Building Surveyor – Residential
Royal Tunbridge Wells + South East Portfolio | Full Time | £50,000 – £60,000 per annum + Bonus
Grifo Developments is a growing residential development and operations business managing a high-quality portfolio across the South East. We combine hands-on operational leadership with disciplined commercial oversight to ensure our buildings are safe, compliant, efficient, and resident-focused.
We are seeking a commercially minded Building Surveyor – Residential to take technical ownership of completed assets and drive operational performance across the portfolio.
What’s in it for you?
* Performance-based annual bonus
* Hybrid working (up to 2 days remote per week)
* 25 days holiday + public holidays, increasing by 1 day per year of service (capped at 30 days + PH)
* £500 per annum towards professional accreditations/memberships
* Free parking at Head Office
* Free annual eye tests + £50 contribution towards glasses
* Direct access to senior leadership with real ownership and autonomy
* Opportunity to shape operational systems across a growing portfolio
Are you the right person for the job?
Essential skills & experience:
* Strong residential property operations experience (Build-to-Rent / PRS preferred)
* Proven experience managing statutory compliance programmes
* Solid understanding of building systems and lifecycle maintenance planning
* Experience managing OPEX budgets and controlling cost variance
* Confidence managing contractors, SLAs, and supplier performance
* A highly organised, audit-ready approach to documentation
* A practical, solutions-led mindset
* Ability to work across multiple sites
Desirable:
* RICS / CIOB / IWFM or similar property qualification
* Knowledge of Building Safety Act and Golden Thread requirements
* Experience with digital property management systems
What will your role look like?
Key responsibilities include:
* Taking full ownership of the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the residential portfolio
* Owning statutory compliance across fire, water, lifts, gas, electrical and other regulatory frameworks
* Maintaining a live compliance tracker, ensuring 100% in-date certification
* Leading reactive maintenance delivery with the in-house Maintenance Operative and approved contractors
* Designing and managing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes
* Building and managing OPEX budgets, monitoring variance and gross-to-net performance
* Managing supplier SLAs, contract renewals, and performance reviews
* Overseeing operational insurance governance across the portfolio
* Leading operational mobilisation at Practical Completion
* Maintaining risk registers and business continuity plans
* Providing structured monthly operational reporting to senior leadership
This is a portfolio-based role with regular site presence across the South East and the autonomy to shape best-practice operational standards.
If you’re a commercially minded Building Surveyor looking for real ownership within a growing residential portfolio, we would welcome your application.
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