Surveyor / Senior Surveyor - Property Restructuring - Manchester

ikon Consultancy Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lambert Smith Hampton in Manchester is seeking a Surveyor or Senior Surveyor to join the Property Restructuring team. You will work on valuing assets, advising lenders, insolvency practitioners and investors on complex property situations where strategic thinking and commercial judgement matter.

You will gain exposure to valuations across sectors, LPA Receivership, distressed asset management and advisory work for lenders and insolvency professionals in a dynamic, market-facing role.

Qualifications

• Ambitious to develop specialist restructuring and insolvency expertise.
• Willingness to work across valuation, agency, restructuring and receivership.
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking valuations of commercial and residential assets nationwide supporting banks, lenders, insolvency practitioners and private clients.
• Providing clear, commercially focused advice in challenging situations assisting with and managing LPA Receivership appointments.
• Working closely with financial institutions and professional advisors to help maximise value from distressed and underperforming assets.
• Advising on sales strategies working alongside our auction and agency teams.
• Supporting rent collection, asset management and possession strategies.
• Developing relationships with existing and new clients to help identifying new opportunities across the wider LSH business and contributing to the growth of our Manchester and North West presence.

Skills

Valuation

Restructuring

Insolvency

Receivership

Client relations

Education

MRICS status desirable or APC in progress

Job description

Job details

Posted 21 October 2026 LocationManchester Job type Permanent Full Time Specialism Valuation Reference023585

Job Description

Job Title: Surveyor / Senior Surveyor

Department: Property Restructuring

Location: Manchester

Lambert Smith Hampton is a leading and progressive commercial real estate consultancy with a network of offices across the UK and Ireland. As a business we work with investors, developers and occupiers in both the public and private sector.

We are seeking an ambitious Surveyor or Senior Surveyor to join one of the UK's leading Property Restructuring teams. This is an opportunity to work at the sharp end of real estate market, advising lenders, insolvency practitioners, investors and businesses on complex property situations where strategic thinking, commercial judgement and decisive action matter.

No two days are the same. One week you could be valuing a multi-let industrial portfolio; disposing of assets on behalf of administrators; managing a high-profile receivership instruction. The next, you could be helping recover value from distressed assets working alongside LPA Receivers and insolvency professionals, or developing relationships that may generate the next major instruction.

Why This Role?

This Is a Rare Opportunity To Build a Career Within a Highly Specialist Sector Where Property, Finance, And Business Restructuring Intersect. You'll Work Directly Alongside Experienced Market Leaders, Gaining Exposure To

• Property valuations across all sectors, Commercial, Residential, Development, Licensed & Leisure and Strategic Development Land
• Insolvency and restructuring assignments
• LPA Receivership, portfolio and single asset management
• Distressed asset sales and acquisitions
• Strategic advice to lenders and insolvency practitioners
• Private treaty and auction disposals
• Complex stakeholder negotiations

What will I be Doing ?

• Undertaking valuations of commercial and residential assets nationwide supporting banks, lenders, insolvency practitioners and private clients.
• Providing clear, commercially focused advice in challenging situations assisting with and managing LPA Receivership appointments.
• Working closely with financial institutions and professional advisors to help maximise value from distressed and underperforming assets.
• Advising on sales strategies working alongside our award-winning auction and agency teams.
• Supporting rent collection, asset management and possession strategies.
• Developing relationships with existing and new clients to help identifying new opportunities across the wider LSH business and contributing to the continued growth of our Manchester and North West presence.

We'd Love To Hear From You If You Are

• Looking for a career that offers considerably more variety than traditional surveying routes.
• Keen to develop specialist restructuring and insolvency expertise.
• Working towards APC, recently MRICS qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Interested in restructuring, insolvency or receivership work.
• Looking to broaden your responsibilities and client exposure.

We Are Looking For Individuals Who Are

• Commercially minded;
• Naturally inquisitive;
• Comfortable taking ownership;
• Relationship-driven;
• Detail orientated;
• Ambitious and proactive;
• Calm under pressure;
• Interested in the evolving restructuring and insolvency landscape.

Above all, you'll be someone who enjoys solving problems, building relationships and making a tangible difference for clients when it matters most.

At LSH, you'll join a nationally recognised Property Restructuring and Asset Advisory team with an outstanding reputation in the market. You'll work alongside experts who advise many of the UK's leading Insolvency Practitioners; Banks and Lending Institutions; Property Companies; Investors and Corporate Occupiers.

Most importantly, you'll be given the support, responsibility and exposure needed to accelerate your career while working on some of the most challenging and rewarding instructions in the industry.

If you're looking for a role that combines valuation, agency, restructuring, insolvency and receivership work within a supportive and entrepreneurial team, we'd like to hear from you.

We understand the value that a diverse and inclusive working environment brings to Lambert Smith Hampton. We celebrate the different perspectives and insights that people can bring through their cultures and backgrounds. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.

We want to ensure that your application can be considered for all relevant roles across the Lambert Smith Hampton group of companies, including subsidiary and affiliate companies. We believe that this will ensure that talented people interested in developing their career with us will be considered for the widest range of opportunities that we can provide and will also receive the best candidate experience.

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