along with recommendations for mitigation. The role includes predominantly Technical Due Diligence along with some professional work across a range of building types although largely commercial and with some heritage work.
• The position includes a relatively high level of responsibility and accountability with an opportunity to develop managerial as well as technical knowledge and skills and to progress within a successful and growing specialist team.
• You will manage and undertake professional technical consultancy commissions including Technical Due Diligence condition surveys and infrequently dilapidations and some projects etc.
• You will effectively communicate ensuring all information is available for the successful implementation and completion of projects.
• Liaise with the Project Managers and Team Leaders to ensure efficient financial control resulting in a cost effective service.
• You will ensure the Sector Director has quantified information on the progress of each contract on a regular basis
• Support with mentoring and supervising our junior building surveyors

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Building Surveying and MRICS qualified
• Excellent technical ability.
• Multidiscipline experience.
• A broad thinker who can take a global view and has an inherent ability to deliver successfully.
• Ability to manage project risk.
• Ability to be flexible to meet tight project deadlines.
• Manage quality standards to ensure high quality output.
• Understand the transaction process including requirements of funders.
• Understanding of both technical and legislative requirements along with a good commercial awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills enabling strong working relationships with clients

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skillsbased approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age Disability Faith Gender LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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