Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors & Structural Engineers

Sedgwick Commercial Surveying & Design has recently been brought in-house to develop and service both the major and complex loss insurance market and continue the professional service offering to non-insurance markets and existing clients. The team includes is varied team and includes graduates, experienced MRICS surveyors, architects and technicians.

To support continued growth, we have a fantastic opportunity to welcome new talent to our team. We're particularly interested in experienced Chartered Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Structural Engineers based in Glasgow/Central Belt, Midlands, the North East and Northwest, although we'd welcome applications from candidates based elsewhere in the UK.

You will be involved in numerous projects both on contractual and professional services instructions. The team provide the full range of Building Surveying, Architectural, Project Management and Principal Designer services. These services are offered to both internal and external clients and across both public and private sectors. This entails a diverse range of instruction types across professional services, acquisition surveys, dilapidations, building pathology, principal designer, new build, extension and contract admin projects.

An ability to manage a workload and make reasoned decisions under pressure is a must. You’ll be required to assist, manage and mentor other junior surveyors and members of the team alongside your own workload.

Sedgwick offers excellent opportunities to develop as a professional both within the UK and internationally. This is an exciting opportunity for a experienced candidates looking to develop their career and establish themselves as a key senior member of a new team and growing business unit.

You will have/will be:

• MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor, RICS Quantity Surveyor, BEng/MEng Structural Engineer
• Full UK driving licence essential
• Extensive knowledge of building construction and relevant legislation
• Able to plan projects to ensure robust control of time, cost and quality
• Experience across the provision of all core Building Surveying Services
• Experience in schedule preparation and contract administration of building projects
• Experience in Principal Design work advantageous
• Highly responsible and decisive, but also a team player
• I.T. literate, particularly with MS Word and Excel and knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Able to appreciate the importance of delivering and exceeding outstanding client service

Composure under pressure, excellent communication skills and empathy are therefore key attributes.

What will you get for this role?

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications
• Company Car / Allowance
• Many of our vacancies offer the opportunity to work flexibly, whether from office and/or home
• Healthcare scheme
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Discounts on various products and services
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
• Life assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP app

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.