Building Surveyor (Engineering & Surveying)

Carbon60; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbon60 is recruiting a Building Surveyor for an initial 3-month contract focused on commercial and education estates near Milton Keynes. The role covers reactive repairs and planned maintenance across public-facing buildings, including libraries and schools.

You will conduct site visits, identify defects, define solutions, obtain quotes, oversee works, and sign off final accounts, from first site visit through to completion. This is a hybrid role with travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven Building Surveyor experience in commercial/public sector buildings.
• Hands-on defect identification and cost-effective solution recommendations.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015.
• Experience preparing cost estimates and evaluating tenders.
• CAD proficiency for working drawings.
• Familiarity with Building Regulations and Planning requirements.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel region-wide.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building surveys and diagnose defects, recommending value-for-money solutions.
• Collaborate with building users and stakeholders to deliver timely maintenance outcomes.
• Produce cost estimates, evaluate tenders and final accounts.
• Develop detailed CAD drawings and write technical specifications.
• Tender projects via Intend and assess tenders on financial and qualitative criteria.
• Oversee site works and sign off completed projects.
• Ensure CDM compliance and manage risks from inception to completion.
• Verify contractor Health and Safety files at handover.

Skills

Building Surveying

CDM Regulations 2015

CAD

Cost estimates

Tendering

Site management

Driving licence

Public sector experience

Tools

Intend portal

Job description

Building Surveyor (Engineering & Surveying)

Contract opportunity | nearby Milton Keynes, UK | Commercial & education estates

Role

Location

Nearby Milton Keynes, UK

Working pattern

Hybrid: 3 days office/site, 2 days from home

Contract

3 months initially, with the possibility of extension

Rate

Travel

Site travel required; travel is expensed

Sector

Commercial buildings open to the public and schools (not residential)

The Opportunity

I'm working with a public-facing client on the search for an experienced Building Surveyor to join their estates function on an initial 3-month contract. The role covers both reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance across commercial buildings open to the public and school sites.

A typical job might start with a report of water damage to tiles in a library. You would attend, work out what has been damaged and why, define the right solution, obtain quotes, oversee the works and sign the job off. You will be involved from the first site visit through to the final account.

If you have a keen eye for detail, strong technical knowledge and take pride in delivering well-managed, cost-effective outcomes, this is a role where you can make a visible difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out building surveys, identify defects and diagnose root causes, then recommend practical, value-for-money solutions.
• Work with stakeholders, including building users, to deliver timely and cost-effective outcomes on both reactive and planned preventative maintenance projects.
• Produce cost estimates, evaluate tenders and monitor spend against budget, agreeing and negotiating final accounts on completion.
• Develop detailed working drawings in CAD and write technical specifications that achieve value for money and comply with all technical and construction standards, best practice, the Building Regulations, Planning and other relevant statute.
• Tender projects through the electronic tendering portal (Intend), evaluate tenders on both financial and qualitative criteria, and produce recommendations in report format.
• Obtain quotes, manage and oversee works on site, and sign off completed projects.
• Ensure compliance with the CDM Regulations 2015 on all projects, including identifying and mitigating risks and producing pre-construction information from inception and design through to completion.
• Check and verify the contractor's Health and Safety file at handover.

What You'll Need

• Proven experience as a Building Surveyor in commercial buildings open to the public and/or schools (local authority or similar public sector experience is also relevant).
• Hands-on experience of identifying defects, recommending cost-effective solutions, writing technical specifications, tendering works and managing them on site.
• A working knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015.
• Experience producing cost estimates, evaluating tenders and agreeing final accounts.
• CAD proficiency for producing working drawings.
• Familiarity with the Building Regulations and Planning requirements.
• Experience using an electronic tendering portal such as Intend is highly desirable.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to sites across the region.

Please Note

This role is focused on commercial and education building projects.

Terms

• Initial 3-month contract with the possibility of extension.
• Site travel expensed.
• Hybrid working: 3 days office/site, 2 days at home.