Senior Building Surveyor

Company: Hays
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Location: London
Job Description:

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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Posted: October 1st, 2026