Associate Building Surveyor

Build Recruitment Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Build Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced professional for a role in Southampton, focusing on protective security and risk mitigation within a defence-oriented building surveying practice. The position targets senior to associate level, combining design, advisory, and project management skills for sensitive environments.

The role requires capability in protective security and the ability to deliver hardened structures and secure facades, with experience in risk assessment and asset

Qualifications

• Experience in building surveying, architectural or project management roles.
• Senior to Associate level with security-clearance capability.
• Defence sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Protective Security Assessments
• Hardened Structure Design
• Volumetric Security Planning
• Asset & Fabric Protection
• Personnel Safety Measures
• Perimeter & Site Security
• Sensitive Environment Advisory
• Risk Mitigation Strategies
• Resilient Asset Design
• Secure Façade Integration
• Threat & Vulnerability Reviews

Skills

Building surveying

Architectural background

Project management

Job description

Associate Building Surveyor / Technical Designer – Southampton. We are seeking an experienced Building Surveyor at Senior to Associate level for our client, a fast growing commercial building and project consultancy with offices nationwide. The role will be working in the Defence team which provides specialist building surveying and consultancy services for clients operating in high-risk, sensitive and security-critical environments. Alongside the core problem-solving, design and advisory skills expected of a leading building consultancy, our client brings deep expertise in protective security and risk mitigation.

Capabilities include volumetric security, hardened and resilient structures, and the development of proportionate risk control measures. Working across the defence sector and within the private commercial real estate environment, where assets and occupiers are increasingly exposed to site protection, asset integrity, personnel safety, cyber resilience and logistics-related threats.

Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Protective Security Assessments
• Hardened Structure Design
• Volumetric Security Planning
• Asset & Fabric Protection
• Personnel Safety Measures
• Perimeter & Site Security
• Sensitive Environment Advisory
• Risk Mitigation Strategies
• Resilient Asset Design
• Secure Façade Integration
• Threat & Vulnerability Reviews

The role would suit someone from a Building Surveying, Architectural or a Project Management background. High-level security clearance will be required (you may or may not have this already).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled team delivering to a thriving sector.