Building Surveyor - London, United Kingdom - Arcadis

Arcadis

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life.

In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few.

Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential.

You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives.

You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role Description

If you're a Building Surveyor who wants a career working for a 'blue chip' global consultancy that plays to your strengths, then keep reading.

Join our Places UK team focusing on the future of the built environment, and you'll discover a great client-focused team and a business culture focused on helping you flourish as a professional, not on squeezing you into a corporate box.

In this role, you'll provide Building Surveying Services to high-profile client projects in London and across the UK.

Role Accountabilities

Deliver specialist survey programmes for one of the largest and most wellknown landlords across London.
Work collaboratively with other key disciplines across Arcadis to deliver excellent client outcomes.
Provide sound and reasoned technical and professional advice to clients or internal stakeholders relating to the Building Surveying scope of services, which will include:
design and specification

- contract administration
- party wall matters
- dilapidations
- historic building conservation
- technical due diligence (TDD) and surveys, including for pre-acquisition, stock condition, validation and building defect/pathology purposes

Take responsibility for the delivery of projects (generally
Assist with the development of Building Surveying services, responding to market opportunities.
Present the outcomes of analyses at team meetings to ensure that the insights gained are clearly communicated and propose ways in which these may be leveraged to add value to Arcadis or our client's business.
Build peer relationships with client joint teams based on trust and credibility
Take the initiative to lead projects, workstreams and team activities under direction as and when required.

Requirements:

Degree educated with proven business experience, including experience in delivering building surveying reports for different asset types.
Good communication skills with a proactive approach and 'can do' attitude.
Has detailed and thorough knowledge of both traditional and modern building construction technology and techniques.
Team player and capable of influencing others to achieve necessary output.
A strong track record as a professional Building Surveyor, showing the desire for a progressive career structure.
Experience of property refurbishment and maintenance
Experience of controlling quality on projects
Experience of leading challenging projects
Experience in 'professional' Building Surveying work streams, e.g., dilapidations, party wall consultancy, TDD, surveys etc
A tenacious individual who asks questions, listens to answers, defines problems, and implements change.
A broad thinker and problem solver who can take a commercial view of property and asset management.
A desire to help, support and develop others.

Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA.

Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all.

But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact