Regional Building Surveyor - South East

British Heart Foundation; Ilford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the UK is seeking a motivated Building Surveyor to manage a diverse property portfolio across the South East. Responsibilities include leading maintenance projects, overseeing building inspections, and ensuring compliance with building legislation. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in retail building surveying and hold a relevant professional qualification such as MRICS. The role demands strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing repair, refurbishment, and fit-out projects.
• Significant experience in retail building surveying.
• Strong technical knowledge of legislation related to leasehold premises.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Retail Division's property portfolio in the South East region.
• Deliver a range of building surveying services.
• Lead projects including repairs and refurbishments.

Skills

Building Surveying

Project Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Dilapidations Advice

Education

MRICS or MCIOB qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage the Retail Division’s property portfolio in the South East region, covering over 220 leasehold shops and stores.
• Deliver a full range of building surveying services, both reactive and planned maintenance.
• Lead diverse projects including essential repairs, refurbishments, and fit‑outs.
• Manage contract and tender documentation.
• Fulfill CDM duties and serve as Principal Designer.
• Conduct Planned Preventative Maintenance inspections.
• Oversee building maintenance.
• Perform acquisition and disposal surveys.
• Provide dilapidations advice.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and travel to various sites as required.
• Manage diary scheduling to accommodate project needs.
• Arrange overnight stays (typically 4–5 nights a month).

Qualifications

• Highly motivated Building Surveyor with a successful track record in managing repair, refurbishment, and fit‑out projects within an extensive property portfolio.
• Professional building/construction management qualification (MRICS, MCIOB) or significant demonstrable experience in retail building surveying.
• Sound technical knowledge of all legislation relating to the fit‑out and occupation of leasehold retail premises (Building Regulations, Planning, CDM, Fire Safety Order, Health & Safety, and Asbestos).
• Highly effective team player with strong interpersonal, influencing, and decision‑making skills.
• Extensive experience in traditional building surveying disciplines, including acquisition and disposal surveys, health & safety, defects analysis, maintenance inspections and remedial works, stakeholder coordination, access audits, building pathology, dilapidation, fit‑out design, and contract administration.
• Advantageous: specific experience in developing and maintaining a large retail estate.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, “Igniting Change”, together with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Interview Process

1st stage: one‑way video interview. 2nd stage: panel interview via MS Teams.