Senior Surveyor (QS)

SurveyingBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: On-siteDate Posted: 2026-08-27Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. We are thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Level Chartered Building Surveyor to become part of our well-established L&I Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying team. We are seeking a candidate with outstanding technical expertise and extensive experience in commercial surveying and consultancy, particularly in Technical Due Diligence (TDD). Your primary focus will be on delivering high-quality services, often collaborating within a larger commission team to secure exceptional outcomes for our clients. Effective time management is crucial, as you will be responsible for meeting deadlines and ensuring that the time invested aligns with the projected costs to maintain the profitability of each instruction, thus holding financial performance accountability. Technical Due Diligence (TDD):The primary focus of our TDD advice and reporting is to identify key risks, assess their severity, quantify their impact, and provide actionable recommendations for risk mitigation. Our goal is to ensure clients maximize the value of their built assets while maintaining a clear understanding of associated risks. This role will predominantly involve TDD work across various building types, primarily within the commercial sector, alongside delivering core building surveying services. Leadership and Professional Growth: The role carries a high level of responsibility and accountability, offering opportunities to develop both managerial and technical expertise. It provides a path for career progression within a successful and expanding specialist team. Service Delivery and Risk Management: Manage risks in service delivery and contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives. Drive organic revenue growth and support the delivery of the business plan for the commercial building surveying offering. Manage and deliver professional technical consultancy commissions, including Technical Due Diligence, condition surveys, and other related services. Communication and Collaboration: Effectively communicate to ensure all necessary information is available for the successful execution and completion of projects. Collaborate with Project Managers and Team Leaders to maintain efficient financial control and deliver a cost-effective service. Reporting and Accountability: Provide the Sector Director with quantifiable updates on the progress of each contract on a regular basis. Support the development of junior building surveyors through mentoring and supervision, fostering growth and technical knowledge within the team. This role is ideal for a motivated, technically skilled professional looking for an opportunity to take ownership of projects, drive service excellence, and grow within a thriving team. Proactive, flexible, and able to manage priorities while maintaining confidentiality. Support the TDD team in project and assignment delivery for exceptional outcomes. Personal Qualities: Presentable, articulate, and capable of building and maintaining relationships both within and outside the company. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.