Building Surveyor – Embedded Estate & Traditional Consultancy Mix Location: City of London
About the Role
Join a boutique consultancy delivering a rare blend of retained client‑side estate work and traditional surveying instructions. This role offers variety, autonomy, and strong project ownership within a quality‑driven, highly respected practice.
This is a dual‑track position, ideally suited to a building surveyor who enjoys balancing structured project delivery with hands‑on professional work. You’ll split your time equally between:
- Client‑Side Estate Projects (c.50%)
- Delivering external decorations, planned maintenance, and life‑cycle projects on commercial, retail and residential buildings for one of the London 'Great Estates'
- Acting as embedded surveyor for a prestigious estate client
- Carrying out site inspections, managing contractors, and overseeing project quality
- Liaising directly with the client and reporting progress to the Director
- Traditional Consultancy Surveying (c.50%)
- Conducting pre‑acquisition surveys and defect analyses
- Preparing schedules of condition and dilapidations reports
- Supporting party wall instructions and contract administration
- Managing diverse commercial and residential instructions across London
About You
You’ll need:
- At least 12 months’ experience in a building surveying role
- Strong professional and project‑based technical knowledge
- Excellent client‑facing presence and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage your own diary
- Comfortable working full‑time from the office and attending site regularly
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Chartered MRICS status or be on the APC pathway (support provided)
- Experience with estate or block portfolio surveying
- Knowledge of leasehold property and traditional construction
Why Apply?
- Meaningful mix of retained and consultancy clients
- Early responsibility and strong project variety
- Mentorship and full APC support (100% pass first time record)
- Clear career development path
- Structured hours and a supportive team culture
Understandably, you will not have all of the skills required, but they value people with a willingness to learn and a good work ethic; that’s the main requirement!
