Senior Building Surveyor

Overview

In this Senior Building Surveyor role, you will lead high-quality consultancy for a social housing client base within a respected multidisciplinary practice. You’ll influence project delivery, support junior colleagues, and act as a key client interface, contributing to the growth and leadership trajectory of the Building Surveying division. The role combines technical expertise in pathology, compliance, and refurbishment with a clear path to leadership. You will work in a collaborative, growth-focused environment with long-standing clients and a strong project pipeline.

Pay / Benefits

• progression into leadership
• autonomy and collaborative culture
• professional development
• stable, established team
• long-term client base

Responsibilities

• Contract administration across refurbishment and maintenance schemes
• Preparing detailed specifications and schedules of work
• Managing client relationships and representing the consultancy with confidence
• Providing technical expertise across building pathology, compliance, and project delivery
• Supporting the development of the team as it continues to grow
• Leading projects and mentoring junior colleagues

Key requirements

• Experience in a consultancy environment
• Strong capability in contract administration, spec writing, and client-facing delivery
• Proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Confidence to lead projects and mentor others
• Experience within the social housing sector (advantageous)
• MRICS status is desirable but not essential

• Proactive
• Solutions-focused
• Client-facing delivery
• Contract administration
• Specification writing
• Building pathology

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