Associate Building Surveyor

Brandon James Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Fee-related bonus scheme

Private healthcare (after 6 months)

iPhone and laptop

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Company pension

Professional membership

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Brandon James Ltd in Birmingham is seeking an Associate Building Surveyor to lead a broad commercial surveying workload, manage client relationships and project delivery across investment, retail, office and industrial sectors. The role combines technical delivery with business development and offers real autonomy.

You will manage end-to-end instructions, mentor junior surveyors and help grow the Birmingham office’s profile with existing and new clients.

Qualifications

• MRICS status and a BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying preferred.
• Strong experience in commercial building surveying across multiple disciplines.
• Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Leading on contract administration for commercial refurbishment and fit-out projects.
• Delivering due diligence reports for institutional investors.
• Managing dilapidations from initial assessment through to settlement.
• Mentoring junior surveyors and presenting reports to clients.

Skills

Client relationship management

Report writing

Fee target attainment

Education

BSc (Hons) Building Surveying

MRICS status

Job description

A well-established independent consultancy with a strong national presence is looking for an Associate Building Surveyor to join their Birmingham office. With an institutional client base that includes some of the UK’s most recognised property investors, this is a role with real autonomy, direct client exposure and the scope to shape how the team grows across the Midlands.

The firm operates from over a dozen offices across the UK and Ireland, with more than 200 staff spanning building surveying, project management, engineering and sustainability. Their commercial property work covers major investment portfolios, and the Birmingham team benefits from that national pipeline while offering the accessibility and influence you only get in a regional office.

The Associate Building Surveyor Role

You will lead on a broad commercial building surveying workload, taking ownership of client relationships and project delivery across sectors including investment, retail, office and industrial. The role blends technical delivery with genuine business development responsibility, and there is scope to develop a specialism if that suits your career direction.

Day-to-day, you will manage your own instructions from commission through to completion, mentor junior team members, and contribute to growing the Birmingham office’s profile with existing and new clients. Senior leadership is accessible and genuinely open to input on the direction of the team.

Duties of the Associate Building Surveyor to include:

• Leading on contract administration across commercial refurbishment and fit-out projects
• Delivering technical due diligence reports on behalf of institutional investor clients
• Managing dilapidations claims from initial assessment through to settlement
• Undertaking building pathology investigations and producing detailed remediation strategies
• Developing and maintaining client relationships to generate repeat and new instructions
• Supporting fee targets and contributing to business development activity
• Mentoring and supervising junior surveyors within the team
• Preparing and presenting reports to clients to a high professional standard

The Person?

A commercially minded Chartered Building Surveyor ready to take on more responsibility and influence at Associate level.

• The Associate Building Surveyor will ideally have:
• BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying and MRICS status
• Strong experience in commercial building surveying across multiple disciplines
• Sound knowledge of building contracts in a commercial context
• Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships
• Accurate, well-structured report writing skills
• A track record of meeting fee targets and contributing to business growth
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car

In Return?

• Salary of £75,000 – £90,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance
• Fee-related bonus scheme
• Private healthcare (after 6 months)
• iPhone and laptop to support hybrid working
• Life assurance and personal accident cover
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme (after 3 months)
• Professional membership subscription paid
• Cycle to work scheme and interest‑free season ticket loan

Ref: SM082606

Associate Building Surveyor / Chartered Building Surveyor / Building Surveyor / MRICS / Birmingham