Senior / Principal Building Surveyor (Advisory)
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Conduct technical due diligence reviews, asset condition surveys, and lifecycle/maintenance assessments for lenders, investors, government departments, and local authorities. Provide expert independent advice on infrastructure and real estate assets while managing technical and commercial risks across development, management, and funding phases. Deliver client-facing advisory services with high standards, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including MEP engineers and quantity surveyors. Support PPP/PFI expiry programmes, handback reviews, and residual life assessments for major investors, funders, and public-sector clients.
Required Qualifications
- Experience inspecting and reporting on operational assets in one of the following sectors: education, healthcare, defence, purpose-built student accommodation
- Experience undertaking technical due diligence assignments for investors, lenders, asset owners, and public-sector clients
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with MEP engineers, quantity surveyors, fire engineers, and project managers
- Commercial awareness with an understanding of project profitability, fee management, and client relationship development
- Strong data analysis and reporting skills, including interpretation of survey data, lifecycle information, and asset registers
- Ability to contribute to business development activities, including bids, proposals, networking, and client engagement
- Being Newly Chartered Building Surveyor or are working towards your MRICS qualification, with demonstrable experience post-graduation
- Experience supporting clients on PPP/PFI expiry programmes, handback reviews and residual life assessments
- Understanding of Project Agreements, lifecycle obligations, and asset condition provisions within PPP/PFI contracts
- Experience working within defence or secure environments
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding of Project Agreements, lifecycle obligations, and asset condition provisions within PPP/PFI contracts would be an advantage
- Experience working within defence or secure environments would be advantageous
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