Job description
•Ensure projects are completed on budget and to schedule;
•Advise clients on schemes and projects and determine requirements;
•Prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works;
•Organise documents for tender and advise on appointing contractors, designers and procurement routes;
•Determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair;
•Advise on energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainable construction;
•Instruct on the preservation/conservation of historic buildings;
•Advise on the management and supervision of maintenance of buildings;
•Deal with planning applications and advise on property legislation and building regulations;
•Assess and design buildings to meet the needs of people with disabilities;
•Instruct on construction design and management regulations;
•Negotiate dilapidations (when there is a legal liability for a property’s state of disrepair);
•Carry out feasibility studies;
•Advise on the health and safety aspects of buildings;
•Advise on boundary and ‘right to light’ disputes and party wall procedures;
•Prepare insurance assessments and claims.