Building Surveyor

Baily Garner; Eltham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Medicash health plan

Life assurance

Professional development scheme

Sponsorship of professional fees

2 paid CSR days

Job summary

Baily Garner LLP in Eltham, London, is seeking a proactive Building Surveyor to join our multidisciplinary team. You will work on contract administration or Employer’s Agent roles across diverse projects, conducting site visits, feasibility studies, and surveys to guide client decisions.

The ideal candidate has at least one year post-qualification experience, aims for MRICS, and can collaborate in interdisciplinary teams while delivering high-quality surveying and project management services

Qualifications

• 1+ year post-qualification experience (or breadth of knowledge matching role).
• MRICS status, or working towards MRICS.
• Experience working within interdisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent core building surveying and project management skills.
• Strong client interface skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Team Leaders and clients to present schemes and manage timelines.
• Lead Contract Administration or Employer’s Agent roles across projects.
• Conduct site visits and produce inspection reports.
• Deliver initial appraisals and feasibility studies for client decisions.
• Carry out measured surveys and develop outline designs and cost estimates.
• Prepare schemes, working drawings, and facilitate construction work.
• Manage planning, listed building consent, and building control approvals.
• Draft specifications and assist with bills of quantities and tender analysis.

Skills

Building surveying

Project management

Client liaison

Site inspection

Tender analysis

Contract administration

Planning & approvals

Technical drawing

Education

BSc (Hons) Building Surveying

MRICS status (pursuit)

Job description

Elevate Your Career as a Building Surveyor in Vibrant Eltham, London!

Are you a forward-thinking Building Surveyor with a passion for making a real impact? If so, we’ve got a thrilling opportunity that you won’t want to miss! Join our dynamic Eltham team and enjoy the possibility of flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Who are Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 250 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with Project Team Leaders and clients, presenting innovative schemes, managing project timelines, and ensuring seamless service delivery.
• Take the lead as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent across a range of building projects, utilising all standard forms of construction and assuming full responsibility for project execution.
• Conduct site visits and produce comprehensive inspection reports.
• Deliver initial appraisals and feasibility studies to guide client decision-making.
• Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings and sites, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Develop and present outline design proposals, including budget estimations.
• Prepare comprehensive scheme designs for client approval.
• Produce full working drawings to facilitate project construction.
• Manage statutory approval applications, including Planning, Listed Building Consent and Building Control.
• Draft specifications, schedules of work and assist with bills of quantities.
• Lead the tender process, analyse bids, and compile insightful tender reports.
• Prepare and manage contract documentation, adhering to best practice and verification strategies.
• Develop maintenance manuals and provide ongoing support for completed projects.
• Deliver professional services including Party Wall procedures, schedules of condition, and detailed condition reports for future maintenance planning.

Candidates will ideally:-

• Have at least one year’s post-qualification experience (BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying or equivalent), or a breadth of knowledge and competence that matches this role
• Hold or be working towards MRICS status
• Have successful experience of working within interdisciplinary project teams
• Be able to demonstrate excellent core building surveying and project management skills
• Excellent client interface skills

Some of our amazing benefits include:

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4pm) 35 hours per week
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home)
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more)
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In-house mental health first aiders
• Pay reviews twice a year
• Annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthdayleave
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Professional development scheme
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2paid corporate social responsibility days

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

Please note this position does not attract a salary that qualifies for sponsorship. We advise you to check this link on the Gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job to verify the salary thresholds. However, we will consider applications from all applicants

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

Example: If you need additional time for assessments, require materials in an alternative format, or need a different interview setting, please inform us, and we will make the necessary arrangements.