Role: Senior Building Surveyor – Commercial & Major Loss
Location: Manchester (city centre)
Salary: Competitive + bonus (typically up to c.20%)
Experience: MRICS Building Surveyor
My client, a leading UK professional services and property consultancy group, is looking to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor to join their growing team in Manchester. This role offers a unique split across both commercial building surveying and a specialist major loss insurance division, ideal for someone seeking variety, complex project work, and long-term development in a collaborative environment.
The company operates a multi-disciplinary model, combining consultancy, technical advisory and property expertise under one umbrella. The Manchester office is one of their largest national hubs, with a high-quality Grade A workspace and a wide range of teams working side by side.
The Role
This is a 50/50 split between:
Commercial Building Surveying
Working with a highly regarded team delivering:
* Dilapidations
* Pre-acquisition & vendor due diligence
* Contract administration & refurbishment projects
* CAT B fit outs
* Development monitoring
* Party wall matters
* Corporate real estate advisory
The team’s clients include blue-chip occupiers, major developers, housebuilders, and corporate organisations.
Major Loss Insurance
Working within a specialist national team led by an experienced chartered surveyor with an insurance and loss-adjusting background. Work includes:
* Project management of major and complex insurance losses
* Technical reporting, defect analysis & quantum validation
* Flood, fire, subsidence and impact damage
* Design, specification & CA duties on reinstatement projects
* Supporting loss adjusters and insurers on technical enquiries
Approx. 80% of this side of the role is project management. Full training and support is offered, insurance experience is not essential.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out inspections and provide advice on construction, maintenance and refurbishment across commercial assets
* Undertake acquisition surveys, condition surveys, defect investigations and measured surveys
* Prepare reports, schedules of work and specifications
* Manage refurbishment and reinstatement projects from inception to completion
* Apply statutory legislation including CDM 2015, Building Regulations, Party Wall etc.
* Deliver large projects independently with strong technical and contractual understanding
* Support and mentor APC candidates (if desired)
* Maintain strong client relationships (no formal BD targets)
Requirements
* MRICS (essential)
* Strong technical background with experience across core building surveying services
* Experience in defect diagnosis and report writing
* Project delivery experience, ideally including contract administration
* Insurance reinstatement experience beneficial but not required
* Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
* Ability to manage deadlines, budgets and multiple workstreams
What’s on Offer
* Competitive salary + discretionary bonus (typically up to ~20%)
* Minimum 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the office but flexible depending on site commitments
* Share scheme (discounted share purchase with 1/3/5-year options)
* Comprehensive benefits package (pension, healthcare, cycle to work, critical illness cover, season ticket loan and more)
* Large, modern, central Manchester office with excellent facilities
* Active culture with social events, charity initiatives, clubs (running, cycling, book club)
* Genuine opportunities to grow into leadership or specialise (commercial, insurance, project management etc.)
Why this role?
* High-quality, diverse workload spanning commercial consultancy and complex technical insurance projects
* Strong national team with mentoring, support and cross-disciplinary collaboration
* No business development pressure, focus on delivery and client service
* Clear progression opportunities within a large, forward-thinking professional services group
If you're an MRICS Building Surveyor looking for a senior role with variety, autonomy and long-term development, this is an excellent opportunity.
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