764 Building Surveying jobs in the United Kingdom

Commercial Building Surveyor - Northwest

About the Role:
I am working with a local authority in the Northwest, seeking an experienced Commercial Building Surveyor. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering a variety of building surveying services across a portfolio of commercial properties owned and managed by the local authority. You will play a crucial part in ensuring the efficient and effective maintenance, refurbishment, and compliance of these assets. Fully commercial, none residential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveys and inspections of commercial buildings and facilities.
• Provide advice on building regulations, repairs, and improvements.
• Prepare specifications, schedules of works, and manage tenders.
• Oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring quality, safety, and budget compliance.
• Liaise with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in commercial building surveying within the public or private sector.
• Strong knowledge of building regulations and compliance standards.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Lead and grow the Building Surveying team in Birmingham and the Midlands region
• Manage and develop long-standing client relationships and win new business
• Deliver high-level technical and strategic advice across a varied client base
• Oversee project delivery and professional instructions across commercial property
• Contribute to national service development and sector strategy
• Mentor and develop junior surveyors and associate-level staff
• Support board-level discussions with insight, data, and operational recommendations
• Play a key role in the succession plan for the business, with clear partnership track

• MRICS qualified with significant post-chartership experience
• Proven track record in delivering both project and professional work
• Commercially focused with experience managing high-value client relationships
• Strong leadership skills and a desire to build and grow a team
• Experience working with corporate occupiers, investors, and/or public sector clients
• Excellent technical knowledge across all core areas of Building Surveying
• Ambitious, credible, and capable of operating at board level

• Competitive six-figure package (base salary + bonus + car allowance)
• Route to equity partnership within a highly respected national firm
• Opportunity to work with top-tier clients on flagship projects
• Autonomy to shape and lead regional growth strategy
• Comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare and enhanced pension
• A collaborative, ambitious culture with low turnover and strong leadership

Commercial Building Surveyor - Northwest

About the Role:
I am working with a local authority in the Northwest, seeking an experienced Commercial Building Surveyor. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering a variety of building surveying services across a portfolio of commercial properties owned and managed by the local authority. You will play a crucial part in ensuring the efficient and effective maintenance, refurbishment, and compliance of these assets. Fully commercial, none residential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveys and inspections of commercial buildings and facilities.
• Provide advice on building regulations, repairs, and improvements.
• Prepare specifications, schedules of works, and manage tenders.
• Oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring quality, safety, and budget compliance.
• Liaise with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in commercial building surveying within the public or private sector.
• Strong knowledge of building regulations and compliance standards.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

Associate Director - Chartered Building Surveying

Liverpool (with flexibility for regional travel)

Reports to: Director / Managing Director

Our client is a well-established SME consultancy based in Liverpool, delivering multidisciplinary services across the North West and UK. With over 35 years of trusted expertise, they pride ourselves on offering client-focused, technically robust, and sustainable solutions across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, education, health, and heritage.

Role Purpose:
The Associate Director will play a senior leadership role within the Building Surveying division, responsible for growing and developing the service line, managing high-value projects, leading a team of surveyors, and supporting the Directors in driving the strategic direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the Building Surveying team, mentoring staff and ensuring technical excellence.
• Support Directors in shaping strategy, business development, and expanding client relationships.
• Contribute to the vision of sustainability, innovation, and community impact.

Technical Delivery

• Provide expert advice on building pathology, defects analysis, and remedial solutions.
• Undertake and oversee dilapidations, party wall matters, schedules of condition, contract administration, and project management.
• Deliver condition surveys, feasibility studies, and building lifecycle assessments.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, CDM regulations, and industry standards.

Business Development

• Identify opportunities and secure new instructions from both existing and prospective clients.
• Represent at networking events, professional bodies, and in the Liverpool business community.
• Develop marketing strategies to raise the profile of the Building Surveying service.

Team & Financial Management

• Manage workload allocation, resourcing, and project profitability.
• Monitor KPIs and financial performance of the department.
• Support recruitment, staff retention, and career development of junior surveyors.

Qualifications & Experience:

• MRICS qualified (essential).
• Proven track record in a senior Building Surveying role, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Strong technical knowledge across the full range of building surveying services.
• Experience managing teams and delivering projects from inception to completion.
• Commercial acumen and ability to generate repeat and new business.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Client-focused with excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced SME environment.

What We Offer:

• Clear progression to Director and equity in the company
• Attractive salary 6000 - 9000 depending on experience
• Opportunity to shape and grow the Building Surveying service line.
• Company Pension Scheme
• Discretionary bonus paid twice per year
• Group Income Protection - 80% of salary deferred for 26 weeks
• Group Life Assurance - 2 x Salary currently capped at 150,000
• 25 days' annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Car Park Pass
• Company Mobile Phone
• Professional Subscriptions paid
• Access to Company Benefits Portal including:
• Holiday Enhance - the chance to purchase up to 5 additional days' leave
• Season Ticket loans
• The opportunity to purchase Goods & Services and repay over 12 months interest-free under salary exchange
• Hybrid and flexible working options.

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Associate Director Building Surveying

London

80,000 - 90,000

When an opportunity like this knock's, you definitely want to be answering.

My client is a nationally recognised multi-disciplinary consultancy within the UK, and they are looking to add to their growing team in London with the appointment of an Associate Director of Building Surveying

You will have experience in managing existing clients and sourcing new clients and have signification exposure to a variety of sectors ranging from Commercial, Education, Industrial, Offices and Retail.

Further aspects of the role include:

• Relationship building with existing clients
• Line Management responsibilities
• Deliver projects from inception to completion to meet the projects objectives.
• Negotiating the repair of work or a financial settlement if required.
• Managing projects and/or multidisciplinary teams
• To diligently handle all instructions and to maintain comprehensive records for all work undertaken
• Contract Administration
• Dilapidation Liability Assessment Reports on behalf of Landlord and Tenant
• Schedules of Condition
• Party Wall Duties

What's on offer:

• A base salary of between 80,000 - 90,000 per annum
• Car allowance
• Life Assurance of 4x salary
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory days and the option to buy/sell days.
• Professional Subscriptions Paid
• Gym Membership Subsidised
• Childcare Vouchers
• Discretionary bonus

What happens next: On receipt of your application our dedicated Surveying & Project Management recruiter, Rees Allan, will contact you to discuss this opportunity in full detail. Rees will disclose the name of our client to you prior to sending your CV to this, or any other company we are working with.

Associate Director Building Surveying Job in Manchester

Associate Director Building Surveying job in Manchester for a reputable firm of chartered surveyors. Our client is looking for someone to oversee complex commercial and residential instructions, ensuring successful outcomes on high-profile schemes.

For more than three decades, this independent consultancy has supported some of the most significant development projects across the UK and internationally. With a strong focus on technical excellence, the team provides specialist advice in areas such as daylight and sunlight, rights of light, neighbourly matters, wind microclimate, measured surveys, and building consultancy helping to shape well-designed, sustainable, and liveable cities.

Role & Responsibilities

• Deliver contract administration on a range of projects
• Undertake due diligence and pre-acquisition surveys for investors and developers
• Mentor and support junior colleagues as the team continues to grow
• Oversee project monitoring for live developments across the region
• Act on behalf of both landlords and tenants in dilapidations matters.

Required Skills & Experience

• MRICS-qualified
• Proven experience delivering development monitoring and technical due diligence
• 5+ years' post-qualification experience
• Track record of leading instructions and maintaining client relationships.

What you get back

• Competitive Salary DOE
• Private Healthcare
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Build and manage your own team.

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Associate Director - Building Surveying
Location: Birmingham
Salary: 65,000 - 70,000 + benefits

Are you a dynamic, MRICS-qualified Building Surveyor ready to step into an Associate-level role and lead a high-performing team? Do you thrive in a fast-paced consultancy environment with a diverse and complex project portfolio? If so, apply now!

We're seeking an entrepreneurial Associate Director to drive and expand the Building Surveying function in Birmingham, with flexible working and the opportunity to work across other regional offices.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape a growing regional team, lead high-value NEC projects, and make a strategic impact within a forward-thinking consultancy with a strong pipeline of secured work across the public and private sectors.

Key Responsibilities of the Associate Director:

• Lead and grow the Building Surveying offering in Birmingham, scaling the team over the next 12-18 months.
• Take a hands-on role delivering and managing NEC Supervisor duties on high-profile projects across multiple sectors.
• Oversee a pipeline of projects ranging from 2m to 25m across regeneration, infrastructure, healthcare, industrial, and high-end residential.
• Act as regional service lead for Building Surveying, responsible for client engagement, quality assurance, and professional standards.
• Collaborate with Regional Directors and service line leads on strategy, business planning, financial performance, and cross-disciplinary project delivery.
• Lead business development activity locally, owning key client relationships and contributing to successful bid submissions.
• Mentor junior staff, manage resources, and drive operational excellence within the Building Surveying team.

What We're Looking For:

• MRICS-accredited Building Surveyor, ideally already operating at or ready to step into an Associate level role.
• NEC Supervisor accreditation or demonstrable experience in NEC roles is essential.
• Strong leadership capability and confidence managing stakeholders and clients at all stages, pre- and post-contract.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to take ownership of a region and build a team.
• Commercially astute with a consultancy background and a strong understanding of delivering value for clients.
• Comfortable working independently and taking responsibility for quality, risk, and financial performance.

The Offer:

• Basic salary in the range of 65,000 - 70,000 depending on experience.
• Opportunity to work on landmark and varied projects across multiple sectors.
• Join a team with a clear and ambitious growth plan.
• Hybrid working.
• Professional, collaborative environment where client service, commercial awareness, and strategic thinking are valued.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Associate Director - Chartered Building Surveying

Liverpool (with flexibility for regional travel)

Reports to: Director / Managing Director

Our client is a well-established SME consultancy based in Liverpool, delivering multidisciplinary services across the North West and UK. With over 35 years of trusted expertise, they pride ourselves on offering client-focused, technically robust, and sustainable solutions across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, education, health, and heritage.

Role Purpose:
The Associate Director will play a senior leadership role within the Building Surveying division, responsible for growing and developing the service line, managing high-value projects, leading a team of surveyors, and supporting the Directors in driving the strategic direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the Building Surveying team, mentoring staff and ensuring technical excellence.
• Support Directors in shaping strategy, business development, and expanding client relationships.
• Contribute to the vision of sustainability, innovation, and community impact.

Technical Delivery

• Provide expert advice on building pathology, defects analysis, and remedial solutions.
• Undertake and oversee dilapidations, party wall matters, schedules of condition, contract administration, and project management.
• Deliver condition surveys, feasibility studies, and building lifecycle assessments.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, CDM regulations, and industry standards.

Business Development

• Identify opportunities and secure new instructions from both existing and prospective clients.
• Represent at networking events, professional bodies, and in the Liverpool business community.
• Develop marketing strategies to raise the profile of the Building Surveying service.

Team & Financial Management

• Manage workload allocation, resourcing, and project profitability.
• Monitor KPIs and financial performance of the department.
• Support recruitment, staff retention, and career development of junior surveyors.

Qualifications & Experience:

• MRICS qualified (essential).
• Proven track record in a senior Building Surveying role, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Strong technical knowledge across the full range of building surveying services.
• Experience managing teams and delivering projects from inception to completion.
• Commercial acumen and ability to generate repeat and new business.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Client-focused with excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced SME environment.

What We Offer:

• Clear progression to Director and equity in the company
• Attractive salary 6000 - 9000 depending on experience
• Opportunity to shape and grow the Building Surveying service line.
• Company Pension Scheme
• Discretionary bonus paid twice per year
• Group Income Protection - 80% of salary deferred for 26 weeks
• Group Life Assurance - 2 x Salary currently capped at 150,000
• 25 days' annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Car Park Pass
• Company Mobile Phone
• Professional Subscriptions paid
• Access to Company Benefits Portal including:
• Holiday Enhance - the chance to purchase up to 5 additional days' leave
• Season Ticket loans
• The opportunity to purchase Goods & Services and repay over 12 months interest-free under salary exchange
• Hybrid and flexible working options.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Associate Director Building Surveying

London

80,000 - 90,000

When an opportunity like this knock's, you definitely want to be answering.

My client is a nationally recognised multi-disciplinary consultancy within the UK, and they are looking to add to their growing team in London with the appointment of an Associate Director of Building Surveying

You will have experience in managing existing clients and sourcing new clients and have signification exposure to a variety of sectors ranging from Commercial, Education, Industrial, Offices and Retail.

Further aspects of the role include:

• Relationship building with existing clients
• Line Management responsibilities
• Deliver projects from inception to completion to meet the projects objectives.
• Negotiating the repair of work or a financial settlement if required.
• Managing projects and/or multidisciplinary teams
• To diligently handle all instructions and to maintain comprehensive records for all work undertaken
• Contract Administration
• Dilapidation Liability Assessment Reports on behalf of Landlord and Tenant
• Schedules of Condition
• Party Wall Duties

What's on offer:

• A base salary of between 80,000 - 90,000 per annum
• Car allowance
• Life Assurance of 4x salary
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory days and the option to buy/sell days.
• Professional Subscriptions Paid
• Gym Membership Subsidised
• Childcare Vouchers
• Discretionary bonus

What happens next: On receipt of your application our dedicated Surveying & Project Management recruiter, Rees Allan, will contact you to discuss this opportunity in full detail. Rees will disclose the name of our client to you prior to sending your CV to this, or any other company we are working with.