Newly Qualified to Senior Building Surveyor

Woodhouse Property Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A top property consultancy in Greater London is looking for a Newly Qualified to Senior Building Surveyor. The role focuses on delivering commercial Building Surveying services, including dilapidations and project management for blue-chip clients. The ideal candidate will be MRICS qualified with relevant experience. This position provides excellent career progression, autonomy, competitive salary up to £70k, and various employee benefits including private medical cover. If you're focused on advancing your career in a supportive environment, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Benefits

Car allowance

Market leading bonus structure

Enhanced pension contributions

Private medical cover

Employee benefits scheme

Clear career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Building Surveyor with MRICS qualification and experience in consultancy or client-side.
• Desire to fully engage in commercial work post-qualification.
• Ability to handle a varied workload with independence.

Responsibilities

• Manage dilapidations, technical due diligence, and project management.
• Provide advice to high-end blue-chip clients.
• Oversee projects in industrial, commercial office, and retail sectors.

Skills

MRICS

Building Surveying experience

Commercial awareness

Confidence in client interactions

Ability to seek guidance

Ambition towards Associate level

Education

MRICS qualification

Job description

Overview

A highly regarded and growing Consultancy are looking to appoint a Newly Qualified to Senior Building Surveyor as part of continued expansion across its commercial service lines. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that is well known for the quality of its advice, the calibre of its clients and its commitment to long term career development.

The role offers a strong mix of autonomy, commercially focused work and genuine progression within a consultancy that places Building Surveying at the heart of what it does.

The Role

This position will have a significant focus on core commercial Building Surveying services, including:

• Dilapidations, Technical Due Diligence and the Project Management of resulting works
• Providing commercially driven advice to a blue chip client base
• Managing projects across Industrial, Commercial Office and Retail assets
• Delivering work primarily across Central London, with additional projects North of London in areas including Milton Keynes, Northampton and Coventry
• While the role is London focused, candidates based in these northern regions will also be considered, subject to an agreed office attendance arrangement.
• Surveyors are trusted to manage their own workloads and client relationships, with no micromanagement. At the same time, there is ready access to senior support and advice whenever needed.

The Company

A consultancy that is Building Surveying led, with this discipline representing the largest contributor to the business

Highly regarded by its clients, demonstrated by consistent repeat instructions and strong referral led workstreams

Works with high end, blue chip clients, many of whom are well known household names

Offers an effective balance of autonomy and support, allowing surveyors to work independently while still being well supported

Strong industry reputation, with feedback consistently highlighting it as a high quality and enjoyable place to build a career

Career progression is a genuine and proven feature of the business. Surveyors who have joined at this level have progressed to Associate and Director roles, supported by the company’s continued growth and succession planning.

What You Need to Be

• MRICS, with Building Surveying experience gained in either consultancy or client side environments
• Commercial sector experience, or a clear desire to move fully into commercial work post qualification
• Commercially aware, confident and comfortable dealing directly with clients
• Self aware, with the ability to seek guidance and direction when appropriate
• Ambitious, with clear aspirations toward Associate level and beyond
• Able to manage a busy and varied workload, reflecting the strength of current and future instructions

What’s in It for You

Salary up to £70k, dependent on experience

• Car allowance
• Market leading bonus structure that is continually reviewed
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Private medical cover
• Employee benefits scheme and additional benefits
• Clear and structured career development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements
• The opportunity to own your own projects and key client relationships, with real responsibility and autonomy

If you are a commercially focused Building Surveyor looking for progression, autonomy, and exposure to high quality clients and projects, this represents an excellent next career move within a respected consultancy.

To apply, simply click the link and submit your CV.

If this role isn’t quite the right fit but you’d like to have an initial, informal conversation about your next move, feel free to give me a call on 07511 759123. You can also connect with me on LI – Rory Thompson.

I’m currently working on a range of opportunities across the property and construction consultancy space, so even if this role isn’t the one, there may be others that align more closely with what you’re looking for.