Senior Building Surveyor

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for career development

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd is looking for a Senior Building Surveyor to join their Manchester office. This hybrid position involves managing multi-disciplinary building surveying commissions, mostly commercial projects. Responsibilities include overseeing project delivery, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring high service quality. Candidates should have MRICS or MCIOB qualifications and sound knowledge of construction processes. Gleeds offers opportunities for career growth and a contributory pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Post MRICS qualification required.
• Strong understanding of construction legislation.
• Ability to adapt to changes and absorb complex information.

Responsibilities

• Manage building surveying commissions from feasibility to completion.
• Deliver high-quality services and maintain customer relationships.
• Support the development of junior team members.

Skills

Building Surveying experience (post MRICS qualification)

Knowledge of construction methods and materials

Construction procurement strategies

Administering construction contracts

Effective communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving and negotiation skills

ICT Skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to work as part of a team

Education

MRICS or MCIOB

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor

Gleeds Built Asset Solutions

Manchester | Hybrid

About this opportunity

We're searching for a senior building surveyor to join our Manchester office as a key member of our built asset solutions service.

This role offers the opportunity to make your mark on a new, UK wide offering exclusive to Gleeds. You'll join a growing local team, working alongside QS and PM colleagues from our bustling Manchester office as well as a national team of 120+ built asset solutions specialists.

As senior building surveyor, you will be responsible for delivery of multi‑disciplinary building surveying commissions, predominantly commercial projects with design, specification and contract administration responsibilities. Your role will also include professional surveying work spanning dilapidations, technical due diligence, license to alter, building surveys, defect analysis, conditions and more.

Aside from delivery, you will be responsible for supporting the development of junior team members, guiding, mentoring and reviewing work for quality assurance.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting business unit directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing, and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that building surveying deliverables meet customer’s requirements
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with business procedures
• Managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, party wall advice, and construction projects for new builds, renovations and maintenance works – from feasibility through to design, contract administration to handover and post completion reviews
• Preparing and managing planned maintenance programmes
• Quality monitoring of construction projects
• Planning service delivery in conjunction with the Director with overall responsibility for the project
• Communicating with and providing good sound professional advice to both clients and other project team members
• Ensuring that all quantitative and financial information has been independently checked before issue, including maintaining evidence of independent checks
• Remaining in the remit of your role and, when additional responsibilities need to be carried out, conduct this in a fully informed manner with the approval of your line manager
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Managing services delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit activities

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Sound Building Surveying experience post MRICS qualification
• Sound knowledge of construction methods and materials
• Good knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contracts Administrator and Employers Agent
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts
• Clear and effective communication skills – both oral and written
• Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changes
• Sound problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
• Sound ICT Skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) OR
• MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Building)

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.