Senior Chartered Building Surveyor

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering design firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor. The role involves diverse Building Surveying duties for high-profile clients across various sectors. Candidates should hold a RICS accredited degree and possess strong communication and IT skills. Flexible working arrangements are offered, valuing work-life balance and diverse backgrounds in the workforce.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Employee networks for diverse backgrounds

Qualifications

• Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience.
• Prepared to travel within the region.
• Keeping abreast of industry issues.
• Ability to produce, edit and format documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of building surveying duties across different sectors.
• Manage client relationships and service delivery on projects.
• Conduct Due Diligence Surveys and Condition surveys.
• Administer building contracts and project management.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Team working

Strong IT skills

AutoCAD proficiency

BIM awareness

Education

BSc (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

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12.08.2025

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Job Description

AtkinsRéalis Building Design practice are looking to recruit a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to work in a multi-disciplinary environment to deliver a full suite of Building Surveying duties out of our Birmingham office. We can offer extremely varied and interesting work with a number of high-profile public and private sector clients.

The role will be based out of our Birmingham office and will be full time (37.5 hours per week).

As well as technical competence, we are looking for individuals who possesses great communication, strong commercial awareness, and experience, and who will provide a first-class service to our clients.

We are growing and working in many sectors, such as local and central government, education, blue light, rail, aviation, infrastructure, commercial and energy.

As part of services, AtkinsRéalis are leading the response to Net zero as we are passionate about doing the right thing.

The right individuals will not just be joining a world-renowned practice that has successfully existed since 1938, but teams who are both friendly and collaborative.

If you want to make a difference, then we are the right practice.

Responsibilities:

• Working across a number of projects in different sectors, providing a range of building surveying duties.
• Managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project-by-project basis.
• Provision of: Building pathology.Design and specification of projects including Net Zero schemes.Project management.Pre and post contract duties for projects.Due Diligence Surveys, Condition surveys.Contract administration.Project management.
• The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, ideally both JCT and NEC.
• Designer level ability as defined by the CDM Regulations.

Requirements:

• Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience.
• Good team working skills and ability to communicate well at all levels.
• Prepared to travel within the region, and into other regions where required.
• Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
• To liaise with senior colleagues to help build a profitable service and positive, high performing team environment.
• Strong IT skills, Word and Excel as a minimum. Candidates should be able to produce, edit and format documents.
• Good ability with AutoCAD and experience of Revit would be an advantage.
• An awareness of BIM.
• Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements.

What we offer?

AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

YourReward at SNC-Lavalin (snclavalin.com).

Training:

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

#LI-INFRASTRUCTURE | #LI-UK

Worker Type

Employee

Job Description

AtkinsRéalis Building Design practice are looking to recruit a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to work in a multi-disciplinary environment to deliver a full suite of Building Surveying duties out of our Birmingham office. We can offer extremely varied and interesting work with a number of high-profile public and private sector clients.

The role will be based out of our Birmingham office and will be full time (37.5 hours per week).

As well as technical competence, we are looking for individuals who possesses great communication, strong commercial awareness, and experience, and who will provide a first-class service to our clients.

We are growing and working in many sectors, such as local and central government, education, blue light, rail, aviation, infrastructure, commercial and energy.

As part of services, AtkinsRéalis are leading the response to Net zero as we are passionate about doing the right thing.

The right individuals will not just be joining a world-renowned practice that has successfully existed since 1938, but teams who are both friendly and collaborative.

If you want to make a difference, then we are the right practice.

Responsibilities:

Working across a number of projects in different sectors, providing a range of building surveying duties.

Managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project-by-project basis.

Provision of: Building pathology.Design and specification of projects including Net Zero schemes.Project management.Pre and post contract duties for projects.Due Diligence Surveys, Condition surveys.Contract administration.Project management.

The use and application of standard forms of building contracts, ideally both JCT and NEC.

Designer level ability as defined by the CDM Regulations.

Requirements:

BSc (Hon's) Building Surveying RICS Accredited degree.

Full member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Ability to demonstrate good all-round surveying experience.

Good team working skills and ability to communicate well at all levels.

Prepared to travel within the region, and into other regions where required.

Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.

To liaise with senior colleagues to help build a profitable service and positive, high performing team environment.

Strong IT skills, Word and Excel as a minimum. Candidates should be able to produce, edit and format documents.

Good ability with AutoCAD and experience of Revit would be an advantage.

An awareness of BIM.

Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements.

What we offer?

AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

YourReward at SNC-Lavalin (snclavalin.com).

Training:

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

#LI-INFRASTRUCTURE | #LI-UK

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.