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Senior Building Surveyor
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An award-winning and highly respected construction consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Building Surveyor to join their growing London team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business renowned for its collaborative culture, outstanding staff development, and clear progression pathways. Working alongside industry-leading professionals, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse range of projects across fire safety, education, and social housing sectors, while enjoying genuine opportunities to progress your career.
The Role
As a Senior Building Surveyor, you will be responsible for delivering a broad range of professional and project-led building surveying services to an established client base. Key responsibilities will include:
- Contract Administration duties under JCT contracts
- Managing refurbishment, maintenance and improvement projects from inception to completion
- Undertaking building surveys and preparing technical reports
- Preparing specifications, schedules of works and tender documentation
- Employer's Agent and project management duties where required
- Defect diagnosis and providing practical solutions
- Supporting clients across fire safety remediation and compliance projects
- Mentoring and supporting junior members of the team
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships
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About You
The successful candidate will possess:
- Degree qualified in Building Surveying or a related discipline
- MRICS qualified or working towards chartership
- Proven experience within a consultancy environment
- Strong knowledge of JCT Contract Administration
- Experience delivering projects within social housing, education, public sector, or fire safety sectors
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills
- A proactive and commercially minded approach
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Clear and structured career progression opportunities
- Ongoing professional development and chartership support
- Exposure to a diverse and high-profile project portfolio
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- A genuinely supportive and collaborative team culture
- Opportunity to work for an award-winning consultancy with an excellent industry reputation
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