Job Description:

Senior Building Surveyor
Location: South East London
Salary: £60,000 package (negotiable)
Date Posted: 12 March 2026

Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Building Surveyor to join a well-established, multidisciplinary construction consultancy in South East London. This role offers exposure to a diverse range of residential and non-residential projects, with a strong emphasis on fire safety, refurbishment, and compliance works across both HRBs and non-HRBs.
There is clear potential to step into Project Team Leadership, with a defined pathway towards a Programme Manager position.

The Role
You will play a key role in delivering projects from inception through to completion, taking ownership of both technical delivery and client management.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage projects and project teams to ensure successful delivery
• Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings and sites
• Conduct site inspections and produce detailed reports
• Prepare Employer's Requirements for Design & Build projects
• Manage tender processes, including analysis and reporting
• Deliver projects across the full lifecycle, from specifications to schedules of work

Oversee fire safety works including:

Internal: sprinkler systems, smoke ventilation, fire doors
External: cladding remediation and façade works



Project Scope
You will be involved in a range of fire safety and refurbishment projects for:

• Housing developers
• Local authorities
• Social housing providers

Candidate Requirements

• MRICS qualified (or working towards)
• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline (e.g. Project Management)
• Strong knowledge of procurement routes (JCT / NEC)
• Proven experience delivering projects across multiple sectors

Fire safety experience and understanding of:

• Building Safety Act
• Gateway process

• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage programmes, budgets, and deadlines effectively
• Experience leading teams and mentoring junior staff
• Experience preparing and managing fee proposals

Desirable:

Building Regulations Principal Designer experience


What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and overall package
• Clear career progression pathway to senior leadership roles
• Hybrid working model
• Opportunity to work within a modern, collaborative consultancy environment

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working (office and home-based)
• Health cash plan (dental, optical, physio & more)
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Mental health first aid support
• Twice-yearly pay reviews
• Generous annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Long service leave
• Pension scheme with employer match (4.5%)
• Professional development and paid memberships
• 2 paid CSR days per year

Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.