Senior Building Surveyor

An opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor to join our Building Consultancy department in Birmingham. The team deals with a range of investor clients, including Mileway, Hammerson plc , Aviva, Legal & General, RLAM, RailPen and Aberdeen Standard Investments, corporate occupier clients such as Barclays and Bunzl.

The successful candidate will join a busy regional office and be working alongside other internal departments such as Investment, Agency, Managed Services, Valuations, Lease Advisory, Planning and Rating, to provide holistic, commercial advice to our clients.

We are looking for an outward-looking, ‘all-rounder’ Building Surveyor with a sense of ‘team spirit’ and an ambition to deliver excellence.

• Undertaking Building Surveyor's inspections and preparing reports

• Preparing specifications for, and administering, repair and refurbishment contracts

• Preparing and negotiating schedules of dilapidations/preparing exit strategies

• Preparing planned preventative maintenance plans

• Undertaking building reinstatement cost assessments

• Assisting with co-ordination of portfolio instructions and undertaking other duties from time to time as may be reasonably required

• Making sustainable business links with both external and internal clients and offering a professional and excellent client service at all times

• Some travel will be required in this role

• Required to have the ability to work within a team and on own initiative

• Must be enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated

• Must have strong verbal and numerical skills, and be comfortable with report writing

• Requires excellent time management and general organisational skills

• Is required to be flexible and have the ability to work under pressure

• Must be well presented and have excellent communication skills

• MRICS (building surveying) with proven experience, preferably PQE in a commercial consultancy

• Experience of AutoCAD an advantage

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• Clean driving licence

You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

As a diverse and inclusive employer, JLL strives to contribute to the lasting values for clients, employees, shareholders, communities and our industry. Everything we do today should work towards Building a Better Tomorrow. 

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay. We’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.

Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in your sights and imagine where JLL can take you.

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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