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Head of Building Surveying
Location: Manchester / Hybrid
Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
The Opportunity
An established multidisciplinary consultancy is looking to appoint a Head of Building Surveying to lead and develop its Building Surveying offering in Manchester and across the Northwest.
The business has ambitious plans to grow its UK operations and is looking for someone who wants to take ownership of a Building Surveying function and build a team around them.
There is already a large volume of residential work in the pipeline, including programmes of Reinstatement Cost Assessments (RCAs) and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) surveys, giving the successful candidate an immediate workload to build from.
The Role
As Head of Building Surveying, you will take responsibility for developing the Manchester offering, combining technical oversight, client management, and business development.
You will have considerable autonomy over how the team develops, with the opportunity to recruit Building Surveyors as workload increases. You will also work closely with the wider UK leadership team and other divisions of the consultancy.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Building Surveying offering across Manchester and the Northwest
- Oversee delivery of residential PPM and RCA programmes
- Manage key client relationships and develop new opportunities
- Recruit and develop a Building Surveying team
- Lead proposals, tenders, and client presentations
- Provide senior technical oversight across Building Surveying commissions
- Deliver and oversee condition surveys and technical due diligence
- Advise on building pathology, defects, and remedial works
- Oversee dilapidations and Schedules of Condition
- Lead refurbishment, maintenance, and repair projects
- Undertake Contract Administrator / Employer's Agent appointments
- Work collaboratively with the wider Building Surveying, Project Management, and Cost Management teams
About You
We are interested in speaking with experienced Building Surveyors from a consultancy background who would be interested in taking on a senior leadership position.
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Ideally, you will have:
- MRICS Chartered status or significant equivalent experience
- Knowledge of PPM surveys, RCAs, condition surveys, and technical due diligence
- Strong client-facing and relationship management skills
- Experience developing client relationships or generating new work
- Knowledge of the Manchester / Northwest property market
- An interest in leading, recruiting, and developing a team
What's On Offer?
- Competitive senior-level salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Company pension
- Hybrid working
- Director-level benefits
- Autonomy to shape and grow the Manchester Building Surveying team
- Opportunity to take a senior position within a growing UK consultancy
If you're an experienced Building Surveyor in Manchester or the Northwest and would be interested in discussing the opportunity confidentially, apply through LinkedIn or get in touch for further information.
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