Senior Building Surveyor

Girling Jones Ltd; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent job security

Hybrid working

Structured career progression

Job summary

Girling Jones Ltd. Exeter is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to join a collaborative team delivering a mix of education, commercial, retail and care projects across the South West. You will own projects from brief to completion with client liaison, while maintaining high standards and professional integrity.

The role offers hybrid working within a respected consultancy, with strong career progression, technical variety and a supportive environment in Exeter offices.

Qualifications

• MRICS status required for senior level.
• Proven experience in professional building surveying and project delivery.
• CAD proficiency; Revit experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a broad range of professional building surveying services.
• Lead refurbishment, improvement and asset management projects.
• Manage projects from initial brief through design, procurement and delivery to completion.
• Act as lead consultant and key client contact.
• Prepare specifications, reports and technical documentation.
• Undertake contract administration and project management duties.
• Coordinate internal disciplines and external consultants.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on programme and to a high standard.

Skills

MRICS status

Building surveying

Project delivery

Client-facing

Tools

CAD proficiency

Revit experience

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor Exeter

The Opportunity We re working with a highly respected property and construction consultancy to recruit a Senior Building Surveyor for their established Exeter team.

With a strong and consistent pipeline of work across the South West, this is an excellent opportunity to join a secure, successful consultancy offering genuine variety, autonomy and long-term career progression.

You ll work across a diverse portfolio of projects spanning education, commercial, retail and care, combining professional building surveying services with hands-on project delivery. This is a role where you ll have real ownership of your work, from initial client brief through to completion, delivering projects that improve buildings and environments used by communities across the region.

The Role

As Senior Building Surveyor, you ll take responsibility for a varied portfolio of professional and project-led instructions, working closely with clients, consultants and internal teams. Your role will include:

• Delivering a broad range of professional building surveying services
• Leading refurbishment, improvement and asset management projects
• Managing projects from initial brief through design, procurement and delivery to completion
• Acting as lead consultant and key client contact
• Preparing specifications, reports and technical documentation
• Undertaking contract administration and project management duties
• Coordinating internal disciplines and external consultants
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on programme and to a high standard

You ll be given the autonomy to manage your own workload and client relationships, backed by an experienced and collaborative wider team.

About You

We re looking for an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor who is comfortable taking ownership of projects and dealing directly with clients.

You ll ideally bring:

• MRICS status
• Strong experience across professional building surveying and project delivery
• Good technical knowledge of refurbishment and asset improvement works
• Experience of contract administration and project management
• CAD proficiency
• Revit experience would be advantageous, but isn t essential
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• A practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach

Most importantly, you ll be someone who enjoys taking responsibility for projects, building strong client relationships and being part of a professional but down-to-earth team.

What s On Offer?

Alongside a competitive package, you ll be joining a business that genuinely invests in its people and offers:

• Excellent job security backed by a healthy forward workload
• Hybrid working and genuine flexibility
• Clear and structured career progression
• A varied portfolio with plenty of technical and project diversity
• Genuine autonomy and ownership of your work
• Projects with visible community impact
• Modern, high-quality Exeter offices
• A supportive, professional and people-focused working environment