Senior Surveyor

Avison Young; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Surveyor to join its Building Consultancy Business Unit. This role offers the chance to work with a diverse blue-chip client base on a variety of professional and project work. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, building surveys, and technical due diligence. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this company fosters a collaborative environment where employees can thrive and contribute to meaningful projects that create lasting social value. If you are passionate about real estate and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Fully conversant in multi-disciplinary Chartered Surveying environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work at the highest level.

Responsibilities

• Contract administration of small and larger scale projects.
• Project management and monitoring.
• Building surveys across a range of building types.

Skills

Client focus

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Commerciality

Personal drive

Education

Chartered Surveying qualification

Relevant degree

Job description

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Our Story

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long-lasting social value and economic impact.

Our Story

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries. Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization. We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people’s lives. In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long-lasting social value and economic impact.

Why Work for Us

We believe that our industry is changing, and we want our business to be a melting pot of curious minds, passionate hearts and strategic intelligence. Your gender, religion and race are all highly respected, but are less important to us than your ability to step up and change the game. We provide you with a place where you can do just that, with like-minded people. Collaboration is embedded in the way we work - our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth. Our distinctive Principal-led, privately-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal. This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business. This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.

In joining the Building Consultancy Business Unit, you will enjoy a high quality and diverse range of instructions including a blue-chip client base. Working on a mix of professional and project work your duties will include

• Contract administration of small and larger scale projects
• Project management and monitoring
• Building surveys across a range of building types
• Technical due diligence for acquisitions and disposals
• Party wall matters
• Planned maintenance schedules
  
  
  

The Candidate is expected to be fully conversant with working in a multi-disciplinary Chartered Surveying environment, shall have excellent technical skills and commercial acumen. Key attributes will include

• Client focus
• Personal drive coupled with the ability to develop others
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Commerciality
• Cross-divisional working
• The Role involves servicing existing and established clients and the candidate will be required to demonstrate their desire and ability to develop new clients/networking.
• We are committed to providing high quality, value added advice. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate at interview, examples of work they have undertaken, to demonstrate they have the ability to work at the highest level.
  
  
  

At Avison Young, we’ve always put people at the heart of what we do.

In the last few years, we’ve increased the diversity at our board, leadership and Principal levels. Avison Young stands out for our commitment to empowering women. In addition to increasing the number of women on our board and in our leadership ranks, our internal Women’s Network of more than 500 members come together for networking and learning, and advise the business on strategies for promoting access, opportunity and inclusion in our industry.

Our global DEI steering committee shapes our strategy to continue to increase industry access for underrepresented groups and accelerating initiatives led by our employee resource groups, including our Women’s Network, Black Professionals and LGBTQ+ groups. In addition to leading global initiatives, the steering committee’s work examines our policies and practices, creating accountability for results and communicating progress to our executive leadership, our clients and our communities.

Our culture is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion, and well-being. We are committed to building an inclusive culture that

• empowers all our employees to thrive,
• reflects all backgrounds and talents,
• allows individuals to be successful and feel a sense of belonging,
• and foster a workplace that is supported, inclusive and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.
  
  
  

Avison Young is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equitably. This includes implementing deliberate strategies that advance underrepresented communities in commercial real estate careers.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any adjustments to support your application or any part of the recruitment process, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or you are eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us at [e-mail] and we will do everything we can to help.

We are committed to inclusion in our hiring processes, and we want to give everyone a chance to show what they can bring to our organisation. If you are not sure that you have all the skills in the person specification, please still apply. We value passion and potential in our employees, so it would be great to hear from you and why you would suit this position.

Some of our roles may be remote and some roles may be specific to our offices, but you will need to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Management

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