Chartered Building Surveyor

Company: Rider Levett Bucknall
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Location: Sheffield
Job Description:

Overview

In this Chartered Building Surveyor role, you will lead client-focused surveying services across diverse property projects. You’ll work within a collaborative, employee-owned environment that values learning, mentoring, and delivering value for money. You’ll manage multi-disciplinary teams, produce key reports, and oversee projects from brief to occupation. This opportunity offers hybrid working, a strong development path, and exposure to high-profile built environment projects that shape the sector.

Pay / Benefits

  • Hybrid Working
  • competitive salary
  • generous holiday entitlement
  • private healthcare
  • gym membership and cycle to work
  • APC and in-house mentoring

Responsibilities

  • Client relationship management and reporting to Partners
  • Deliver value for money in all circumstances
  • Carry out duties efficiently per processes and procedures
  • Comply with procurement/commercial/contractual strategies
  • Own environmental, health, safety, security and quality standards
  • Prepare and manage key stage reports from feasibility to completion and post-handover
  • Prepare programmes, surveys and reports
  • Manage multiple projects on live sites
  • Assist with contract documents
  • Manage multi-disciplinary project teams
  • Administer building contracts
  • Oversee design, H&S and commercial process
  • From project brief to final completion and occupation
  • Undertake asset management surveys and planned maintenance inspections

Key requirements

  • Degree qualified in Building Surveying or similar technical discipline
  • Ideally MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body
  • Strong technical delivery experience
  • Ability to manage complex projects proactively and diligently
  • Excellent specification writing skills
  • Good knowledge of JCT Contracts
  • Track record in project management from inception to completion
  • Experience working with multiple stakeholders
  • Client facing with high technical delivery standards
  • Ability to build long-term relationships
  • Previously employed by a consultancy
  • Experience managing projects with prioritised workloads and deadlines
  • Client-focused
  • Collaborative team player
  • Willingness to learn
  • Building surveying
  • Project management
  • Specification writing

Posted: September 14th, 2026