Senior Building Surveyor – Lead Major Projects & Asset Care

Elevate; Swindon; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to join a busy Planned and Major Projects team in the UK. You will lead complex surveys, inspect buildings, and provide expert advice to senior leaders to safeguard assets and ensure safety and compliance.

You will diagnose defects, produce specifications and manage contract delivery from inception to completion, while ensuring budgets and schedules are met. Strong CDM 2015 knowledge and stakeholder liaison are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior Building Surveyor with experience leading complex surveys and services on large portfolios.
• Ability to diagnose defects, develop practical cost-saving solutions, and prepare technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking complex building inspections, surveys and technical investigations.
• Diagnosing building defects and recommending practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Producing specifications, schedules of works and tender documentation.
• Managing high-value and technically complex contracts from inception through to completion.
• Monitoring contractor performance against programme, budget and quality targets.
• Acting as technical representative in claims, litigation and other formal proceedings as required.
• Fulfilling CDM 2015 Client and Principal Designer duties.
• Providing technical advice to internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Supporting service improvement and asset management across the portfolio.

Skills

Building surveying

Contract management

Project leadership

Education

MRICS Chartered Building Surveyor

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

Elevate is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to join a busy Planned and Major Projects team in the UK. You will lead complex surveys, inspect buildings, and provide expert advice to senior leaders to safeguard assets and ensure safety and compliance.

You will diagnose defects, produce specifications and manage contract delivery from inception to completion, while ensuring budgets and schedules are met. Strong CDM 2015 knowledge and stakeholder liaison are essential.