Senior / Principal Building Surveyor (Advisory)

Our Surveying Advisory Business Unit is recruiting for a new Senior Building Surveyor. The role can be based in either our London or Manchester office.

• You will support the team in the delivery of technical advisory services, including technical due diligence reviews, asset condition surveys, and lifecycle/maintenance assessments.
• You will provide expert independent advice to lenders, investors, government departments and local authorities operating within the property and construction sectors.
• You will embrace the responsibility of service delivery as a Senior Building Surveyor.
• You will contribute to the continued success and growth of the team.
• You will deliver a client facing advisory service to a high standard.

You will be conducting various types of building surveys and undertaking project work for our wide range of clients, including major investors, funders, developers, asset operators, national government agencies, local authorities, and healthcare trusts.

The Surveying Advisory team is made up of dynamic multidisciplinary professionals from building surveying, QS, mechanical and electrical engineering, and FM backgrounds. Together we offer a range of services to our clients, including equity investors, debt financiers, management companies, construction companies, developers, and government organisations.

• Experience inspecting and reporting on operational assets in one or more of the following sectors: education, healthcare, defence, purpose built student accommodation.
• Experience undertaking technical due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, asset owners, and public sector clients.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with MEP engineers, quantity surveyors, fire engineers, and project managers.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of project profitability, fee management, and client relationship development.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, including interpretation of survey data, lifecycle information, and asset registers.
• Ability to contribute to business development activities, including bids, proposals, networking and client engagement.
• Being a newly chartered Building Surveyor or working towards your MRICS qualification, with demonstrable experience post graduation.
• Motivation to achieve the vision, values, and objectives of WSP and its clients.
• Ability to self perform to maximise your contribution and achieve appropriate high quality and timely delivery of our services.
• Commitment to the achievement of team and business unit objectives and plans.
• Experience supporting clients on PPP/PFI expiry programmes, handback reviews and residual life assessments.
• Understanding of Project Agreements, lifecycle obligations and asset condition provisions within PPP/PFI contracts would be an advantage. Experience working within defence or secure environments would be advantageous.