Building Surveyor
3 days ago
Manchester
Role: Senior Building Surveyor – Commercial & Major Loss Location: Manchester (city centre) Salary: Competitive + bonus (typically up to c.20%) Experience: MRICS Building Surveyor My client, a leading UK professional services and property consultancy group, is looking to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor to join their growing team in Manchester. This role offers a unique split across both commercial building surveying and a specialist major loss insurance division, ideal for someone seeking variety, complex project work, and long-term development in a collaborative environment. The company operates a multi-disciplinary model, combining consultancy, technical advisory and property expertise under one umbrella. The Manchester office is one of their largest national hubs, with a high-quality Grade A workspace and a wide range of teams working side by side. The Role This is a 50/50 split between: Commercial Building Surveying Working with a highly regarded team delivering: • Dilapidations, • Pre-acquisition & vendor due diligence, • Contract administration & refurbishment projects, • CAT B fit outs, • Development monitoring, • Party wall matters, • Corporate real estate advisory The team’s clients include blue-chip occupiers, major developers, housebuilders, and corporate organisations. Major Loss Insurance Working within a specialist national team led by an experienced chartered surveyor with an insurance and loss-adjusting background. Work includes: • Project management of major and complex insurance losses, • Technical reporting, defect analysis & quantum validation, • Flood, fire, subsidence and impact damage, • Design, specification & CA duties on reinstatement projects, • Supporting loss adjusters and insurers on technical enquiries Approx. 80% of this side of the role is project management. Full training and support is offered, insurance experience is not essential. Key Responsibilities • Carry out inspections and provide advice on construction, maintenance and refurbishment across commercial assets, • Undertake acquisition surveys, condition surveys, defect investigations and measured surveys, • Prepare reports, schedules of work and specifications, • Manage refurbishment and reinstatement projects from inception to completion, • Apply statutory legislation including CDM 2015, Building Regulations, Party Wall etc., • Deliver large projects independently with strong technical and contractual understanding, • Support and mentor APC candidates (if desired), • Maintain strong client relationships (no formal BD targets) Requirements • MRICS (essential), • Strong technical background with experience across core building surveying services, • Experience in defect diagnosis and report writing, • Project delivery experience, ideally including contract administration, • Insurance reinstatement experience beneficial but not required, • Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, • Ability to manage deadlines, budgets and multiple workstreams What’s on Offer • Competitive salary + discretionary bonus (typically up to ~20%), • Minimum 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the office but flexible depending on site commitments, • Share scheme (discounted share purchase with 1/3/5-year options), • Comprehensive benefits package (pension, healthcare, cycle to work, critical illness cover, season ticket loan and more), • Large, modern, central Manchester office with excellent facilities, • Active culture with social events, charity initiatives, clubs (running, cycling, book club), • Genuine opportunities to grow into leadership or specialise (commercial, insurance, project management etc.) Why this role? • High-quality, diverse workload spanning commercial consultancy and complex technical insurance projects, • Strong national team with mentoring, support and cross-disciplinary collaboration, • No business development pressure, focus on delivery and client service, • Clear progression opportunities within a large, forward-thinking professional services group If you're an MRICS Building Surveyor looking for a senior role with variety, autonomy and long-term development, this is an excellent opportunity. 📩 💰 Up to £500 for successful referrals