Chartered Building Surveyor

EC Recruitment Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

28 days annual leave

Company-funded CPD

Professional fees paid

Job summary

EC Recruitment Group is assisting a growing London-based building surveying consultancy to appoint a Chartered Building Surveyor at Senior or Associate level who will take ownership of a varied mix of project and professional work.

You will join a close-knit team with direct access to the directors and responsibility for your own clients, with the opportunity to develop responsibilities and progress within the practice, shaped by your experience.

Qualifications

• MRICS qualified with substantial consultancy experience.
• Strong capability across project and professional building surveying.
• Confident in managing instructions and advising clients directly.

Responsibilities

• Managing contract administration instructions from inception to completion
• Undertaking building surveys and preparing technical reports
• Advising on defects, dilapidations, party wall matters and technical due diligence
• Preparing reinstatement cost assessments and planned maintenance programmes
• Leading client meetings and coordinating with contractors and professional teams
• Contributing to business development and marketing
• Supporting the directors in developing the practice

Skills

MRICS

Building surveying

Client relationship management

Contract administration

Team collaboration

Education

MRICS qualification

Job description

Job Title

Chartered Building Surveyor

Level

Senior Surveyor or Associate

Location

West End, London

Salary and Package

Salary commensurate with experience and level, up to £85,000 + bonus + benefits | Hybrid working

The Opportunity

An expanding building surveying consultancy is looking for a Chartered Building Surveyor at Senior or Associate level to take ownership of a varied mix of project and professional work.

You'll join a close‑-knit team with direct access to the directors and responsibility for your own clients. The role offers scope to develop your responsibilities and progress within the practice, with the appointment shaped around your experience.

It suits someone who enjoys delivering work, building client relationships and contributing ideas to how a consultancy develops.

The Work

Contract administration will be an important part of the role, alongside surveys and professional instructions across residential and commercial property.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing contract administration instructions from inception to completion
• Undertaking building surveys and preparing technical reports
• Advising on defects, dilapidations, party wall matters and technical due diligence
• Preparing reinstatement cost assessments and planned maintenance programmes
• Leading client meetings and coordinating with contractors and professional teams
• Contributing to business development and marketing
• Supporting the directors in developing the practice

Candidate Profile

• MRICS qualified, with substantial consultancy experience
• Strong across both project and professional building surveying
• Confident managing instructions and advising clients directly
• Organised and able to balance several projects
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a small team
• Interested in taking greater responsibility as the practice grows

Why This Role

• Ownership of your instructions and client relationships
• A varied workload with substantial contract administration exposure
• Direct support from both directors
• The opportunity to influence how the practice develops
• Scope for professional progression and increasing responsibility
• Hybrid working, with office attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays and flexibility around home working and site visits during the rest of the week

Package

• Salary commensurate with experience and level, up to £85,000
• Structured bonus linked to agreed goals
• 28 days' annual leave plus Christmas closure
• Company-funded CPD, training and networking
• Professional fees paid