Regional Area Surveyor - Client-Side Leisure (MC)

The Client:

My client has a long and illustrious history within the licensed leisure industry. They have a significant free hold property portfolio and some exceptional sites within Central London and the South.

They require a regional Building/Project surveyor to cover approx. 70 sites within a defined geographic region on the South Coast.. This is a great opportunity to join a quality operator, who invests heavily in maintaining a superb portfolio, and are intent on growing through strategic growth.

The Role:

As an experienced Retail/Leisure surveyor you will be responsible for all property maintenance and capital projects within a defined region covering a portfolio of Approx. 70 pubs, restaurants and boutique hotels.

This includes budgeting, specification and supervision of works, extracting value for money from contractors and ensuring that the highest standards are achieved.

Day to Day activities:

To develop and maintain a close understanding and knowledge of the companies' buildings and philosophy.

Carry out a regular inspection programme, prepare condition reports and make appropriate proposals for work as necessary.

Responsibility for preparing annual and long-term budgets. Budgetary control and scheduling workloads across the year in liaison with the building operators.

Identify and achieve efficient proactive solutions to maintenance issues.

Project manage refurbishment projects to the highest standard.

Minimising closures, controlling work as effectively and as economically as possible, taking opportunities to address other building issues as part of projects.

Preparing schedules of dilapidations and negotiation with respect of subsequent works.

What we’re looking for:

To succeed in this challenging role, you will possess a relevant construction qualification and have experience of managing programmes and budgets.

As a field-based surveyor, you will be comfortable working with remote supervision / support infrastructure. You will possess a commercial approach, strong negotiation skills and the ability to work within very tight time constraints.