At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead UCL's building surveying function and oversee strategic projects.
- Company: Join UCL, a world-leading university with a diverse estate.
- Benefits: 41 days holiday, pension scheme, gym access, and more.
- Other info: Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
- Why this job: Shape the future of a renowned estate while making a lasting impact.
- Qualifications: Experienced building surveyor with strong leadership and project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 77368 £ per year.
Join UCL, one of the world's leading universities, and help shape the future of one of the UK’s largest and most diverse estates. With over 250 buildings, 4 million square feet of academic space and more than 4,250 student bedrooms, our estate is central to delivering world‑class education and research. As part of Campus Infrastructure & Operations, you’ll join a collaborative, forward‑thinking team committed to creating a safe, sustainable, inclusive and inspiring campus. Our ambitious Estates Strategy will transform our estate for future generations, with a focus on sustainability, accessibility, efficiency and enhancing the campus experience.
About the role
As Principal Building Surveyor, you will lead UCL’s building surveying function, providing strategic and technical leadership across our estate. You’ll oversee building fabric strategy, asset management, capital projects and statutory compliance, ensuring our buildings remain safe, functional and fit for purpose. You’ll lead a team of surveyors, manage consultants and contractors, develop business cases, deliver refurbishment and renewal projects, and work closely with stakeholders across the university to support the delivery of our Infrastructure Master Plan. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of a world‑renowned estate while delivering projects that have a lasting impact.
About you
You’ll be an experienced building surveying professional with a degree (or equivalent experience) and professional membership of a recognised body such as RICS. You will bring significant experience delivering capital projects within a complex organisation, alongside strong leadership, project management and stakeholder engagement skills. You’ll be confident developing strategic plans and business cases, managing competing priorities and leading high‑performing teams. Most importantly, you’ll be collaborative, customer‑focused and committed to delivering high‑quality outcomes that support sustainability, inclusion and continuous improvement.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On‑site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Principal Surveyor employer: UCL
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