Building Surveyor/Contract Administrator

Starting salary up to £45,000 dependent on experience including car allowance plus excellent benefits

“Our staff are our most valuable asset”

About us

Michael Dyson Associates Ltd, is an established, successful and prominent multi-disciplinary construction consultancy providing a comprehensive range of professional services to the public housing sector. Established in 1980 we have four decades of wide-ranging experience working with clients throughout the UK.

The Role

Based at our modern Head Office in Huddersfield, this a fantastic opportunity for a Building Surveyor/Contract Administrator to join our growing Contract Administration Team made up of Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers of varying experience from university graduates to more senior qualified professionals. Candidates should be both a team player with determination to drive projects forwards whilst also having the ability to work independently to achieve results. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' relevant post degree experience and will be either Chartered or intending to sit their final assessment at the next sitting.

You will enjoy a varied workload including the opportunity to act as Contract Administrator, preparation of specifications and schedules of work, site inspections, quality management, attending site meetings, cost control, design co-ordination, CDM Consultant/Principal Designer duties, Party Wall Act surveys and property surveys. In addition to the operational aspects, you will hold some line management and mentoring responsibilities for more junior members of the team.

Key operational/Project management duties including:

Understanding our agreed scope of services/project briefs. Building and maintaining brilliant relationships with various clients Manage all aspects of project communication including administration activities such as issuing notices and certificates Manage contractors on site via visits and project meetings Plan resource needs against project programme and deliverables. Ensure Quality Assurance procedures are followed, including key deliverables at each Stage. Ensure project issues are dealt with in a timely manner, to the client’s satisfaction. Maintain regular communication with Team Leaders and Project Director to provide updates on project progress and fee expenditure.

Ideal Candidate:

RICS or CIOB accredited construction degree 5 years post qualification experience, ideally in both new build & refurbishment projects Proven technical & providing similar services in your current role Experience in managing teams providing guidance, mentoring and leadership skills to less experienced staff members Confident communicator & experienced in client facing roles Managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project by project basis. Willingness to travel across the UK Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook A ‘self-starter’ able to be trusted to work with a high degree of autonomy & self-motivation. Full UK driving licence