Chartered Building Surveyor

Ridge & Partners Llp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners Llp in London is seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor to join our building surveying team, with a mix of office and site work across prestigious clients.

You'll mentor junior colleagues, develop client relationships, and deliver professional surveying services including condition surveys, dilapidations, and reinstatement cost assessments. This role offers varied work between our London HQ and client sites, with opportunities to support business development in a growing team.

Qualifications

• MRICS Chartered status required.
• Experience advising on commercial, retail or education sector properties.
• Strong MS Office skills; driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project briefs with clients and senior colleagues.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support business development activities within the team.
• Produce designs and specifications, including tender documentation.
• Deliver a broad range of surveying services, including condition surveys, defect analysis, party wall consultancy, dilapidations, reinstatement cost assessments.
• Work closely with clients, contractors and other consultants.
• Support the Team Leader with project financial management.
• Help mentor and develop junior team members as the team grows.

Skills

MS Office

Driving licence

Client-facing

Education

MRICS

Tools

NBS Chorus

Job description

Due to our continued success and growth, we are looking for a Chartered Building Surveyor to join our building surveying team in London.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with prestigious clients across a variety of sectors while developing your career within a growing team.

What You'll Do:

You'll split your time between our headquarters in London and client sites, giving you a varied role with a mix of office-based and project work.

Working closely with key client accounts, you'll provide professional advice and technical support across diverse national property portfolios. As the team grows, you'll also have the opportunity to support and mentor junior colleagues, helping them develop their skills and manage project workloads.

Your Responsibilities:

As a Chartered Building Surveyor, you will:

• Develop detailed project briefs alongside clients and senior colleagues.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support business development activities within the team.
• Produce designs and specifications, including tender documentation.
• Administer Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) building contracts.
• Deliver a broad range of professional surveying services, including:
  • Condition surveys
  • Defect analysis
  • Party wall consultancy
  • Dilapidations
  • Reinstatement cost assessments
• Work closely with clients, contractors and other consultants.
• Support the Team Leader with project financial management.
• Help mentor and develop junior team members as the team continues to grow.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you'll have:

• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
• Experience advising on commercial, retail or education sector properties within either the public or private sector.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience using NBS Chorus, although this is not essential.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK.

Why Join Ridge?

You'll become a trusted adviser to a portfolio of prestigious clients and play a key role in delivering high-quality surveying services. Your communication skills, commercial awareness and ability to build strong relationships will help you make a real impact from day one.