Job Title

Senior Building Consultant

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm, providing clients with comprehensive and tailored solutions in the commercial, industrial, retail, and other sectors. Our Building Consultancy team offers expert technical building and engineering advice to property owners and occupiers across the Asia Pacific Region. We specialize in assessing building condition, compliance, risk, function, and performance, as well as providing life cycle cost advice.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct building inspections throughout Australia, predominantly in the metro Melbourne area and regional Victoria as required.

• Provide high-quality technical advice and reporting on building and asset condition, compliance, risk, function, performance, and cost.

• Core competencies include:

  • Technical Due Diligence reporting

  • CAPEX forecasting

  • Defect diagnosis & providing remediation advice

  • Building pathology

  • Lifecycle analysis

  • Make-good (dilapidations)

• Develop technical scopes of work for building rectification and replacement activities and manage projects from start to finish.

• Build strong client relationships by delivering exceptional service and maintaining high client satisfaction and retention rates.

• Stay engaged in the industry by attending events and participating in marketing initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in the property/construction industry, with at least 5 years in a similar consultancy role.

• Degree qualification in building surveying, asset engineering, building engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.

• Professional qualification such as RICS, COIB, EA, AIQS, or equivalent is desirable but not essential.

• Strong understanding of all building elements and construction methods, including building services.

• Proven experience in a client-facing role, acting as a âœsafe pair of handsâ.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and

live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company.

• Career development and a promote from within culture.

• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.