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PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR

Main purpose of job

To direct and control staff providing a comprehensive property surveying, engineering and maintenance service to the organization.

Main responsibilities

1. Direct and control a team of surveying staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standards.
2. Advise managers and staff of the organization on all matters relating to building maintenance and modernization to ensure that properties are maintained to the required standards.
3. Devise and implement maintenance and modernization programmes to ensure that properties are maintained to required standards.
4. Implement and monitor approved maintenance and modernization programmes to ensure that work is carried out to the required standards and within agreed budgets and timescales.
5. Oversee the preparation of tender documentation, including the compilation of schedules of rates, schedules of works, designs, drawings, conditions of contracts, specification etc, and make recommendations on tenders received.
6. Supervise the implementation of contracts for the maintenance and modernization of buildings to ensure that work is carried out to the required standards and within agreed budgets and timescales.
7. Represent the organization at courts or tribunal proceedings on matters relating to land property to ensure that the organization's interests are safeguarded.
8. Maintain an awareness of developments in the field of surveying and property maintenance to ensure the provision of comprehensive and accurate advice in these areas.

Knowledge, Skills and experience required

The job requires:

* a relevant professional qualification;
* at least 5 years' post-qualification experience in the field of surveying and building maintenance;
* managerial experience;
* organizational skills;
* analytical skills;
* excellent interpersonal skills.