Senior Building Surveyor

Building Careers UK Ltd; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Scheme

Pension Scheme

Job summary

Building Careers UK Ltd is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to join a Chartered property and construction consultancy in Liverpool. The role focuses on technical surveying, project management, and providing practical advice across healthcare, education and commercial sectors.

You will lead surveys, prepare reports and specifications, oversee contract administration, and travel to project sites as required. An ideal candidate holds a Building Surveying degree and relevant chartership progress.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a building surveyor within public/private sectors.
• Strong technical ability with building pathology and defects reports.
• Experience with condition surveys and schedules of work.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional surveys, property inspections and condition assessments.
• Carry out defect diagnosis and prepare detailed reports, specs and schedules of work.
• Advise clients on property condition, maintenance and refurbishment options.
• Support contract administration, tender documentation and project management activities.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and stakeholders; monitor site works.

Skills

Building surveying

Project management

Contract administration

Report writing

Client liaison

Education

Degree in Building Surveying

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor - Chartered Surveying Consultancy

Location - Liverpool

Salary - £45,000 - £55,000

About

An excellent opportunity for an experience Senior Building Surveyor to join a growing team within a Chartered property and construction consultancy, providing professional building surveying and project management across a variety of public and private sectors, including healthcare, education and commercial.

This role comes with a focus on technical expertise and practical advice as the business supports clients throughout the property lifecycle, from initial inspections through to defect investigations and project delivery. This is a great opportunity to develop your technical experience, work across a range of instructions and build a long term career within a professional consultancy environment.

The Role

As a building surveyor, you will be undertaking a varied workload of professional surveying and project related instructions. This includes investigating building defects and preparing detailed reports and specifications whilst administering contracts. (JCT & NEC)

Working closely with colleagues, clients and contractors, you will be a major part in delivering practical solutions while ensuring the work is completed to the required technical standards and within the agreed timescales, providing the client with advice on building condition, defects, maintenance and refurbishment.

This role would suit a Senior Building Surveyor who enjoys the technical side of their profession, values a varied workload and is looking to develop their experience within an independent specialist consultancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Take leadership of professional building surveys, property inspections and condition assessments
• Carry out defect diagnosis, building pathology investigations and recommend remedial solutions
• Producing reports, schedules of condition, technical specifications and schedules of work
• Advising clients on property condition, maintenance requirements and refurbishment options
• Undertake measured surveys and pre acquisition assessments
• Support contract administration, tender documentation and project management activities
• Liaise with clients and other stakeholders
• Monitor on site works against project requirements, ensuring work is completed to a high standard and within agreed deadlines

Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience as a building surveyor, ideally within relevant sectors
• Degree or equivalent in Building Surveying or construction related discipline
• Great understanding of building construction, defects and building pathology
• Experience carrying out property inspections and preparing technical reports
• Experience with condition surveys, specifications and schedules of work
• Exposure to refurbishment, maintenance or project-related work
• Knowledge of dilapidations, measured surveys or contract administration advantageous
• Strong technical ability and attention to detail
• Confident dealing with clients, contractors and consultants
• Can provide support to less experienced surveyors
• RICS qualified or working towards chartership would be advantageous
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites as required

What's on Offer

• Circa £50,000 (competitive DoE)
• EV Scheme
• Opportunity to work on varied complex projects
• Pension Scheme
• Collaborative consultancy environment

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.