Julia Rusek

MSc Building Surveying degree apprentice currently undertaking the RICS APC Building Surveying pathway, with practical experience supporting and delivering construction, refurbishment, maintenance and compliance projects across a diverse local authority estate. Experienced in supporting and delivering construction, refurbishment, maintenance and compliance projects across a diverse local authority estate. Practical experience includes procurement and tender evaluation, specification writing, contractor and consultant coordination, capital programme support, site inspections, budget monitoring and project reporting.

APM PFQ qualified with a strong legal and contractual academic background, now seeking to develop further within construction project management, development and property.

Administrative Officer / MSc Building Surveying Degree Apprentice at Ipswich Borough Council (2023-09 – Present)

• Developed and maintain a central project and works tracking system, improving oversight of programme status, expenditure, compliance actions and project information across the estate.
• Support procurement of construction, consultancy and specialist contracts, including preparation of tender documentation, tender clarification and evaluation/moderation of contractor and consultant submissions.
• Preparing scopes/specifications and tender documentation.
• Manage works from instruction through delivery, including variations, contractor performance, site progress and completion.
• Support and monitor capital budgets, expenditure, invoices and POs.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, surveyors, building managers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain and report on project programmes, risks, actions and progress.
• Support technical investigations and site inspections, reviewing building condition, defects, compliance requirements and required remedial works.
• Support multidisciplinary design teams through project development, including coordination of technical information and project requirements through relevant RIBA stages.
• Manage several concurrent projects/workstreams across the estate.
• Coordinate planned and reactive works across an operational property portfolio, responding to urgent building defects and compliance issues while managing contractors, stakeholders and competing programme priorities.

Waitress / Kitchen Assistant at Prestige Bars and Catering (2022-06 – 2023-08)

• Delivered customer-focused service within a fast-paced catering environment, coordinating effectively with front-of-house and kitchen teams while maintaining food safety and hygiene requirements.

Researcher at University of Surrey (2020-08 – 2020-12)

• Collected, analysed and interpreted qualitative research data, maintaining accurate records and presenting findings
• Collaborated with researchers and contributed to academic outputs.

Accommodation Guide at University of Surrey (2019-03 – 2019-03)

Team Assistant at National Citizen Service (UFA) (2017-07 – 2017-08)

MSc in Building Surveying – University of the Built Environment (2025-01)

MSc in Criminology and Socio-Legal Research – University of Essex (2021-01 – 2023-12)

Bachelor in Law and Criminology – University of Surrey (2018-01 – 2021-12)

A Level – Suffolk One (2015-01 – 2017-12)

GCSE – St. Alban's Catholic High School (2010-01 – 2015-12)