Assistant Building Surveyor

Full-Time

Canberra

Posted 3 hours ago

**About McKenzie Group**:
McKenzie Group Consulting, is one of Australia’s most experienced and trusted leaders in Building Surveying, Accessibility and Compliance Management consultancies with an innovative and proactive full circle approach to service delivery. McKenzie Group Consulting offers a comprehensive and interesting professional career in all classifications of buildings; we offer the opportunity to work on class 2-9 buildings, including high profile commercial buildings, retail, industrial and public use projects which provide significant career development and an increased profile within the industry.

McKenzie Group Consulting is part of the Bureau Veritas Group. Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification. Bureau Veritas was established in 1828 and has 84,000 employees across 140 countries. Joining a global organisation with such an extensive footprint, providing opportunities for growth and development and to Leave Your Mark that is unmatched in the industry.

**The role**:
The Assistant Building Surveyor will be joining our team in our ACT office and will manage and maintain technical processes to assess and review projects and assist Managers, including operational management of the QHSE systems.

The role will ensure compliance with relevant legislation and governing bodies to effectively deliver client and project needs and expectations.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Assessing project documentation and liaising with clients, making recommendation for compliance with the Building Act and Regulation and Building Code of Australia, to facilitate the issuance of building permits in a fast, courteous and efficient manner.
- Providing documentation management including ensuring that job files and other office systems are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Preparation of technical reports overviewing compliance requirements and recommendations for projects.
- Providing documentation management ensuring that job files and other office systems are completed accurately.
- Ensuring communication with authorities and councils via notification of requests for information is timely and accurate at all times.
- Ensures individual monthly invoicing target of 3x salary, all invoices must be completed and issued to the client by the third week of the month latest, and must complete in accordance with client invoicing requirements.
- Always completing office reporting functions to coincide with all office systems.
- Assisting the Business Unit team as required on day to day management/ assessment of projects.

**What’s needed?**

Ideally you will have previous experience and the following skillsets:’
- Successful completion or undertaking University degree, or any equivalent of formal qualifications
- Minimum 2 years work experience in related field
- Maintain minimum CPD requirements in accordance with relevant state and national accreditation bodies.
- Technical competence commensurate with an Assistant Building Surveyor’s role.
- Management ability relative to own workload.
- Ability to check documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
- Complete tasks for jobs as assigned or initiated in consultation and approval from Senior Building Surveyor.
- Manage time to effectively and efficiently accommodate client requests and internal workload delegation.
- Team player, and can work independently and can collaborate effectively
- Attention to detail and the ability to follow up targets and deadlines to achieve outcomes.

**The benefits**

We offer a competitive salary, work/life balance and an opportunity to advance your career in a leading global organisation, as well as:

- Regular social committee events
- Exposure to major projects, developing your experience and diversity in the role
- Fantastic Training and Development opportunities; an annual review to plan your career development
- Access to Health & Wellbeing Platform Benefits
- Discounted Health Insurance with Bupa

Salary package and company progression will be dependent on level of experience and ability.

Note that your confidentiality is guaranteed.

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