Senior Building Surveyor

Description

• Oversee reinstatement projects from scoping through to practical completion
• Building pathology and causation reports
• Mentor and line-manage surveyors and APC candidates
• Contribute to the Manchester office’s strategic direction and technical standards
• Support resource planning, fee forecasting and service development
• Design, specification and contract administration for reinstatement projects
• Leading multi-disciplinary teams on losses typically ranging from £500k–£6m
• Apply statutory and technical frameworks including CDM, Building Regs, Party Wall etc.
• Lead and deliver complex commercial BS instructions independently
• Produce clear, high-quality reports, specifications and schedules
• Act as a senior client contact, maintaining strong relationships and identifying opportunities (but no strict BD targets)
• Defect analysis, condition surveys and lifecycle assessments

Requirements

Commercial Building Surveying (approx. 50%)

Experience: MRICS Building Surveyor (min. 5–7 years PQE)

This position blends two core areas: commercial consultancy and complex-loss reinstatement. It is suited to someone who enjoys technical variety, client leadership and the chance to help shape a growing service line.

If you’re an ambitious MRICS Building Surveyor ready to take on an Associate or Associate Director role with variety, autonomy and real room to grow, this is an outstanding opportunity.

Insurance experience is useful but not essential—what matters is technical robustness, professional confidence and project leadership ability. Full training will be provided.

• Experience with large or complex projects (insurance reinstatement desirable but not required)
• Technical due diligence (acquisition & vendor)
• Confident communicator able to advise clients and lead teams
• Defect diagnosis on complex commercial structures
• Strong defect diagnosis, reporting and project management skills
• Proven delivery of professional and project services in a commercial environment
• MRICS (essential)
• 5–7+ years PQE with strong technical grounding
• Strong organisational and commercial awareness

Benefits

Salary: £65,000–£85,000 + bonus (typically c.20%)

Major Loss / Complex Reinstatement (approx. 50%)

💰 Up to £500 for successful referrals

• Supportive environment with low BD pressure, focus is on quality and technical excellence
• Modern, high-spec city-centre office environment
• Leadership involvement with the opportunity to influence team development and business direction
• Excellent progression prospects across commercial, project leadership or complex-loss specialisms
• Minimum 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Hybrid working (typically 3 days in office, flexible around site work)
• Discretionary bonus – typically around 20%
• Clear progression pathway to Director or technical-specialist leadership
• Enhanced pension, Private medical, Cycle to work
• £65,000–£85,000 base salary (flexible dependent on level)
• Regular social, charity and wellbeing initiatives
• Opportunities to contribute to service-line growth and business strategy
• Employee assistance programme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance