Building Surveyor

Join our Eltham, London team as a Building Surveyor with Project Team Leadership responsibility. You will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across Non‑residential, Refurbishment, Blue Light and Local Authority Commercial and Corporate Buildings, with flexibility of hybrid working.

Who are Baily Garner? With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 250 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more. Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives.

Role Information:

• Act as the Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent on a wide range of building types, utilising all standard forms of construction and assuming full responsibility for the following:
• Visit site and carry out and issue inspections reports.
• Prepare and present initial appraisal and feasibility reports.
• Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings or sites.
• Prepare and present outline design proposals, including preparation of budget estimate costs.
• Prepare and present for approval complete scheme designs.
• Prepare full working drawings sufficient for the construction of the project.
• Submit applications for statutory approvals, including Planning, Listed Building Consent and Building Control Approval.
• Prepare specifications and schedules of work.
• Invite tenders for the main contract, carry out tender analysis and prepare tender reports.
• Prepare contract documents.
• Undertake Contract Administration duties in accordance with Practice procedures and verification strategies.
• Delegate any of the above duties whilst retaining responsibility for achievement.
• Project Team Leader with Client liaison to include presentation of schemes, project programming and other matters affecting delivery of service.

Essential Skills/qualifications:

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Contract administration experience
• Confident working with challenging client and contractor relationships
• On route to sitting APC RICS accredited Bachelor's degree
• Familiar with JCT contract forms and implementation of these contracts

Skills/qualifications Desired But Not Essential:

• Proficient on MS Office package including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project
• Experience with NBS Chorus and AutoCAD

What We Offer:

• Competitive Package: We offer a highly competitive package that reflects your skills and experience.
• Career Development: We're committed to helping you grow and excel in your career.
• Modern Consultancy, Endless Opportunities: Our friendly and modern multi‑disciplinary construction consultancy is dedicated to delighting our clients.

Some of our amazing benefits include:

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7.25 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4.15pm)
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home)
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In‑house mental health first aiders
• Birthday leave
• Biannual pay reviews
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Professional development scheme
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days
• Regular social events
• Annual leave + bank holidays

Please apply with CV and covering letter detailing your current salary, your expectations and why you believe you are suitable for the role. Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.