Measured Building Surveyor

Henley-on-Thames
8 months ago
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Measured Building Surveyor
Permanent
Location – Henley-on-Thames
Salary - Negotiable Depending on Experience
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for one of our clients that are a dynamic buildings measurement and topographical survey business with a front-end lead capture process that uses cutting-edge technology to provide an instant quote for our clients online. They have grown dramatically since being established in 2018 and offer the highest quality of measured surveys and 3D scanning output for residential and small commercial properties. They have big ambitions and are looking for a experienced measured building surveyor with CAD experience to join their team.
My client currently delivers a minimum of 12 surveys monthly to our array of client base; architects, surveyors, contractors, home builders and homeowners but have ambitions to triple this within 2025. They are looking for an experienced surveyor that has experience in measured building, land & topographical line of work. This role would suit measured building surveyor at a range of experience levels as the Measured Building Surveyor.
Responsibility & Duties

  • Plotting drawings on AutoCAD and REVIT (plans, elevations, sections, topographical information) as the Measured Building Surveyor.
  • Promote surveying best practices internally and quality assurance processes as a measured building surveyor
  • Undertaking surveys using 3D laser scanning equipment (Trimble X7)
  • Post-processing of captured point cloud data
  • Drone surveys
  • 360 virtual tours using Matterport cameras
  • Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients in a professional manner
  • Attend Weekly team meetings as the Measured Building Surveyor.
  • Average split of time – 40% site work, 40% drawing/modeling, 20% processing data as a measured building surveyor
  • Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients in a professional manner
    Experience & Qualification
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and REVIT and the use of processing platform such as LSS and Cyclone
  • Experience in Measured Building, Land Surveying & CAD ideal
  • Member of RICS
  • Good organisation, communication and file management skills
  • Technologically savvy with good working knowledge in Google Drive
  • Discretion and trustworthiness as the Measured Building Surveyor.
  • Work both autonomously and part of a team
  • The ability to take on responsibility and make decisions
    Should this be of interest to you please get in contact and send your most up to date CV to the email address below or send me a message on Linkdin to discuss in more detail.
    pritesh @ t-talent. co. uk
    (phone number removed)
    Linkedin- priteshtailordesign

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