Senior Chartered Building Surveyor - Manchester

SRVO Property; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Wellbeing platform

Training and professional development

Eye tests

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

SRVO is seeking a Senior Chartered Building Surveyor to join our residential-focused team. You will deliver robust defect diagnostics, prepare high-quality reports and specifications, and lead projects from feasibility through to completion while balancing site inspections with client communications.

You will supervise and mentor colleagues, manage programmes and budgets, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. This home-based role supports projects across Manchester and Leeds.

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.
• Competence with digital surveying tools, reporting platforms and data-led decision making.

Responsibilities

• Plan and undertake site inspections and prepare high-quality technical reports.
• Lead contract administration, tenders and contractor oversight through to completion.
• Develop scopes, specifications and schedules of work for maintenance and refurbishment.
• Manage programmes, budgets, risks and stakeholder expectations across multiple live instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards and CDM duties.

Skills

Residential surveys

Defect diagnosis

Project delivery

Client communication

Education

Chartered Building Surveyor status

RICS accreditation

Tools

Digital surveying tools

Reporting platforms

Data-led decision making

Job description

Role Overview

You will join a highly capable building surveying team, working under the guidance of the Building Surveying Directors to deliver the core services our clients rely on. Operating primarily in the residential market, you will apply robust technical judgement to diagnose building defects, scope solutions, and see projects through from feasibility to completion.

SENIOR CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR

• SRVO
• Home Based – Manchester / Leeds

Role Overview

You will join a highly capable building surveying team, working under the guidance of the Building Surveying Directors to deliver the core services our clients rely on. Operating primarily in the residential market, you will apply robust technical judgement to diagnose building defects, scope solutions, and see projects through from feasibility to completion. You will balance site-based inspections with precise reporting and clear client communication, providing practical, safe and sustainable recommendations. Your work will help set the standard for technically sound delivery, while you mentor colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement across our service lines.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

Most days you will be planning and undertaking site inspections, preparing high-quality technical reports and specifications, and running projects through contract administration. You will liaise closely with clients, contractors and colleagues to keep programmes on track, manage risk and ensure works meet scope, budget and quality standards.

What Success Looks Like

• You deliver accurate, actionable reports and specifications that clients trust and act upon.
• You run projects to scope, programme and budget, with clear risk management and change control.
• You spot issues early, propose pragmatic solutions and drive decisions that protect safety and value.
• You build strong client relationships, generating repeat work and positive feedback.
• You uphold rigorous standards in health, safety and compliance across all instructions.
• You share knowledge and support team development, improving consistency and efficiency.

How You'll Spend Most Of Your Time

• 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.

Who This Role Is For

• You are a seasoned surveyor who enjoys combining hands-on inspections with project delivery.
• You think commercially, communicate clearly and present complex technical matters simply.
• You are organised, proactive and comfortable juggling multiple priorities across dispersed sites.
• You take ownership, work collaboratively and hold yourself to high technical and safety standards.
• You are motivated by improving homes and communities through practical, sustainable solutions.

Experience That Helps

• 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.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Salary sacrifice scheme and the option to buy or sell a week's annual leave
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• Private healthcare after probation, life assurance
• Spectrum Life wellbeing platform
• Free eye tests
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Employee referral scheme, up to £1,500
• My Gym discount

About Srvo

SRVO is a Chartered Surveying and Property Consultancy delivering building surveying, project and consultancy services across the UK. We work across both commercial and residential sectors and have built a strong reputation through long-standing client relationships, technically robust delivery and a practical approach to problem solving. Our mission is to transform the property landscape with safe and sustainable solutions. As part of the Odevo Group, SRVO combines the agility and expertise of a specialist consultancy with the stability, scale and long-term investment of a wider group. We set our people up to succeed through the right tools, technology and support, alongside clear development pathways and an environment where wellbeing is genuinely prioritised.

How We Hire

• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on your technical surveying capability, building pathology and project delivery experience, report quality, safety and compliance approach, and client communication

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required. A full, clean UK driving licence is essential.