Building Surveyor - FM

Dalkia UK is one of the UK's leading technical and energy services providers, delivering a wide range of energy, engineering and facilities services, as well as specialist services in systems integration, fire & safety systems and critically controlled environments.

With a talented workforce of over 4,000 people, Dalkia UK rises to the challenges of today's world to create a sustainable, prosperous, resilient society and a Net Zero UK. Dalkia is committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients through innovative solutions and services.

The Lifecycle Surveyor will be working on our PFI Schools Contract within Dalkia Scotland Facilities.

From reactive and planned maintenance, project delivery and life safety systems to energy and lifecycle management, we work with each school to provide local, responsive service and value for money. Together with teachers and the school's support team, we're working to create teaching and learning environments where pupils excel.

The Lifecycle Surveyor, will be reporting to, and supported by the Lifecycle Manager, to deliver alarge wide-ranging programme of works on our PFI Schools Contract.

The Surveyors main objectives will be to support the Lifecycle team, maximise project profitability, minimise project risk, and ensure contractual obligations are met.

The PFI School sites are located across the central belt in East Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire. Travel out-with these areas would rarely be required, for example a site visit or client meeting for other contracts, or a training / personal development course.

The Lifecycle Team is part of the Dalkia Facilities Management business unit. This role, supported by the Lifecycle Team, will gain valuable experience for surveyor career progression in many competencies.

This Surveyor role is not a typical consultant type position. You will not be working away from home. You will not be carrying out high volume, repetitive building surveys. You will not be producing high volume, repetitive reports.

• Identifying works required
• Preparing budget costs, scope of works, design & specifications
• Working with our supply chain of sub-contractors & suppliers
• Procurement / Tender Stage followed by Tender Review
• Project Management
• Identifying what works are required and seeing that through to completion.
• Variety of Work:
  • Internal Refurbishment (e.g. flooring, decoration, joinery, fixtures & fittings, equipment etc.)
  • External Works (e.g. civils, landscaping, sports grounds, roofing, doors, windows etc.)
  • Mechanical & Electrical building services
  • Fire & Security Systems
• The Surveyor is expected to have a high standard of communication and IT skills, with a professional attitude, initiative and motivation to learn.

• Undertaking building (fabric and/or services) condition surveys
• Undertaking defect or reactive unplanned diagnosis inspections
• Instructing and managing condition surveys and / or reactive unplanned inspections.
• Preparing Reports / Schedules of Condition
• Assisting the Lifecycle Team with:
  • producing the Condition Survey Files (Excel format)
  • producing and updating the Lifecycle Planning & Progress Files (Excel format)
  • keeping all relevant Programme & Tracker files up to date (Excel & MS Project format)
  • Issuing Works Information to Contractors for pricing
  • Preparation of budget costings for proposed projects
  • Project cost management & administration
  • Preparing, manage and deliver the supply chain tender process including any necessary documents & schedules of work
  • Quality assurance checks of ongoing and completed works
  • Liaising with and reporting to Clients.

Future growth opportunities are available within the Lifecycle Team, including taking on more responsibility and ownership for management and delivery of specific work packages. Dalkia will fully support future career development, for example working towards full membership with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

• Recognised building or engineering qualification:
• Academic…