Building Surveyor

Baily Garner; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Medicash health plan

Life assurance (4x salary)

Pension scheme

Professional development sponsorship

Job summary

Baily Garner LLP is recruiting a Building Surveyor in Leeds to drive project delivery and client-facing services. You will lead contracts, perform site inspections, and develop feasibility studies with budget estimates for various building projects.

The role emphasises collaboration across interdisciplinary teams, ensuring effective project execution, tender leadership, and compliance with planning and building controls. Flexible hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification building surveying experience or breadth of knowledge matching this role.
• Excellent core building surveying and project management skills.
• Strong client interface and interdisciplinary team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent across multiple building projects.
• Conduct site visits and produce inspection reports.
• Deliver feasibility studies and budget estimations for client decisions.
• Prepare or lead scheme designs, working drawings, and contract documentation.
• Manage tenders, analyse bids and produce tender reports.
• Oversee statutory approvals and project delivery from outset to completion.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client interface

Team leadership

Communication

Education

BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying

MRICS status

Job description

Elevate Your Career as a Building Surveyor in Vibrant Leeds!

Job Title: Building Surveyor

Location: Leeds

Salary: £35,000-£45,000 including car allowance

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

Who is Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 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.
• Lead and manage projects and project teams to ensure successful outcomes.

Candidates will ideally:

• Have 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 and leading interdisciplinary project teamsBe able to demonstrate excellent core building surveying and project management skills
• Excellent client interface skills

Benefits

• 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
• 27 Days Annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Professional development scheme
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days

Baily Garner LLP is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages 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.