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Building Surveyor, London at Jacobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Your impact
We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and... free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the opportunity
The Jacobs Cities & Places team create thriving places - from regions, cities, neighbourhoods & communities through to individual buildings and all through an integrated design approach. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to build upon our strengths and develop an interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, that sets the direction for the industry and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.
Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, surveyors, designers, place-makers, project managers and transport planners to provide collaborative and coordinated value design solutions for our clients, both domestically and internationally.
We are looking for talented people to join our Building Surveying team to continue our focus on building relationships and delighting our clients - 90% of our revenue is from repeat business. We work on unique and exciting projects and can offer a stable platform upon which your career can develop. You will be working on the full range of Surveying services with a particular focus on TDD and project work.
Jacobs has an enviable reputation in the UK consultancy sector as a result of a portfolio of high-profile projects with clients across many sectors including transport infrastructure, commercial, the public sector, healthcare, education, industrial, residential and mixed-use developments.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with diverse projects, with full APC support and training to Chartership. Our wide ranging Building Surveying services are client / project specific and as a truly multidisciplinary consultancy, you will work alongside experts in many different specialist areas.
Here's what you'll need
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Building Surveying
• Working towards MRICS accreditation - AssocRICS or the relevant experience
• Private practice or / consultancy background with 2 to 3 years’ relevant work experience
• Experience in Surveying the condition of existing buildings, identifying and analysing defects including proposals for repair – inspecting and providing advice on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of all types of buildings and sites
• Previous work supporting more senior Surveying colleagues in undertaking a wide range of building surveying services to include dilapidations, project management, technical due diligence and planned preventative maintenance programs
• Some knowledge of relevant legislation such as health and safety, party wall, building regulations / planning and the Building Safety Act
• Client contact skills to help you play an active part in promoting the company’s services to secure projects and enhance the company’s reputation
• Strong report writing ability and experience of producing specifications and drawings for the repair, refurbishment, demolition and re-building of all typesof buildings
• Some experience of supporting tender processes and assisting with post-tender analysis
Our culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for
all employees.We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet and Women's.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.
Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know
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