Currie & Brown
Senior / Associate Building Surveyor
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Currie & Brown
Currie & Brown is a leading international built asset consultancy, providing project management, cost management and building surveying services across a wide range of sectors. Our Building Surveying team supports clients throughout their asset lifecycle, from condition surveys and dilapidations to project delivery and defect diagnosis.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior or Associate Building Surveyor to join our Exeter or Plymouth team, supporting a growing portfolio of instructions across the South West. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to deliver high-quality professional building surveying services, with scope to take on increasing client-facing and technical leadership responsibility as the role develops.
Your Role
- Deliver a diverse range of refurbishment, upgrade and asset improvement projects across multiple sectors and client portfolios.
- Lead projects from inception through completion, including feasibility assessments, specification writing, cost planning, securing statutory approvals and contract administration.
- Manage and administer standard forms of contract, including JCT and NEC, ensuring projects are delivered effectively and compliantly.
- Provide professional building surveying advice across a broad range of services and technical disciplines.
- Support the development of junior team members through mentoring, coaching and supervision, including APC candidates working towards RICS chartership.
- Promote and apply best practice in quality, health and safety, environmental management and project delivery.
- Assist senior leadership with operational activities, project oversight and strategic initiatives.
- Manage and support junior Building Surveyors, helping to develop capability and maintain high performance standards.
- Undertake inspections, surveys, schedules of condition and other professional surveying services, while overseeing regional project delivery.
- Contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities, building client relationships and supporting bid and proposal submissions.
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What You'll Bring
- Degree-qualified in Building Surveying or a related RICS-accredited discipline.
- MRICS status is preferred, with chartered status considered highly advantageous.
- Strong technical expertise backed by substantial Building Surveying experience.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships, with a sound understanding of commercial performance, profitability and business development.
- Experience leading, mentoring and developing colleagues within a professional environment.
- Demonstrable project and workload management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities.
- Strong report-writing and technical documentation skills, including feasibility studies, specifications, asset reviews and client-facing reports.
- Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation, statutory compliance and risk management requirements.
- Specialist professional surveying expertise in areas such as Dilapidations, Party Wall matters, Fire Risk Assessments and Access Audits.
- Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach to delivering high-quality outcomes.
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What's on Offer
- Competitive salary
- Benefits - car allowance, pension, private healthcare, +++
- Clear progression pathway to Associate/Director level
- Support towards APC/further RICS accreditation
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