Principal Surveyor

Qualifications, memberships and registration

Essential:

• Engineering or science-based Bachelor’s degree.
• Member Grade of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
• Professional registration with the Engineering Council through the IFE (or with another Professional Engineering Institution) as an Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer, or similar registration in another discipline consistent with IEng, CEng or Full Corporate Member of RICS / other relevant Professional Body.

Desirable:

• Engineering Council accredited Bachelor’s degree with honours in engineering.
• Engineering Council accredited or approved Master’s degree or approved further learning to Master’s level.

Skills and experience

Essential:

• Approximately 7 years’ experience in either (1) the fire safety engineering/ surveying field, or (2) an alternative engineering discipline along with relevant fire safety experience e.g. building services engineering.
• Share in our vision to ensure that people can work, live and sleep safe from the effects of fire.
• Embody the Tenos values and culture and encourage others to participate in as part of an Employee-Owned Company.

You will be responsible for setting and maintaining the culture, energy, and behaviours and will lead project team delivery for a variety of projects, both technically and commercially.

Bringing your commercial experience, you will oversee the preparation and review of tenders, fee proposals and scope of service documents for different schemes, including the review of alternative forms of contract.

You will establish, develop and maintain client relationships. You will help to promote Tenos and the business-wide services we provide to grow revenue streams from current and potential clients.

Using your extensive industry experience, you will challenge existing Tenos processes and systems and identify opportunities for improvements in quality and/or efficiency.

You will uphold the Quality Management System to ensure it is consistently implemented and facilitate training by colleagues for colleagues in its use when required.

Technical

• Independent application of detailed technical knowledge on a broad range of fire safety design projects.
• Attend as an individual or accompany more junior colleagues on site visits and client/project team meetings.
• Put forward solutions based on codes, standards, technical evidence and previous work/case studies.
• Lead Project Kick-Off and Close Out meetings on complex projects.
• Undertake self-analysis of technical development needs and actively seek out support to address knowledge shortfall.
• Maintain continued professional development (CPD) records.
• Take the lead, manage resources, present and report on new and existing Tenos research and development projects.
• Contribute to technical discussions in Tenos forums e.g. Technical Committee, Project Breakfast Review, CPD events.
• Undertakes reviews of Graduate, Surveyor and Senior (Grade 4) and Senior (Grade 5) technical deliverables and fee proposals.

Commercial

• Project delivery, project team and financial management of complex projects.
• Assist more junior engineers to develop detailed fee proposals on projects. Preparation and review of fee proposals.
• Establish, build and maintain client relationships. Gains a thorough understanding of client needs through discussion, understanding and research.
• Demonstrates an understanding of Tenos’ terms of business; how client’s terms of business may differ from our own and makes recommendations when asked to consider an alternative form of contract.
• Display a detailed understanding of Tenos finance procedures e.g. timesheets, invoicing, PIM project finances, workload forecasting tools, debt management.
• Know how own commercial objectives and financial targets relate to those of Tenos. Contributes to continuous improvement of efficiency and profitability.
• Deliver on commitments made, prioritise daily workload and be responsible for time management.
• Competent in use of Tenos project filing and project management systems and able to instruct others in its use. Contributes to the continuous improvement of these systems by making suggestions on how they may be improved.
• Follow Tenos’s Core Business Quality Management System (QMS) and be able to instruct others in its use. Have a good knowledge and understanding of other Tenos QMSs and be able to advise others.

Professional

• Comply with the IFE Code of Professional Conduct.

Communication

• Demonstrate clarity and precision in communication. Able to give clear direction on what needs to be done, by whom and by when.
• Listen to others and adopt a communication style appropriate to the audience. Spots problems with communication between others and positively intercepts to resolve.
• Accept critique and try to learn from it.

Teamwork

• Embrace working as part of a team. Display a willingness to lead colleagues to achieve a common goal.
• Demonstrates coaching and mentoring skills, behaviours and attitudes that support and encourage progression of others.
• Displays commercial, technical and professional leadership to more junior engineers.
• Actively participate in the Tenos Mentor Programme.
• Provides support and assistance to Graduate Engineers and Engineers in their development.
• Understands the need to cascade work to the appropriate skill level.
• Engage, contribute and encourage others to contribute as members of an Employee-Owned company.

Other

• Ensure your own well-being.
• Adapt and be flexible to the needs of the business.
• Promote dignity and respect in the workplace.
• Adhere to Tenos’ Employee Handbook and Policies.

• Reporting to: Associate Director or above.
• Responsible for: Graduate, Surveyor, Senior (Grade 4) and Senior (Grade 5) roles.
• Mentored by: Associate Director or above.
• Liaises with: Internal: Directors, line managers and colleagues. External: Clients, their representatives, other technical professionals, contractors, and enforcing authorities.