At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage external consultants and oversee live development finance projects with proactive risk management.
- Company: Leading specialist lender expanding its Construction Risk capability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, strong bonuses, private healthcare, and hybrid working options.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with excellent long-term career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Gain real influence in development finance and shape the future of construction risk management.
- Qualifications: Experience in monitoring, strong commercial awareness, and ability to manage multiple projects.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 110000 £ per year.
This is one of the strongest client-side Development Monitoring opportunities currently available in the market. A specialist lender that is significantly expanding its internal Construction Risk capability as part of a wider investment into proactive loan book management and real-time development oversight. Candidates may be based outside London provided they are comfortable with regular travel across live projects and periodic attendance within the wider lending team environment.
Your role is to actively manage external Monitoring Surveyors across a live development finance portfolio, challenge reporting where required, identify emerging risks early, and provide commercially balanced oversight.
- Proactively monitoring project performance, delivery risk, programme exposure, and cost movement across the loan book.
- Reviewing IMS reporting and challenging assumptions, recommendations, and risk positions where necessary.
- Identifying emerging construction and delivery risks before they impact lending exposure.
- Supporting lending decisions through commercially balanced construction risk advice.
- Carrying out regular project visits and maintaining direct engagement with developers, borrowers, contractors, and consultants.
- Participating in project meetings where required to maintain real-time visibility across schemes.
- Assessing contractor performance, procurement risk, cost-to-complete exposure, programme movement, and viability concerns.
- Supporting more complex or stressed projects where additional oversight and commercial judgement are required.
- Helping shape and strengthen an evolving internal Construction Risk function.
Current live monitoring experience within a consultancy, development finance, bank monitoring, or construction risk is essential. Candidates should have:
- Strong understanding of development appraisals, drawdowns, project viability, cash flow, and construction risk.
- Experience overseeing live residential, mixed-use, or commercial developments.
- Ability to assess programme risk, contractor performance, procurement exposure, and delivery issues.
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence making balanced recommendations.
- Experience managing multiple live projects simultaneously.
- Comfortable operating autonomously within a highly mobile working environment.
Previous experience working client-side within a bank, lender, or development finance platform is preferred, along with:
- Experience managing external Monitoring Surveyors or professional consultant teams.
- Exposure to restructuring, credit risk, or stressed development situations.
- Understanding of how construction risk impacts wider loan book performance.
- Ability to combine technical construction knowledge with strong commercial judgement.
Very few monitoring roles offer this level of influence, visibility, and commercial involvement. This is a business actively investing into its Construction Risk capability. You'll sit much closer to lending decisions, portfolio management, and real-time project performance than in a traditional consultancy-side monitoring role. The environment is highly commercial, pragmatic, and proactive.
Benefits include:
- £75,000 – £110,000 basic salary depending on experience.
- Strong annual bonus potential.
- Pension.
- Private healthcare.
- Hybrid and flexible working.
- Long-term progression opportunities.
- High-profile development finance exposure.
Click Apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation with Andrew Pearson at EC Property Recruitment.
Development monitoring surveyor (hybrid working) in Westminster employer: Sento Talent
As a leading specialist lender, this company offers an exceptional opportunity for Development Monitoring Surveyors to thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment. With a strong emphasis on proactive risk management and a commitment to employee growth, you will benefit from competitive salaries, generous bonuses, and flexible hybrid working arrangements. The culture fosters collaboration and innovation, ensuring that you are at the forefront of high-profile development finance projects while enjoying the potential for long-term career progression.
