Surveying Director | London, UK

Legal & General; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is seeking a Surveying Director to lead their surveying activities. The role offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and the opportunity to drive innovation in surveying practices. Candidates should possess RICS qualifications and demonstrate excellent leadership skills, as well as a strong understanding of the mortgage industry.

Benefits

Performance-based rewards

Generous pension contributions

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

25+ days holiday

Electric car scheme

Discounts on products

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in surveying or mortgage services.
• Strong knowledge of survey and valuation products.
• Experience managing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the surveying function to achieve strategic goals.
• Manage resources across digital and physical surveying.
• Drive performance through innovation and process improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data Analysis

Risk Management

Education

RICS qualified

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We've been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world's largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. These underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Retail supports the savings, protection and retirement needs of around 14 million people, through our portfolio of retail and workplace businesses.

Our Retail division helps people enjoy a more colourful retirement, including Lifetime Mortgages, Retirement Interest Only Mortgages, and financial advice on our range of lending products.

We are the UK's number one individual life insurer and also provide Group Protection products for employers, helping people plan for the unexpected. We support home buying through our Mortgage Club, the UK's largest, and our award-winning Surveying Services team. Our fintech team supports socially useful start-ups and scale-ups in workplace, home, insurance, and wealth sectors.

Joining us means helping create brighter financial futures for our customers.

Job Description

We are recruiting for a Surveying Director. The position offers a competitive base salary and car allowance.

Are you ready to shape and transform a business that embraces data, technology, and change? If yes, this is an exciting opportunity to lead our surveying activities, ensuring excellence and innovation.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the surveying function to achieve strategic goals and service excellence
• Exploring how data and AI can enhance surveying practices
• Managing resources and workforce planning across digital and physical surveying
• Driving performance through innovation, automation, and process improvement
• Collaborating with technical and risk teams to ensure quality and compliance
• Representing the company at industry meetings and developing key contacts
• Overseeing ISO 9001 compliance and promoting continuous improvement
• Championing transformation through data, technology, and customer insight

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Proven leadership experience in surveying, valuation, or mortgage services
• Strong knowledge of the mortgage industry, survey and valuation products, and RICS regulation; RICS qualified
• Data curiosity and enthusiasm about the future of surveying
• Experience as a surveyor or in a lender risk team
• Excellent leadership skills to inspire and develop teams
• Effective communication at all levels with strong influencing skills
• Experience managing budgets and leading high-performing teams
• Commitment to good customer outcomes and high business ethics standards

We offer performance-based rewards, including:

• Participation in annual bonus and share schemes
• Generous pension contributions
• Life assurance
• Healthcare plan (permanent employees)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, increasing after 2 years
• Options to buy/sell holiday
• Family leave benefits
• Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice
• Discounts on products and high street stores

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while building a better future. We foster an inclusive culture, support career development, and value diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

We are flexible with working arrangements, including part-time, term-time, and job shares, where feasible.

Don't worry if you don't meet every criterion; consider your strengths, potential, and how you connect with our purpose.