How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Reinstatement Cost Assessment Surveyor
Job Location: Hybrid / UK (with travel to client sites as required)
Job Type: Permanent
Remuneration
Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications.
About the Role
Our Client is seeking an experienced Senior Reinstatement Cost Assessment (RCA) Surveyor to join a growing specialist surveying team. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Building Surveyor to take on a senior technical role, delivering high-quality reinstatement cost assessments across a varied portfolio of commercial, industrial, residential and mixed-use properties, while supporting the continued development of both the team and the wider service offering.
This position combines technical surveying expertise with leadership responsibilities. In addition to managing your own portfolio of reinstatement cost assessments, you will provide technical guidance, mentor colleagues, contribute to quality assurance processes and help maintain consistently high technical standards across the business.
Working closely with insurers, brokers, property owners and other stakeholders, you will play a key role in delivering accurate rebuilding cost assessments that help clients maintain appropriate insurance cover and manage property risk effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Reinstatement Cost Assessments
- Undertake reinstatement cost assessments across commercial, industrial, residential and mixed-use properties.
- Assess construction methods, building characteristics and associated risks.
- Produce accurate rebuilding cost calculations using recognised industry methodologies.
- Review architectural drawings, plans and technical documentation where required.
- Ensure all assessments comply with current industry standards and insurer requirements.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Technical Excellence
- Produce clear, accurate and professional reports within agreed service levels.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of construction costs, market trends and industry developments.
- Contribute to technical quality assurance and peer review processes.
- Support the continuous improvement of RCA methodologies and reporting standards.
Client Relationship Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
- Represent the Client professionally during site inspections and meetings.
- Provide technical advice and respond to client enquiries with confidence and professionalism.
Leadership & Team Development
- Mentor and coach surveyors across the RCA team.
- Support the onboarding and development of new team members.
- Share technical best practice and contribute to internal training initiatives.
- Assist with setting performance objectives and supporting ongoing professional development.
- Encourage a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have significant experience undertaking reinstatement cost assessments and a strong understanding of commercial and residential construction. You will be confident managing a varied workload independently while also supporting colleagues through mentoring and technical guidance.
You will possess excellent analytical and report writing skills, communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and demonstrate a meticulous approach to producing accurate technical assessments.
Chartered status and a passion for delivering high-quality client service will be essential, along with the ability to balance technical excellence with commercial awareness.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Essential Requirements
- Significant experience carrying out Reinstatement Cost Assessments.
- Strong knowledge of commercial and residential construction methods.
- Experience working with insurers, brokers, surveying consultancies or risk management organisations.
- Proven ability to manage a varied and technically complex workload.
- Degree (or equivalent) in Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Strong analytical, report writing and communication skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management abilities.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and relevant surveying software.
Desirable Experience
- Experience undertaking insurance valuation surveys.
- Knowledge of BCIS and current construction cost databases.
- Previous experience mentoring or developing junior surveyors.
- Understanding of property insurance principles and underwriting requirements.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Company vehicle or car allowance.
- Private medical insurance.
- Pension scheme.
- Birthday leave.
- Funded professional memberships.
- Ongoing professional development and technical training.
- Genuine career progression within a growing specialist consultancy.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Chartered Surveyor looking to take the next step into a senior technical position, combining hands-on surveying with mentoring, quality assurance and leadership responsibilities within a respected and expanding consultancy.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location