Building Surveyor - Manchester, United Kingdom - Triumph Consultants Ltd

Triumph Consultants Ltd
Triumph Consultants Ltd
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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Interim Building Surveyor - Capital Programmes

Reference no:
MCC A1 / 1

Pay rate £40.00 per hour PAYE

This opening assignment is for 5-6 months

Hybrid role The Building Surveyor role is based within the Minor Works Team which is responsible for delivering construction, repair and refurbishment projects and programmes such as the Corporate Estates Asset Management Programme which range from £2k to £3m. The team assists clients to review project requirements and develop programmes of work which achieve economies of scale from a cost, quality and programme delivery perspective and provides a range of specialists from building surveying, mechanical and electrical design services, structural design, cost contract management, and Construction Design Management (CDM) compliance.

The team also offers a Fire Risk Assessment and Principal Designer service Key responsibilities:


  • Lead an innovative, forward thinking technical consultancy function for the assigned service area, ensuring that technical solutions are delivered in line with customer and legislative requirements. Dependent on the service area, this may include software / information technology support, engineering, surveying, curating or other specialist functions.
  • Drive the delivery of work packages (using project management methodology where appropriate), managing stakeholder and customer expectations throughout the lifecycle of the project. Actively strive to achieve efficiencies in project, programme and maintenance service delivery and improvements in the quality of service.
  • Ensure that project outcomes deliver organisational objectives as outlined in service / business plans and associated strategies, working with customers to assess feasibility where necessary and ensuring a consistent and coherent approach is applied across the service area, paying close attention to appropriate legislation, and ensuring all relevant tasks are completed to a highquality standard and to budget where necessary.
  • Develop successful internal and external relationships and secure stakeholder commitment through negotiation and communications, both oral and written, to ensure work packages are delivered effectively and to customer requirements and agreed objectives. Work closely with contractors where required to ensure effective work package delivery.
  • Analyse and interpret legislation, presenting information and complex technical matters relating to the service area in a clear and concise manner to a range of stakeholders, orally and in writing. This will include identifying and addressing complex issues and making informed recommendations on action needed to support key corporate objectives.
  • Represent the City Council as an expert witness at enquiries, tribunals and hearings or similar proceedings where appropriate.
  • Roles at this level may be required to manage a range of assigned resources, which may be human, financial or other, to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management of a team (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers. The roleholder will be expected to effectively coordinate resources to support the principals of 'joined up' communication and to ensure efficiencies are achieved.
  • Dependent on the service area, the roleholder may be required to work on a rota basis including out of hours as required to meet customer demand.
  • Demonstrate a personal commitment to continuous selfdevelopment and service improvement.
  • Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications

"Role Requirements" - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

  • BSc in Building Surveyor or other similar related technical equivalent qualification
  • Awareness and clear understanding of the fundamentals of a project budget
  • Have experience in use of change control procedures and documentation
  • Have experience of providing advice on energy use and sustainability
  • Experience in the analysis of client requirements/developing client briefs
  • Experience in use of change control procedures and documentation
  • Experience in the provision of advice on energy use and sustainability
  • Excellent time management skills, create own work schedule, prioritising and preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for self and others
  • Ability to advise and put case across in relatively straightforward, noncontentious language
  • Ability to negotiate agreements
  • Ability to analyse a wide range of data and sources of information, to break them down into component parts, patterns and understand the relationships
  • Ability to analyse/challenge
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