Senior Building Surveyor

Overview

As a Senior Building Surveyor you will lead expert building surveying services across the Midlands, supporting a diverse client base in both public and private sectors. You’ll work within Bruton Knowles’ Building Consultancy team, collaborating across England and Wales to deliver high-quality surveys, dilapidations, and project oversight. You’ll drive client relationships, QA processes, and compliance with industry standards, enabling informed decisions on refurbishments, maintenance, and risk. This is a role with autonomy in a multidisciplinary, flexible, people‑first culture that values professional growth and impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Car allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Income protection
• Life cover

Responsibilities

• Technical due diligence for commercial and residential properties
• Preparing specifications, drawings, and risk assessments for refurbishments and maintenance
• Conducting building surveys, schedules of condition, dilapidation assessments, and defect analysis
• Leading QA processes and ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice
• Presenting findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders
• Managing client relationships and stakeholder expectations
• Project management and planned maintenance programmes
• Collaboration with colleagues across Building Consultancy teams in England and Wales

Key requirements

• Chartered Member of RICS (or equivalent), or actively working towards chartership
• Strong background in Building Surveying with experience in party wall matters, dilapidations, and defect analysis
• Proven ability to build client relationships and manage stakeholder expectations
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

• client relationship management
• self-motivation
• collaboration
• technical due diligence
• dilapidations
• party wall matters

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