Chartered Building Surveyor – Central Belt

Ryden; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension contribution

Generous holiday allowance

24/7 counselling access

Job summary

A leading independent surveying firm is seeking a Chartered Building Surveyor in Glasgow. This role involves managing commercial surveying tasks, liaising across departments, and contributing to financial targets. Ideal for MRICS qualified individuals, this position offers opportunities for career growth in a dynamic work environment with benefits such as private healthcare and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• Must have MRICS Qualification, ideally suited to newly qualified candidates.
• Capability to work autonomously and manage time effectively.
• Strong desire for career progression and development.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial building surveying tasks including dilapidations and contract administration.
• Liaise with other departments and represent the full range of services.
• Contribute towards department financial performance targets.

Skills

Previous Building Surveying experience

Excellent IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Computer Literacy in Microsoft Office, MS Project and AutoCAD

Education

MRICS Qualification

Job description

Chartered Building Surveyor – Central Belt

Location

GLASGOW

Description

We are currently recruiting for a Chartered Building Surveyor to join our leading and well established Project and Building Consultancy team.

This position will be Glasgow based, with the successful candidate being an important part of our Central Belt team, who operate from our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices, across Central Scotland and beyond.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high quality and successful market facing team and help both manage and develop our instructions and ensuring excellent outcomes for our clients. This role offers the opportunity for you to work with a great team, and to learn how to be a first class building surveyor.

The role is ideally suited to someone with an ability to work on their own initiative, be willing to take on responsibility and manage your time well. You will possess excellent IT and communication skills, along with a valid driving licence. Project and Building Consultancy is a substantial part of the Ryden business and the opportunity for the successful candidates to work as part of multi-disciplinary teams within Ryden, will also be akey feature of the role. We are seeking MRICS Qualified Building Surveyor candidates and will likely suit newly qualified level with the opportunity for career progression and development.

• Previous Building Surveying experience
• Work in an autonomous capacity in the Project and Building Consultancy Team; per the divisional expectations. Ability to prioritise conflicting workloads
• Contribute towards department financial performance targets
• Liaise with other departments and divisions
• Represent Ryden and the full range of property related services available to clients & ensure clients expectations are delivered
• Assist the Associates and Partners in servicing internal and external based clients
• Handle tasks delegated to maintain and improve professional standards
• Involvement of all aspects of commercial building surveying work from, dilapidations, design and contract administration, defect analysis, technical due diligence and all forms of building surveys.
• Willing to listen to guidance and instructions
• Computer Literacy, specifically in Microsoft Office, MS Project and AutoCAD
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written whilst contributing to our existing team. Presents a professional image dealing with clients and demonstrates self confidence
• Ability to work under pressure alongside and reporting to Partners / Associate Partners/Senior Surveyors, and bea positive contributor to fun and invigorating workplace and business. Be highly organised and willing to travel, based on the geographical area we cover.

About Ryden

Ryden is a leading independent firm of surveyors specialising in all aspects of commercial property advice. Headquartered in Scotland, we have over 130 colleagues working across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. We strive to create a dynamic, engaging and collaborative working environment for all of our team, because we firmly believe that our people are crucial to the success and growth of Ryden.

Lambert Smith Hampton (“LSH”) made a significant investment in the Scottish headquartered consultancy Ryden LLP (“Ryden”) on 3rd April 2025. This investment will allow the Scottish business in Ryden to develop their core strengths and expand into emerging sectors as a strategic Scottish initiative. As the dominant business in Scotland, we decided that, moving forward, the Scottish LSH operations and staff transferred into Ryden creating one of the best‑in‑class multi‑discipline consultancy companies in Scotland. An exciting opportunity exists to become a part of this.

We want to give you the tools to be the best you can be. Our benefits include private health care, pension contribution, and generous holiday allowance, access to 24/7 counselling through our employee assistance programme and daily support and guidance through career development.