Senior Building Surveyor

HD Surveyors Ltd.; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary year-end bonus

Pension: 5% employee / 3% employer

Private medical insurance

Professional fees paid

20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Additional Christmas closure days

Site and client travel expenses reimb

Weekly CPD and development

Annual salary review

Job summary

HD Surveyors Ltd. is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to lead building surveying instructions across residential and public sector assets, with a strong bias toward social housing, planned works and technical reporting.

You will own instruction delivery, supervise junior staff and act as a key client contact across live instructions, coordinating contractors and stakeholders in a hybrid office/site/home environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline
• MRICS or progressing toward chartership
• Strong residential building surveying experience
• Social housing exposure preferred
• Proven delivery of defect diagnosis and contract administration
• Experience managing client relationships and live instructions
• Ability to oversee and support junior team members
• Commercial awareness across project delivery
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of building surveying instructions across residential and public sector assets
• Primary focus on social housing portfolios, planned works and refurbishment programmes
• Undertake inspections, defect diagnosis and produce technical reports
• Manage projects from survey stage through to contract administration
• Act as key client contact across live instructions
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and stakeholder teams
• Oversee procurement inputs for refurbishment and remedial schemes
• Monitor programme, compliance and cost reporting
• Supervise graduates, APC candidates and junior surveyors
• Contribute to fee proposals and tender submissions
• Maintain technical documentation and reporting accuracy
• Attend regular site, client and internal meetings

Skills

Residential surveying experience

Social housing exposure

Defect diagnosis

Contract administration

Client relationships

Junior team supervision

Education

Degree in Building Surveying

MRICS or progressing toward chartership

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor
Orpington, Kent
£60,000 – £70,000 + defined bonus + benefits
Reference: 939517

OVERVIEW

Senior-level role within a building surveying team delivering residential and public sector instructions. Strong bias toward social housing, planned works and technical reporting. Role combines instruction ownership, client-facing delivery and supervision of junior staff. Hybrid working across office, site and home. Permanent position.

SALARY & PACKAGE

• £60,000 – £70,000 base salary
• Discretionary year-end bonus linked to individual and team performance
• Pension: 5% employee / 3% employer
• Private medical insurance
• Professional fees paid
• 20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 4–5 additional days over Christmas closure
• 15 days full sick pay (rolling 12 months post-probation)
• Expenses for site and client travel reimbursed
• Weekly CPD and structured technical development
• Annual salary review
• Hybrid working across office, site and home

THE ROLE

• Lead delivery of building surveying instructions across residential and public sector assets
• Primary focus on social housing portfolios, planned works and refurbishment programmes
• Undertake inspections, defect diagnosis and produce technical reports
• Manage projects from survey stage through to contract administration
• Act as key client contact across live instructions
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and stakeholder teams
• Oversee procurement inputs for refurbishment and remedial schemes
• Monitor programme, compliance and cost reporting
• Supervise graduates, APC candidates and junior surveyors
• Contribute to fee proposals and tender submissions
• Maintain technical documentation and reporting accuracy
• Attend regular site, client and internal meetings

ABOUT THE CONSULTANCY

Multi-disciplinary property consultancy delivering building surveying, project management and advisory services. Client base includes local authorities and housing providers, with consistent residential instruction flow. Service lines cover technical surveying, refurbishment and asset strategy. Growth driven by secured public sector frameworks and increased planned works programmes.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline
• MRICS or progressing toward chartership
• Strong residential building surveying experience
• Social housing exposure preferred
• Proven delivery of defect diagnosis and contract administration
• Experience managing client relationships and live instructions
• Ability to oversee and support junior team members
• Commercial awareness across project delivery
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle