Senior Chartered Building Surveyor (Home Based)

Premier Estates Limited; Manchester; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Training and development

Job summary

SRVO is seeking a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to join a capable team delivering residential surveying services across the UK. You will balance site inspections with precise reporting, guiding projects from feasibility to completion while mentoring colleagues and driving continuous improvement.

The role requires delivering high-quality reports, managing budgets and programmes, and maintaining safety standards across all instructions. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong track record delivering residential surveys, defect diagnosis and refurbishment projects.
• Experience preparing specifications, running tenders and administering JCT contracts.
• Familiarity with fire and building safety remediation, compliance and risk management.
• Confidence working with managing agents, freeholders, resident groups and contractors.
• Competence with digital surveying tools, reporting platforms and data-led decision making.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out building pathology inspections, defect diagnostics and due diligence surveys.
• Developing scopes, specifications and schedules of work for maintenance, remediation and refurbishment.
• Leading contract administration, tender processes and contractor oversight through to completion.
• Producing clear, technically robust reports, cost estimates and client communications.
• Managing programmes, budgets, risks and stakeholder expectations across multiple live instructions.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, standards and CDM duties within your role.

Skills

Residential surveys

Defect diagnosis

Refurbishment projects

Specifications & tenders

JCT contracts administration

Fire & building safety remediation

Client relationship management

Digital surveying tools

Reporting platforms

Data-led decision making

Tools

Digital surveying tools

Reporting platforms

Job description

SRVO is seeking a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to join a capable team delivering residential surveying services across the UK. You will balance site inspections with precise reporting, guiding projects from feasibility to completion while mentoring colleagues and driving continuous improvement.

The role requires delivering high-quality reports, managing budgets and programmes, and maintaining safety standards across all instructions. A full UK driving licence is essential.