Director – Building Surveying
Location: London, Birmingham, Manchester
Employer: Leading UK Real Estate Consultancy
Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits
We’re working with a leading UK real estate consultancy to appoint a Director of Building Surveying to lead and grow a high-performing team across key regional offices. This is a strategic leadership role for a chartered surveyor with deep technical expertise, commercial acumen, and a passion for delivering best-in-class surveying services across the built environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and develop a national team of building surveyors, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
* Oversee a diverse portfolio of instructions including technical due diligence, dilapidations, refurbishment, and project delivery
* Drive business development and client relationship management across commercial, industrial, residential, and public sectors
* Provide expert advice on building pathology, compliance, and asset lifecycle strategies
* Champion innovation in digital surveying, sustainability, and modern methods of construction
* Ensure quality assurance, risk management, and operational excellence across all service lines
Candidate Profile:
* MRICS or FRICS qualified with extensive experience in building surveying within a consultancy environment
* Proven leadership capability with a track record of growing teams and developing talent
* Strong technical knowledge across core surveying disciplines and project delivery
* Commercially minded with excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
* Strategic thinker with the ability to shape and evolve service offerings in line with market demand
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a thriving building surveying practice within a respected and growing consultancy.
For a confidential conversation, please contact Matthew Evans or Christopher Mackenzie at MRG.