Technical / Project Building Surveyor in London

Rockbourne is delighted to be working exclusively with a fast-growing Pan-European real estate investment manager to appoint a Technical / Project Building Surveyor to their London-based team. Our client manages a multi-fund platform with assets across the UK and Europe. With circa £300 million invested in the UK each year across multiple commercial asset classes, and a pipeline of circa £40 million in active refurbishment and repositioning projects currently on site or about to commence, the business needs a hands-on, commercially-minded technical professional to take full ownership of this workload.

This is a client-side role in a lean, entrepreneurial team. It is an opportunity to own something, build something, and be recognised for it.

The Why?

• Track Record: Our client has grown rapidly since its founding, establishing a strong UK presence with assets spanning offices, retail, industrial, trade counter, hotels, supermarkets, and care homes. Active refurbishment projects are currently on site in the Midlands, Leeds, and Edinburgh, with further projects in the design and planning stages in Glasgow and Sheffield.
• Team / Culture: The team is young and genuinely close-knit, with a culture that is as much about people as it is about performance. Those who have thrived here have one thing in common: they brought personality, hunger, and a willingness to immerse themselves fully.
• Autonomy: This role offers genuine free rein. The asset management team will hand projects over and expect them to be run. The expectation is that you take ownership, keep the team informed, and deliver. In return, you will have the freedom to shape how the technical function operates and, in time, build your own team beneath you.
• Progression: If you deliver cost efficiencies, demonstrate commercial impact, and build a strong internal profile, you will be noticed.

What do you need to bring to the table?

• Proven experience owning and delivering commercial real estate projects from inception through to completion.
• Working knowledge of dilapidations, planned preventative maintenance, tendering, contractor management, and JCT contracts.
• Commercial awareness: the ability to frame every technical decision in the context of asset value and investment returns.
• Experience managing third-party project managers, consultants, and contractors and holding them to account.
• An understanding of ESG improvement programmes and EPC uplift measures in a commercial context.
• Strong communication skills: proactive, visible, and confident managing upwards without being asked.
• Comfortable operating in a lean, autonomous environment where you create your own structure.
• Multi-let office experience with sitting tenants and shared common parts is preferred.
• MRICS qualification is essential.

The Role:

• Take complete ownership of all refurbishment, repositioning, and development projects across the UK portfolio, currently representing circa £40 million in active refurbishment value.
• Manage dilapidations processes end-to-end across a portfolio of expiring leases.
• Assess and sign off tenant applications for works within their demise.
• Review PPM schedules and manage big-ticket maintenance items including M&E, lifts, and roofing.
• Apply an ESG lens across the portfolio, using a green loan facility to improve EPC ratings and reduce service charge costs.
• Handle smaller Cat A and Cat A+ refurbishments independently, liaising directly with the asset management team.
• Report on project status, risks, and upcoming decisions at weekly whole-team meetings.
• Occasional travel to projects across the UK; primarily office-based with the possibility of occasional crossover into Ireland.

Other Details:

• Salary: £60,000 to £80,000 DOE
• Bonus: Discretionary, plus potential entry into a profit share scheme after 12 months