Graduate Building Surveyor

Posted 09 August 2024
Salary Up to £33,635.07 (Dependent on Experience)
LocationHaywards Heath
Job Type Full Time
Business Area Hamson Barron Smith
Reference011542

Job description

Graduate Building Surveyor

Haywards Heath 

Up to £33,635.07 (Dependent on experience)

37 Hours per week

 

Hamson Barron Smith, who are part of Norse Group operate from a national network of key strategic geographic hubs: London, Haywards Heath and Norwich. The core services we provide are architecture, surveying, building services, engineering, and strategic development & consultancy. 

 

We are looking for someone who can contribute to oversight of projects, schemes, and works, manage risks, control costs, report and advice customers and clients of progress and risk.

 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

  • Review and understand a client’s needs and assess plans, schemes, and schedules to ensure these are feasible.
  • Work out quantities and costs of materials, time, and labour for tenders and to meet customer or client requirements.
  • Negotiates contracts and work schedules with clients and customers and reach conclusions that are mutually beneficial and fully achievable.
  • Advise on legal matters, including risks and disputes associated with projects, works, schemes and variances such that implications of work are fully understood and communicated.
  • Monitor sub-contractors, stages, and progress of work, generate reports and management information for circulation and or communication.
  • Write regular reports on costs and prepare accounts for payment such that management and customers are appraised of progress, issues, and risks.
  • Research, maintain and update a library of methods, materials, and other surveying collateral to represent business, organisational and professional best practices.
  • Ensure and maintain knowledge of health and safety regulations relative to the environment or are of work, for example, building regulations and ensure these are respected in all work carried out.

About this Role

 

This is a first or entry level appointment, the key objective in the role is gaining knowledge and experience in the job, studying for professional qualification and membership of the relevant professional body. At this level is working towards gaining formal qualification but is typically not qualified.

 

The role is subject to close supervision and all work is reviewed and signed off by more senior and experienced professionals.

 

A trainee post for a professional surveyor, gaining experience. Requires some previous experience in a commercial environment. 

 

What we can offer 

 

- 25 Days of annual leave + Bank holidays 

- A clear route of progression 

- The option of additional qualifications 

- A work life balance 

- A company pension with Royal London

 

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.