Senior/Associate Building Surveyor

calfordseaden LLP; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Orpington is seeking a skilled Senior/Associate Building Surveyor to manage projects and mentor junior team members. The ideal candidate has a degree, MRICS qualifications, and strong communication skills. This role offers opportunities for career progression and includes various benefits such as hybrid working and professional development support.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Professional development opportunities

Sponsorship for qualifications

Enhanced annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Degree in a related subject.
• MRICS qualification.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing building surveying projects.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Providing expert advice on building surveys and condition reports.
• Preparing detailed reports and related documentation.
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Good numerical skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong analytical and decision-making ability

Mentoring skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in a related subject

MRICS

Job description

calfordse is a leading multi-disciplinary construction and property consultancy. We provide a comprehensive range of services across the built environment, including Architecture, Building Information Management (BIM), Building Safety, Engineering, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Surveying, Sustainability, and more.

Senior/Associate Building Surveyor

Location: Orpington/Hybrid

Hours: 35pw

The role and responsibilities

Are you a skilled and motivated Building Surveyor looking to take the next step in your career? We’re seeking an Senior/Associate Building Surveyor to join our multidisciplinary practice.

In this key role, you’ll support the day-to-day delivery of services within our Building Surveying team, while taking the lead on a wide range of exciting and often complex projects. You’ll play an active role in team management, mentoring junior colleagues, and ensuring high standards across project delivery and client care.

With the opportunity to influence both the direction of projects and the development of our team, this role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background, commercial awareness, and a passion for shaping the built environment.

As part of our team, you’ll benefit from the support of experienced professionals across a broad range of disciplines, a forward-thinking approach to project delivery, and a clear path for career progression.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a real impact—this is it.

What you'll be doing

1. Leading and managing a variety of building surveying projects including those of a more complex nature. You will undertake this with minimal supervision, ensuring they’re delivered on time, within budget and to the required standards.
2. Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients, providing professional advice and identifying new business opportunities.
3. Provide expert advice and guidance on building surveys, condition reports, party wall matters, defects and other related areas.
4. Focussing on pre-contract and professional work, advising clients on procurement, processes and how to set up a successful project.
5. Prepare detailed and accurate reports, specifications, schedules, drawings and other related contract documentation.
6. Undertake reviews of sites to identify and manage potential risks, ensuring that health and safety, legal and environmental considerations are taken into account.
7. Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

What you'll need

Qualifications

• A Degree in a related subject
• MRICS
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport

Knowledge

• A good understanding of building construction and property law, e.g. Party Wall (etc) Act 1996
• A good understanding of construction risks, costs and economics
• Experience of Pre-contract matters and the ability to take a project through its lifecycle
• Familiarity with standard forms of contract including the JCT suite

Skills

• A full and detailed working knowledge of the most widely used forms of building contract
• Good numerical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including report writing
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making ability
• Mentoring skills to help develop more junior staff
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook

What we offer

People are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we invest in them at every stage of their career. We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award, which we believe demonstrates our commitment to nurturing our people. Structured Apprenticeships and work experience opportunities are available across the organisation to support those at the beginning of their careers. We also have career development pathways to help you understand and structure your professional development.

We provide a range of benefits including hybrid working, the option to buy and sell annual leave, enhanced annual leave for long service, sponsorship for qualifications, a recruitment referral bonus scheme, enhanced family leave policies, an employee assistance programme, and more!

Who we are

We’re a multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy with offices in Orpington, London, Birmingham, Essex, Cambridge, and Hampshire. With 80 years of experience of delivering award-winning projects across all major sectors, we’re committed to making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

Our vision is to be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service, and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment. Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are passionate about delivering the best results and continuously demonstrate why our clients choose us to help bring their projects to life. You can find out more about our work on our website www.calfordseaden.com

Our values

• Collaboration – Being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential.
• Authenticity – Being true to ourselves and others and celebrating our differences.
• Giving Back – Recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact.
• Excellence – Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do.
• Support – Providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our People.
• Integrity – Being honest and doing the right thing.

If you are a talented individual, with a commercial mind, and align to our values, please apply. If this job isn’t quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within our construction consultancy, please connect with us so you can be notified about relevant future vacancies.

calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to supporting the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training, and service delivery.