Chartered Building Surveyor

HD Surveyors Ltd.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension contributions

25 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Christmas shutdown

Hybrid working

CPD support

Professional membership fees paid

Job summary

HD Surveyors Ltd. is seeking a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor in Leeds to lead dilapidations and due-diligence work for landlord and tenant clients across Yorkshire. You will oversee fee-earning instructions, manage projects from feasibility through completion, and mentor APC candidates in a client-facing environment.

The role offers hybrid working, a base salary of £50,000–£60,000, a 10–15% annual bonus, private healthcare, pension contributions, 25 days leave and related benefits.

Qualifications

• MRICS qualification required or in process
• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline
• Post-qualification consultancy experience in commercial building surveying
• Experience delivering dilapidations instructions and technical due diligence reporting
• Contract Administration experience with JCT/NEC contracts
• Project Management/Employer’s Agent exposure
• Strong client-facing and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Lead dilapidations instructions for landlord and tenant clients
• Deliver technical due diligence reporting for acquisitions, disposals and refinancing
• Manage refurbishment and fit-out projects from feasibility to practical completion
• Act as Contract Administrator under JCT contracts
• Deliver Project Management instructions and Employer’s Agent appointments
• Prepare defect diagnosis reporting and reinstatement cost assessments
• Coordinate with internal project and cost consultancy teams
• Mentor APC candidates and graduate surveyors

Skills

Commercial client-facing

Technical judgement

APC candidate advantageous

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Building Surveying

MRICS

Job description

Chartered Building Surveyor

Leeds
£50,000–£60,000 + 10-15% Annual Bonus + Full Benefits
Reference: 953479

OVERVIEW

Senior Chartered Building Surveyor position within a multi-disciplinary property consultancy delivering commercial professional surveying and project instructions. The role carries direct responsibility for technical delivery, client management and fee-generating instruction ownership across Yorkshire and surrounding regions. Hybrid working available. Permanent appointment.

SALARY & PACKAGE

• Base salary: £50,000–£60,000
• Annual performance bonus: 10–15%
• Employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Professional membership fees paid
• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday leave
• Christmas shutdown
• Hybrid working
• Ongoing CPD support

THE ROLE

• Lead dilapidations instructions acting for landlord and tenant clients
• Deliver technical due diligence reporting for acquisition, disposal and refinancing matters
• Manage refurbishment and fit-out projects from feasibility through practical completion
• Act as Contract Administrator under JCT contracts
• Deliver Project Management instructions
• Undertake Employer’s Agent appointments
• Prepare defect diagnosis reporting and remedial recommendations
• Produce schedules of condition
• Deliver planned preventative maintenance reporting
• Prepare reinstatement cost assessments
• Undertake feasibility appraisals
• Manage programme, budget and technical reporting obligations
• Maintain direct responsibility for client communication and instruction delivery
• Support repeat fee generation through existing client relationships
• Review junior technical outputs where required
• Mentor APC candidates and graduate surveyors
• Coordinate with internal project and cost consultancy teams

ABOUT THE CONSULTANCY

This multi-disciplinary property consultancy advises commercial property owners, occupiers and investor clients across professional surveying, cost consultancy and project delivery services. Work covers technical advisory and capital project instructions across regional commercial assets. Continued workload growth within the Leeds market has created the requirement for an additional senior fee-earning appointment.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree qualified in Building Surveying or related discipline
• MRICS qualified
• Post-qualification consultancy experience within commercial building surveying
• Proven dilapidations instruction delivery experience
• Technical due diligence reporting capability
• Contract Administration experience
• Project Management and/or Employer’s Agent exposure
• Working knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts
• Commercial client-facing capability
• Strong technical and commercial judgement
• Experience supporting APC candidates advantageous
• Full UK driving licence