Senior Building SurveyorAssociate

JLL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Building Surveyor / Associate to join its Building Consultancy team. This role requires conducting inspections, preparing reports, and administering contracts for a variety of clients. The ideal candidate should be MRICS qualified with commercial experience and strong organizational skills. You'll enjoy a competitive salary and the chance to work in a collaborative environment that values inclusivity and professional growth. This position is on-site in Birmingham.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, proactive, and self-motivated individual.
• Proven experience in commercial consultancy.
• Clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Building Surveyor inspections and prepare reports.
• Administer repair and refurbishment contracts.
• Neogotiate schedules of dilapidations and exit strategies.
• Prepare planned preventive maintenance plans.
• Undertake building reinstatement cost assessments.
• Provide excellent client service and make sustainable business links.

Skills

Ability to work within a team

Strong verbal and numerical skills

Excellent time-management skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexible and able to work under pressure

Proficient in report writing

Education

MRICS (Building Surveying)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world‑class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades, or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Senior Building Surveyor / Associate - Building Consultancy

An opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor to join our Building Consultancy department to work with a range of investor clients, including Mileway, Hammerson plc, Aviva, Legal & General, RLAM, RailPen, and Aberdeen Standard Investments. Corporate occupier clients such as Barclays and Bunzl are also on the roster.

The successful candidate will join a busy regional office and work alongside other internal departments such as Investment Agency, Managed Services, Valuations, Lease Advisory, Planning, and Rating to provide holistic commercial advice to our clients.

What this job involves

• Undertaking Building Surveyor inspections and preparing reports.
• Preparing specifications for and administering repair and refurbishment contracts.
• Preparing and negotiating schedules of dilapidations / preparing exit strategies.
• Preparing planned preventive maintenance plans.
• Undertaking building reinstatement cost assessments.
• Assisting with coordination of portfolio instructions and undertaking other duties from time to time as may be reasonably required.
• Making sustainable business links with both external and internal clients and offering a professional and excellent client service at all times.
• Some travel will be required in this role.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and self‑motivated.
• Strong verbal and numerical skills and comfortable with report writing.
• Excellent time‑management and general organisational skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
• Well presented and excellent communication skills.
• MRICS (Building Surveying) with proven experience, preferably PQE in a commercial consultancy.
• Experience of AutoCAD is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Clean driving licence.

What you can expect from us

You’ll join an entrepreneurial inclusive culture, one where we succeed together across the desk and around the globe. Where like‑minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

As a diverse and inclusive employer, JLL strives to contribute to the lasting values for clients, employees, shareholders, communities and our industry. Everything we do today should work towards Building a Better Tomorrow.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in your sights and imagine where JLL can take you.

Location

On‑site, Birmingham, GBR

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the requirements, as we’re interested in getting to know what you bring to the table!