ABOUT THE ROLE
You will be a member of an experienced Building Consultancy team that will carry out a wide range of roles, specialising in Technical Due Diligence.
The role will require regular and direct communication with institutional fund management clients’, landlords’, consultants’ and tenants.
The team combines technical expertise with commercial awareness which meet specific client requirements from a nationwide network of offices.
You will be working as part of a dedicated national team. Focused on assessing assets / portfolios and providing reasoned advice to clients within reports primarily for the purposes of pre-acquisition or re-financing, and as part of vendor sale pack preparation.
Your work will include peer reviews, preparing reinstatement cost assessments, and pre-acquisition related feasibility work.
Key clients include Columbia Threadneedle, M&G, Landsec, BlackRock, Tristan Capital Partners, KKR, and Federated Hermes.
WHAT MATTERS MOST IN THIS ROLE
You will be proactive, diligent, measured, practical, and have a positive approach to work.
Understanding the clients’ brief and delivering on their expectations in a clear and concise manner will assist you in forging long lasting relationships.
You will undertake multiple instructions simultaneously for a range of key clients assisting the team on large or technically complex single-asset transactions, portfolio instructions, and individually managing smaller commissions under the supervision of a Partner /Technical Director. You will need to demonstrate your ability to work to institutional deadlines and provide regular client updates along the journey.
The ability to analyze complex scenarios, assess risks and advise on technical and statutory aspects of the asset. This will involve you to work with and interpret third-party reports and advice.
Your duties will include:
- Successfully manage commissions from inception to completion.
- Brief, coordinate and interpret third-party consultants as necessary.
- Working with landlord investors on their ESG initiatives to ensure you are advising and delivering on the most environmental and sustainable methods and materials.
- Understand the clients’ business plan and provide pre purchase feasibility advice.
- Working with team members and sharing in assisting in developing less experienced members of the team as well as taking up leadership roles.
- Assist the wider team in other business activities as required
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
Clear and concise regular professional communication is required with our clients.
A high level of technical building surveying knowledge, understanding, and experience in areas of inspection, building pathology, construction technology (including building environmental services), legal and regulatory compliance.
Technically accurate report writing skills.
You will be an MRICS chartered surveyor with minimum 2 years relevant post-qualification experience.
Any additional qualification in fire safety would be advantageous but is not essential as support from the senior team and additional training can be provided.
WHY Workman?
- Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
- A full-time contract (35 hours a week) offers the core hours of 10am – 4pm, allowing additional flexibility to what time you can start work.
- Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
- Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
- Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year
- Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
- Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party!
- Generous referral bonus.
ABOUT Workman LLP
As the UK’s leading independent commercial property management specialist, Workman has an enviable position within the property industry.
We are proud of our longstanding relationships with many of our clients, some of whom we have worked with for more than 25 years. Our clients include leading institutional and sector-specialist investors, private property companies, public sector bodies and a growing number of overseas investors.
We pride ourselves on the caliber of our employees and their unique skill sets.
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer, and it is our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010
This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and the duties may be amended from time to time
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