Senior Building Surveyor

Praxis Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary DOE

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

Office closure over festive season

Additional holiday with service

Private Medical Insurance

5% Company pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Daily healthy fruit and snacks

Job summary

Praxis Group is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to take ownership of project delivery across a premium portfolio in Greater London. You'll manage refurbishment and development projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and to a high standard.

This role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to influence major capital projects. We value your technical and commercial judgement, as well as your ability to manage relationships with contractors and consultants.

Praxis provides a highly competitive salary, discretionary bonus scheme, 25 days holiday, private medical insurance, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in building surveying.
• Strong technical and commercial judgement.
• Excellent project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead refurbishment and development projects from inception to completion.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, and cashflows.
• Prepare and manage design, tender, and contract documentation.

Skills

Strong building surveying experience within commercial property

Proven experience in project delivery, contract administration, and cost control

Strong knowledge of construction, refurbishment, and defect diagnosis

Clear understanding of statutory requirements including CDM, Building Control, planning, and Party Wall

Confident managing consultants, contractors, and external advisers

Able to provide clear technical advice to internal stakeholders

Capable of managing multiple projects without losing control of detail, cost, or programme

Job description

Working Pattern: On-site in London + Regional Travel (5 days per week with 1 day WFH after 6 month probation)

Experience level - 5+ years PQE

Main Purpose

The Building Surveyor will take ownership of project delivery across a high-quality portfolio, managing refurbishment and development works from scoping through to completion.

Working closely with internal teams and external consultants, you’ll ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard, protecting asset value and driving income.

There is an exciting pipeline of work, including a £13m CAT A office refurbishment at Brindleyplace, Birmingham, alongside another premium asset requiring significant investment.

We’re looking for someone with strong technical and commercial judgement who takes real ownership and has the confidence to challenge contractors and consultants to secure the best outcomes. This is not a narrow technical delivery role; it carries significant autonomy, senior stakeholder exposure and commercial influence across major capital projects, making it well suited to someone already operating beyond a standard Building Surveyor remit.

Main Duties

• Lead the planning and delivery of refurbishment, repair and development projects across the portfolio, taking ownership from inception through to completion and handover.
• Manage project programmes, budgets and cashflows, ensuring delivery aligns with business plans and agreed timelines.
• Maintain strong contract administration, controlling instructions, variations, approvals, notices, certificates and project records.
• Prepare and manage design, tender and contract documentation, overseeing procurement and contractor appointment.
• Ensure all contract documents, insurances and statutory requirements are in place prior to works commencing, including planning, Building Control, CDM and Party Wall matters.
• Maintain clear project controls, including change management, risk tracking, progress reporting and completion records.
• Provide technical and commercial advice on refurbishment, defects, project strategy and asset decision-making.
• Conduct inspections, diagnose defects and support pre-acquisition due diligence through review of surveys and technical reports.
• Appoint, manage and lead consultants, contractors and design teams, setting clear expectations and holding them to account.
• Manage statutory processes, including planning, Building Control, CDM compliance and Principal Designer duties where required.
• Oversee Party Wall matters, including surveys, notices and awards.
• Support tenant-related matters including alterations, repairs, dilapidations and maintenance.
• Negotiate and manage dilapidations claims and settlements.
• Work closely with Facilities Management to ensure maintenance spend is controlled and value-led.
• Support Asset Managers with technical input, project delivery and asset-level decision making.
• Ensure construction documentation is completed and maintained to a high standard for data rooms and audits.
• Communicate project risks, budget changes and programme updates clearly and concisely.

Requirements, skills and competencies

• Strong building surveying experience within commercial property.
• Proven experience in project delivery, contract administration and cost control.
• Strong knowledge of construction, refurbishment and defect diagnosis.
• Clear understanding of statutory requirements including CDM, Building Control, planning and Party Wall.
• Confident managing consultants, contractors and external advisers.
• Able to provide clear technical advice to internal stakeholders.
• Capable of managing multiple projects without losing control of detail, cost or programme.

Personal qualities and standards

• Takes ownership of project outcomes and delivery.
• Maintains strong control of cost, programme and contractual detail.
• Acts with pace, professionalism and commercial judgement.
• Communicates clearly, confidently and directly.
• Challenges poor performance and avoids unnecessary cost.
• Holds contractors and consultants to account.
• Protects asset value and supports income recovery.
• Balances quality, speed and cost effectively.
• Operates with confidence, accountability and high standards.
• Highly competitive salary DOE
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Office closure over festive season
• Additional holiday with service
• Private Medical Insurance (medical history disregarded)
• 5% Company pension contribution
• 3x Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme (on-site shower room facilities & bike parking in majority of head offices)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Daily healthy fruit & snacks
• Comprehensive business expense policy (including lunches when travelling away from base location)

Why Join Us?

At Praxis, you’ll be part a business on a proven growth trajectory, backed by strong investors and powered by a unique fully integrated UK commercial real estate platform.

This is a career-defining opportunity for Senior Building Surveyor who thrives in fast-paced, ambitious environments and wants to deliver meaningful impact across a growing organisation.

About us

Praxis is a well-established privately owned investor and manager of UK real estate with a track record of exceptional investment performance rooted in astute market timing and best-in-class management.

The business was established in 2009 but traces its origins back over three decades and multiple economic cycles. Praxis works with a range of private equity, local authority, institutional and high net worth partners utilising its unique integrated platform and team of over 400 employees to manage and optimise all aspects of the real estate value chain. Praxis operates from offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham