Senior Building Surveyor
Senior Building Surveyor
Location: South East London
Salary: £60,000 package (negotiable)
Date Posted: 12 March 2026
Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Building Surveyor to join a well-established, multidisciplinary construction consultancy in South East London. This role offers exposure to a diverse range of residential and non-residential projects, with a strong emphasis on fire safety, refurbishment, and compliance works across both HRBs and non-HRBs.
There is clear potential to step into Project Team Leadership, with a defined pathway towards a Programme Manager position.
The Role
You will play a key role in delivering projects from inception through to completion, taking ownership of both technical delivery and client management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage projects and project teams to ensure successful delivery
- Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings and sites
- Conduct site inspections and produce detailed reports
- Prepare Employer's Requirements for Design & Build projects
- Manage tender processes, including analysis and reporting
- Deliver projects across the full lifecycle, from specifications to schedules of work
Oversee fire safety works including:
Internal: sprinkler systems, smoke ventilation, fire doors
External: cladding remediation and façade works
Project Scope
You will be involved in a range of fire safety and refurbishment projects for:
- Housing developers
- Local authorities
- Social housing providers
Candidate Requirements
- MRICS qualified (or working towards)
- Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline (e.g. Project Management)
- Strong knowledge of procurement routes (JCT / NEC)
- Proven experience delivering projects across multiple sectors
Fire safety experience and understanding of:
- Building Safety Act
- Gateway process
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage programmes, budgets, and deadlines effectively
- Experience leading teams and mentoring junior staff
- Experience preparing and managing fee proposals
Desirable:
Building Regulations Principal Designer experience
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary and overall package
- Clear career progression pathway to senior leadership roles
- Hybrid working model
- Opportunity to work within a modern, collaborative consultancy environment
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working (office and home-based)
- Health cash plan (dental, optical, physio & more)
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Mental health first aid support
- Twice-yearly pay reviews
- Generous annual leave + bank holidays
- Birthday leave
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Long service leave
- Pension scheme with employer match (4.5%)
- Professional development and paid memberships
- 2 paid CSR days per year
Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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