Chartered Building Surveyor

Akton are recruiting on behalf of a client who has an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Building Surveyor to become part of the growing building surveying team in their Edinburgh office working on a wide and varied range of building surveying disciplines in a commercial environment with an enviable and national client base.

You will have the opportunity to gain more autonomy, build client relationships and have the potential to specialise in a chosen area as you progress through your career.

You will be part of a flexible and very supportive environment with great opportunities for career progression.

Key accountabilities

Primarily working within the commercial sector undertaking a wide range of building surveying, but not limited to:

• Contract administration
• Technical Due Diligence
• Dilapidations
• Building Pathology
• General building surveying commercial work in line with a Chartered Building Surveyor role

Performance criteria

• MRICS (0-2 years PQE)
• Degree in Building Surveying
• Excellent and accurate report writing skills
• Experience of working in a pro-active commercial environment
• Sound knowledge of building contracts in a commercial context
• Able to meet fee targets and generate new business through building successful client relationships
• Commercially astute
• Embraces technology
• High level of up-to-date technical building knowledge

Skills and behaviour

• Must be a good team player and able to work independently
• Confident and concise communicator both verbally and in writing
• Business focused and willing to be involved in business development and building client relationships
• Thorough understanding of the needs and demands of clients
• Full driving licence and access to a car