Hollis
Senior Chartered Building Surveyor or Associate
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About the Role
As a result of Hollis’ desire to continue expanding our surveying team, we are strengthening our North East surveying team in Newcastle. You will be taking on a variety of commercial instructions including offices, retail, industrial sheds/warehouses as well as residential and more. ESG and sustainability are at the forefront of our expertise, so we can offer you the opportunity to work with some of Hollis’ key stakeholders and clients on innovative solutions and projects.
We’re keen to hear from anyone able to hit the ground running who is looking for a lucrative opportunity with exposure to a variety of high-profile clients. You will have the opportunity to pick up other areas of surveying as desired across project and professional surveys including Dilapidation/pre-acquisition surveys, party wall, contract administration etc.
Main Responsibilities
- Managing a healthy pipeline of multi-skilled building surveying instructions, or specialising in projects of professional if preferred
- Take the lead on instructions within various commercial sectors (office, retail etc). including dilapidations, TDD, LTA's, Tenant Alterations, Contract Administration an more
- Effectively managing a strong pipeline of work and act as a key point of contact for a variety of (predominantly) blue-chip, private clients as well as some public sector
- Actively contribute to the development of service offering, support junior surveyors/graduates and the wider team
- Take on more business development responsibilities, source new work, cross-sell Hollis' services and network to grow your client base across the North region
- Provide excellent client care, take ownership and manage relationships effectively
- Act as project lead, running the project from start to finish including invoicing, specifications, budgets and WIP
- Collaborate with neighbouring offices across the Midlands region
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Requirements
- MRICS building surveyor
- Experience carrying out and delivering building surveying instructions efficiently within the commercial real estate sectors
- Good understanding of project work and/or technical surveying areas such as dilapidations, TDD
- Commercially minded, comfortable acting as the main contact for clients and stakeholders (internal and external)
- Confident to project lead and take ownership of work
- Excellent communicator and ability to manage workload effectively
- Strong report writing and communication skills
Our Preference
Our preference is to recruit directly wherever possible. Should this role be approved for support from external recruitment partners, we will contact our PSL agencies accordingly.
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Effective introduction of a candidate will only be accepted if it has been requested to submit CV’s in relation to a specific vacancy. Any speculative submissions will not incur a fee. For any queries, kindly reach out to the appropriate Talent Acquisition team member.
The Company
Hollis is a leading independent real estate consultancy. We work with owners, occupiers, developers and funders, across both private and public sectors, to help them get more out of their real estate, at every stage of the property life cycle.
We’re a multi-skilled team of surveyors, engineers, ESG consultants, project managers and technical specialists operating across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands. We have a unique way of working and believe that people do things better by doing them together. We aim to do the right thing, be clear, transparent and find some fun along the way.
Why Join Us?
We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun. We’re independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.
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We offer a highly attractive salary and a generous benefits package including:
- Life assurance and private medical insurance
- Season ticket loan
- 5% Employer pension contribution
- 25 days of holiday and an extra day off on your birthday
- Cycle to work scheme, retail vouchers, gym discounts and more
- EV car scheme
- Longevity awards
Hollis operates a hybrid-working policy giving employees the opportunity to work between their home and our offices, where their job allows it. In addition, employees are encouraged to request flexible working hours when needed and we work hard to accommodate where we can.
We are a sociable bunch and host pay day drinks, quarterly lunches, quiz nights and cultural and sporting activities to socialise and have fun with your colleagues. We also give back and take part in numerous charity events all over the country throughout the year.
We're Inclusive
Together we welcome, we embrace, and we celebrate our differences. Our aim is to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace which supports and cares for all our employees, including those from underrepresented or non-dominant groups. We’re focused on a culture of inclusion; where all barriers including prejudice are removed from our working environment; and where all our people are empowered to be the best they can be.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you would like the opportunity to join Hollis but your past experience is not an exact match, we encourage you to apply anyway as you could be the right candidate for this role or another role within the company.
If you require alternative formats of our documents or need to apply offline, please get in touch with the talent acquisition team: talentacquisition@hollisglobal.com or call us on 020 7622 9555.
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