Senior Building Surveyor

We are looking to recruit a Chartered Building Surveyor to join the team working out of our Liverpool office and assist with providing a high-quality service to our clients throughout the North West of England. A rewarding career with excellent promotion prospects awaits a loyal, hard-working and trustworthy individual.  

Who are Baily Garner?

With 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering excellent service, with good commercial results.

Responsibilities

• Building Surveys including defect analysis / pathology and remedial works
• Undertake measured surveys and production of layout and detailed design drawings
• Prepare schedules of works, specifications and tender documentation
• Understand and apply Planning Permission and Building Regulations requirements and advise clients accordingly
• Prepare and submit Statutory Applications for consent to Local Authority planning and building control departments, fire officers, licensing justices, freeholders etc. as applicable
• Condition Surveys and Schedules of Condition (Dilapidations)
• Party Wall Awards
• Cost Estimates
• Confidently fulfil the role of Contract Administrator (CA)
• Project Management /Coordination, typically as the CA, on a number of projects simultaneously, prioritising workload to suit the demands of each
• Sound understanding and practical experience of CDM Regulations and being able to advise colleagues and clients
• Managing and updating project documents in strict adherence with Arcus QA procedures
• Assist with the preparation and submission of tenders for business marketing
• Monitor the marketplace in respect of information technology/systems/software, which may be of benefit to the Practice, and to advise accordingly
• Low-mid level management responsibilities within the team for managing junior staff and making your own informed decisions.

Skills and Qualifications

The successful candidate will:

• Be an MRICS qualified Chartered Building Surveyor with an accredited degree in Building Surveying or similar technical discipline.
• Have at least 2 years post qualification experience of the role involving building surveying / design / contract procedures.
• Have sound understanding and practical experience administering Construction Contracts including; JCT, NEC, PPC
• Have good knowledge and competence in the use of IT packages including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc.) and AutoCAD

• Have strong report writing skills; tender, feasibility and defect etc.
• Have experience of working in both the Housing and Public Sectors advantageous
• Have previous experience of supervising and managing colleagues

Some of our amazing benefits include:

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4pm) 35 hours per week 
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home) 
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more) 
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues. 
• In-house mental health first aiders 
• Pay reviews twice a year 
• Annual leave + bank holidays 
• Birthday leave 
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave 
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched) 
• Professional development scheme 
• Sponsorship of professional fees 
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days 

If you are interested in joining our friendly and professional team please apply with CV and covering letter/email detailing why you believe you are suitable for the role.

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

Example: If you need additional time for assessments, require materials in an alternative format, or need a different interview setting, please inform us, and we will make the necessary arrangements.