Building Surveyor

Currie & Brown; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a talented Building Surveyor to join our growing Scotland and Northern Ireland team with projects across Scotland and Northern Ireland, delivering services from condition surveys to employer’s agent and project management.

You can be based in our Glasgow or Edinburgh office, working in a supportive environment with autonomy to manage your own projects and clear opportunities for career development, across private and public sectors including design, specification,

Qualifications

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent required.
• MRICS with minimum two years PQE preferred.
• Proficient with AutoCAD; knowledge of NBS beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects and professional assignments from inception to completion.
• Maintain clear communication for timely project delivery and financial control.
• Assist with managing client/project teams to deliver surveying services profitably and on time.
• Visit sites to undertake surveys and liaise with subcontractors, contractors and clients.
• Ensure outputs are accurate and delivered on time.
• Represent the company professionally to build strong client relationships.

Skills

Building surveying

Project management

Client liaison

Communication

Education

BSc in building surveying

Tools

AutoCAD

NBS

Job description

Currie & Brown is seeking a talented Building Surveyor to join our growing Scotland and Northern Ireland team. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse and expanding portfolio of projects and clients throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland, delivering services ranging from condition surveys and dilapidations through to employer’s agent and project management instructions.

As part of our wider SNI Building Surveying team, you can be based in our Glasgow or Edinburgh office, working in a supportive and collaborative environment with the autonomy to manage your own projects and clear opportunities for career development.

You’ll be part of a team delivering a full range of professional and project-related building surveying services across both private and public sectors. This includes design, specification, and contract administration, alongside building surveys, dilapidations, and clerk of works duties. Working closely with project leaders and colleagues, you’ll help ensure high-quality service delivery, support knowledge sharing, and contribute to successful client outcomes while helping drive our culture of innovation and excellence.

The role – what is it we would like you to do?

• Delivering projects, commissions, and professional assignments from inception to completion
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects and liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Assist with the managing of client/project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time
• Visit sites to undertake surveys, visit construction sites, meet with sub-contractors, contractors, clients and other staff as required to deliver projects.
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner, meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong and long-lasting working relationships

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), with minimum two years PQE
• Proficient skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS beneficial
• Experience in the higher education, local government and healthcare sectors beneficial
• Significant exposure to, and good working relations with, private and public sector clients beneficial
• Well-developed skills in the areas of surveys, project management, clerk of works, repairs and maintenance beneficial