Senior Building Surveyor

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Bath seeks an experienced Senior Building Surveyor to lead diverse projects and mentor junior team members. This role offers a chance to grow in a collaborative environment, working on impactful projects across various sectors. The ideal candidate will have strong technical and project management skills, a relevant degree, and chartered status. Flexibility in working patterns is encouraged, supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience acting as lead surveyor on projects.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Willingness to travel when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to a variety of projects.
• Prepare professional reports including condition and defect analyses.
• Act as Job Leader, coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Experience preparing professional reports and presenting to clients

Strong project coordination and financial management skills

Collaborative approach

Strong technical knowledge

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Education

Bachelor's degree (BSc) or Master’s degree (MSc) in a relevant discipline

Chartered status with a relevant professional body

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to a variety of projects, providing strategic advice on building performance, lifecycle planning, creative reuse, and more.
• Prepare professional reports including condition and defect analyses, Technical Due Diligence, Dilapidations and remedial works schedules.
• Prepare technical specifications and schedules, design development reports and support clients in the implementation and on‑site monitoring of design solutions.
• Act as Job Leader, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Represent Buro Happold at meetings with clients, other professionals, and suppliers and build strong, trusted relationships.
• Produce and review reports, presentations, drawings to an excellent standard, with an emphasis on clarity, accuracy and technical insight.
• Support business development and contribute to internal initiatives that drive innovation and technical excellence.
• Mentor more junior team members, potentially leading to an early line management role.

Key Qualifications

• Experience preparing professional reports and presenting to clients.
• Experience acting as lead surveyor on projects.
• Strong technical knowledge and capability from working on a wide range of projects, ranging in age, typology and sectors.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong project coordination and financial management skills.
• A Bachelor's degree (BSc) or Master’s degree (MSc) in a relevant discipline (e.g., Building Surveying).
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (e.g., RICS) and experience in facilities management or property consultancy.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Willingness to travel when needed.

About the Role

Are you a Building Surveyor looking to take the next step in your career within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment? At Buro Happold, we're offering a unique opportunity to join our Asset Consultancy team as a Senior Building Surveyor, where your expertise will help shape the future of buildings and infrastructure across a wide range of sectors.

This role offers the chance to grow your career, develop your own client base, and help shape a new team—while contributing to projects that make a real difference.

Why This Role?

Grow with Purpose: Develop your own work profile and client relationships while helping to expand our Building Surveying services.

Work That Matters: Contribute to projects across culture, aviation, education, commercial, and heritage sectors—including landmark estates like the British Museum and Cambridge University.

Collaborative Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team that values diverse perspectives and works together to solve complex challenges.

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key; we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions. Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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