Assistant Building Surveyor

Assistant Building Surveyor

Salary: The starting salary will be from £32,332 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.
Contractual hours: 36.5
Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/type: Admin, Professional, Managerial
Job reference: P97030

Finance Infrastructure & Commercial Services – Estate Services

This new full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role

The University of Exeter is seeking to recruit an Assistant Building Surveyor, qualified to degree level, ideally with recent experience of working in a building surveying, or multi-disciplinary team helping to deliver complex projects.

The position will involve CAD drawing work, project management, design, supervision and contract administration of variably sized refurbishment and alteration projects with values up to £200k. A wide variety of workload can be guaranteed and the role will suit an enthusiastic surveyor who wishes to pursue a career in a client organisation.

Estate Services also has significant responsibilities for organising planned maintenance to the estate, with values typically in the range of £25k to £2m. The post-holder will be expected to advise on technical matters and deal with general estate issues relating to such planned maintenance.

Preferably, candidates will be able to demonstrate their recent experience, comprising the delivery of projects up to the value of £200k and also any experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Remuneration will be competitive within the market and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful applicant will be required to take responsibility for other members of the surveying team, such as clerks of works and must be able to work under his/her own initiative.

The post is a hybrid position with three days a week based on the Streatham Campus and it offers the opportunity for the successful applicant to build upon existing surveying and management skills.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits, including:

• 41 days’ leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks’ full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks’ full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

 
Further information

Please contact Ian Millar.