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Building Surveyor
September 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Building Surveyor
Building Surveyor
Location: Waterbeach, Cambridge
Business Area: Construction - Design and Business Services
Contract: Permanent, full time
Be the best in Regional Build.
As one of the UK's leading regional builders, Kier Group's expertise, experience and flexibility is relied upon to deliver projects of all sizes and complexities, in many different sectors throughout the country. Every day of every year, our people meet all types of needs across hundreds of health, education and prison projects - building anything from a strategic asset costing hundreds of millions of pounds, to a small-budget school extension that creates priceless classroom space.
Join this thriving Design & Business Services team as a Building Surveyor and you'll shape innovative, inspired solutions for public and private sector clients. Working collaboratively and engagingly with colleagues in many disciplines, you'll do more than 'just' deliver on the technical and financial dimensions of the project - you'll be at the heart of realising the full value to clients, through effective contract administration and efficient programme management.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the local Team Lead, you will be assisting in delivering Building Surveying commissions and projects, requiring effective technical & financial project delivery. We will ask you to be accountable for quality, effective, successful delivery, as well as meeting financial & client objectives.
Continually improving what we do and how we do it through expert advice and guidance, as well as helping prepare bid submissions and presentation materials to maximise business development opportunities, you'll work with customers in different sectors, producing building specifications and 2D CAD drawings, delivering exceptional results and nurturing strong relationships.
What do we need from you?
We're looking for someone who is of a relevant degree-level qualification, an Associate Member of RICS or an equivalent professional body, with similar experience to this role & business area, ideally with clients in both public & private sectors. You should have a demonstrable evidence of building relationships & experience of understanding Health & Safety, Quality Management, and CDM regulations.
Are you looking to make a major impact in the planning, managing and improving of properties and assets for many different clients? Then we want to hear from you today!
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).
It's worth remembering that we'll undertake the relevant/standard employment checks if you're successful in the selection process. This includes taking up your references, as well as checking your ID, driving licence (if appropriate) and your right to work in the UK. Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 28th October 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment Agencies - opportunities at Kier are managed by our internal recruitment team. We are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. If there is a specific business need a member of the recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL to ensure all CV's are uploaded onto our portal to be considered. For further information, visit our Careers Help page.