Asset Surveyor / Building Surveyor

TED Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization in London seeks an Asset Surveyor to manage the school estate. Responsibilities include conducting surveys, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate should have a qualification in Building Surveying and excellent client-facing skills. Salary ranges from £55,158 to £59,220 per annum plus benefits including a generous pension and 33 days holiday.

Benefits

Generous pension

33 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in property surveys and disrepair.
• Ability to critically analyze asset data.
• Knowledge of health and safety statutory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver cyclical estate surveying programme.
• Prepare Annual Condition Reports and make grant recommendations.
• Quality assure surveys carried out by contractors and consultants.

Skills

Property surveys for property disrepair

Planned, cyclical and responsive surveying

Critical analysis of asset data

Defective property investigations

Client facing skills

Excellent English (written and spoken)

Education

HNC, BSc or MSc in Building Surveying

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

THE ROLE

My client is a charity with multiple properties.

They are seeking an ASSET SURVEYOR who may be a Building Surveyor or similar to join them in London.

You will be responsible for the development and delivery of the cyclical school estate surveying programme including doing condition surveys and reports, ensuring compliance with H&S, capture of accurate and comprehensive asset and compliance data, assess of estate condition and cost forecasts and long term estate management decisions.

You will prepare Annual Condition Reports, make recommendations for grant funding, do some project management and contract administration for repair and improvement works to schools.

You will do investigative building surveys and determine works for damp, disrepair claims, stock acquisitions, mergers and disposals, option appraisals and stock rationalisation, tenant alterations, party walls, customer complaints etc.

You will quality assure surveys carried out by contractors and consultants.

You will provide technical advice on building defects.

You will support the Operations Director to develop and deliver the Estate Management strategy for the school estate including decisions on transition to Net Zero Carbon.

You will help with decisions to prioritise schools for rebuilding programmes.

THE COMPANY

My client is a charity with multiple buildings which includes schools and other types of properties.

They own an estate of 180 schools and investment properties.

THE CANDIDATE

You will have an HNC, BSc or MSc qualified or similar qualification in Building Surveying or similar.

You need to have experience of the following:-

Property surveys for property disrepair

You will need experience to design and deliver planned, cyclical and responsive surveying and maintenance programmes

Experience of stock surveying including developing templates and delivering volume stock condition surveys

Be able to critically analyse asset data and use it to provide detailed specifications including cost forecasts and to inform long-term investment planning

Be able to carry out defective property investigations to diagnose defects and do reports

You should have knowledge of health and safety statutory obligations

Previous experience of working on schools or colleges would be useful although not essential

You must have excellent client facing skills and be able to deal with people at all levels.

You should have a stable work record.

You must have excellent English both written and spoken.

Salary is in range of £55158 to £59220 per annum plus generous pension and 33 days holiday plus bank holidays.