Job Description:

Senior Building Surveyor
Established Property & Construction Consultancy | Exeter

The Opportunity

A respected property and construction consultancy is looking to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor to its established Exeter team, supporting a strong and secured programme of work across Devon.

The position offers a balanced mix of professional building surveying and project-led responsibilities, with the opportunity to remain involved throughout the full lifecycle of commissions. You’ll work across a varied property portfolio, taking projects from initial brief and technical assessment through to delivery and completion.

Projects span education, commercial, retail and care environments, providing plenty of variety while contributing to the improvement and long-term performance of buildings used by communities across the region.

The Consultancy

With an established presence across the South West, the business provides property and construction consultancy services to clients throughout the public and private sectors.
Its reputation has been built around technical quality, collaborative working and long-standing client relationships. A healthy forward workload, continued growth and ongoing investment in its people have created the opportunity to add an experienced Senior Building Surveyor to the Exeter office.

The Role

Working with clients, consultants, contractors and internal teams, you’ll deliver a combination of professional surveying services, refurbishment schemes and asset improvement projects.

As Senior Building Surveyor, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing a broad range of professional building surveying services
• Leading refurbishment and property improvement projects from initial instruction through to completion
• Acting as lead consultant and maintaining day-to-day client relationships
• Producing specifications, technical reports, schedules and contract documentation
• Undertaking contract administration and project management duties
• Coordinating effectively with consultants, contractors, colleagues and project stakeholders
• Maintaining high standards of safety, compliance, quality and programme delivery

You’ll have genuine ownership of your commissions, allowing you to develop strong client relationships while seeing the results of your work from concept through to completion.
About You You’ll be an experienced building surveyor with a strong technical foundation and the confidence to manage projects and client relationships independently.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• MRICS qualification – essential
• Proven experience across professional building surveying and project management
• Strong technical knowledge of refurbishment and property improvement schemes
• Proficiency in CAD
• Revit experience would be beneficial, although it is not essential
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• A proactive and collaborative approach to solving problems and delivering projects

What’s In It For You?

• Strong long-term security backed by a healthy pipeline of secured work
• Hybrid working to provide greater flexibility and work-life balance
• Clear opportunities for career development and progression
• Exposure to a varied portfolio spanning several property sectors
• Projects that deliver tangible improvements to buildings and local communities
• Modern, well-equipped Exeter offices
• A supportive working culture built around collaboration and investment in people

Why Join? For a Senior Building Surveyor seeking a combination of stability, varied project exposure and a clear route for continued development, this position offers the opportunity to join an established consultancy where you can take ownership of your work and make a visible contribution to both clients and projects.

Apply today for a confidential discussion about the role and the next step in your career.