Graduate Building Surveyor

About us

Ingleton Wood is a value-led people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935 we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors including commercial education defence residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood

is busy but great fun we work hard and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially.

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time and supported through our values;

We are progressive

We collaborate

We support

We take ownership

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You can expect

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

The role

We are currently recruiting a Graduate Building Surveyor to join our Oxford office.

The role will provide an efficient and effective building surveying service to the Practice and its clients. The Graduate Building Surveyor role will cover the full spectrum of building surveying services including design and specification clerk of works contract administration building surveys and dilapidations.

We offer support through the APC process providing structured training and CPD to fully prepare you for interview. We also have an APC support group which consists of experienced Chartered Surveyors and those recently qualified this blend of support has proved extremely effective.

Please Note: This role may be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Baseline Personnel Security Standard Counter Terrorist Check Security Check or Developed Vetting clearance.

The selected candidate will

• Prepare specifications and documents to enable projects to be tendered and to gain accurate costs from contractors.
• Assist in preparation of any necessary building regulation or planning applications and monitor and deal with as necessary through discussions with the necessary authorities.
• Draw design and specify varying sizes of projects.
• Assess tenders and make recommendations to clients.
• Chair and minute Project Progress Meetings.
• Deliver all administration of the construction contract.
• Control expenditure and ensure that schemes are completed within budget/on time.
• Negotiate and settle final accounts with Contractors.
• Ensure designs and specifications are checked and meet the highest level of accuracy and quality.
• Learn and utilise AutoCAD and Revit design computer-based packages.
• Learn and use NBS (National Building Specification) computer-based package resulting in the ability to prepare specifications and documents to enable projects to be tendered and to gain accurate costs from contractors.

• To learn process and gain thorough understanding of Building Regulations.
• Assist Project Managers on projects by attending site for Project Progress Meetings.
• Learn from Building Surveyors how to understand and clearly define clients expectations to provide advice keep them informed of progress on projects and make them aware of technical and financial implications.

• Administer the construction contract ensuring that acceptable quality standards of workmanship and performance are achieved.
• Check contractors valuations and authorise payments accordingly under the supervision of the Senior Building Surveyor.
• Learn how expenditure is controlled and how to ensure that schemes are completed within budget and on time.

• Understand how final accounts are agreed with Contractors.
• Be aware of reasons why specialist consultants may need to be appointed.

Essential skills experience and attributes

• Degree in Building Surveying.

• Well-developed skills in the areas of surveys project management clerk of works repairs and maintenance beneficial
• Skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS beneficial
• Well-organised diligent proactive assertive well-disciplined and commercially astut.

• Full driving license.

Were committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best so if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

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