Chartered Building Surveyor

Job Description

Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS)
Location: Kent, with projects across London, Kent and Essex
Salary: 60,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

An established and growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is looking to recruit a Chartered Building Surveyor to join its expanding team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an MRICS-qualified Building Surveyor to work across a varied portfolio of residential, commercial and mixed-use properties, delivering building surveying services while helping to develop and grow the consultancy's surveying offering.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Undertake building condition surveys, residential surveys and pre-acquisition inspections.
  • Investigate and diagnose building defects, including damp, water ingress, cracking, roof defects and timber decay.
  • Prepare detailed technical reports, repair specifications and schedules of work.
  • Deliver dilapidations services, including schedules, quantified demands and support with negotiations.
  • Advise clients on building condition, maintenance, refurbishment and statutory compliance.
  • Prepare planned preventative maintenance plans and lifecycle cost assessments.
  • Liaise with clients, landlords, tenants, developers, architects and contractors.
  • Manage projects, client relationships, fee proposals and technical deliverables.
  • Identify opportunities to develop client relationships and support business growth.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior surveyors and APC candidates.
Essential Requirements:
  • Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), through the Building Surveying pathway.
  • Degree in Building Surveying or an RICS-accredited equivalent.
  • Minimum three years' post-qualification experience within a consultancy environment.
  • Proven experience in building surveys, defect diagnosis and dilapidations.
  • Good working knowledge of Building Regulations and CDM 2015.
  • Strong technical report-writing and client communication skills.
  • Ability to manage a varied workload and deliver projects independently.
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across London, Kent and Essex.
Experience with the Building Safety Act, cladding remediation, EWS1 assessments, reinstatement cost assessments or APC supervision would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
  • Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Funded CPD and RICS membership fees.
  • Opportunity to help establish and grow a building surveying service.
  • Career progression within a growing multidisciplinary consultancy.
  • Collaborative working with experienced structural and civil engineers.
  • Potential hybrid working, subject to business requirements.
If you are a Chartered Building Surveyor looking for a varied consultancy role with the opportunity to develop your career and contribute to a growing business, we would be keen to hear from you.
Contact: James Glover at Service Care Solutions to discuss the opportunity further on (phone number removed) or via email at (url removed)