Chartered / Senior Building Surveyor in Manchester

Currie & Brown is looking for a chartered/senior building surveyor to join our Manchester office. The successful candidate will be part of a team covering all aspects of professional and project-related building surveying across the private and public sector. The role involves supporting project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, and enhancing our culture of innovation and reputation as a preferred service provider.

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver projects, commissions, and professional assignments from inception to completion.
• Maintain effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects and liaise with other managers to ensure efficient financial control.
• Assist with managing client/project teams to deliver building surveying services profitably and on time.
• Visit sites to undertake surveys, visit construction sites, meet with sub-contractors, contractors, clients and other staff as required to deliver projects.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner.
• Represent the company in a professional and diligent manner, meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong and long‑lasting working relationships.

Required Skills and Attributes

• BSc in building surveying or equivalent.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) beneficial.
• Good technical writing and communication skills (both internal and external).
• Proficient skills in the use of AutoCAD and NBS beneficial.
• Experience in the higher education, local government and healthcare sectors beneficial.
• Significant exposure to, and good working relations with, private and public sector clients beneficial.
• Well‑developed skills in the areas of surveys, project management, clerk of works, repairs and maintenance beneficial.
• Well‑organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well‑disciplined and commercially astute.
• A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude.
• Outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible when speaking to colleagues and clients alike.
• Good IT skills (AutoCAD, NBS, MS Project, Outlook, Word, Excel and other bespoke software).

About Us

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Whether it’s a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have built successful careers here for so long. We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with a clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen. International moves are encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis. We are an international industry leader – working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence. We are digitally led in our approach, presenting the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients. We want you to bring your best self to work every day. That is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative ideas; we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact. As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world’s brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow. We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.