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Senior Building Surveyor
Bristol | Multidisciplinary Consultancy | Building Surveying
Salary up to £65,000 + benefits

A chance to take your Building Surveying career to the next level.

A leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy organisation is continuing to grow its Bristol Building Surveying team and is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Building Surveyor.

This is a varied role offering exposure to a broad range of public and private sector projects, working alongside wider business teams. They are looking for someone who combines strong technical Building Surveying knowledge with commercial awareness, excellent client skills and a genuine interest in developing others.

For a Chartered Building Surveyor looking for greater responsibility, varied projects and clear long-term progression, this could be an excellent opportunity.

What's involved?
You'll work across a diverse project portfolio, providing professional Building Surveying services from initial feasibility through to project delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering refurbishment, improvement and modernisation projects across multiple sectors.
• Carrying out building surveys, inspections and condition assessments.
• Preparing specifications, drawings, feasibility studies, client requirements and technical reports.
• Obtaining estimates and supporting statutory approval processes.
• Administering contracts using recognised forms including JCT and NEC.
• Managing regional projects and providing professional Building Surveying advice to clients.
• Supporting senior management with day-to-day project and team activities.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Mentoring and supporting junior Building Surveyors, including those working towards their RICS APC.
• Line managing and developing junior members of the Building Surveying team.
• Supporting business development activity, including preparing and contributing to bids and tenders.
• Maintaining high standards across quality, health & safety and environmental requirements.
• Potentially working towards an NEC Supervisor qualification, if not already qualified.

What are they looking for?
They're keen to speak with experienced Building Surveyors who can demonstrate:

• A BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying or another relevant RICS-accredited degree.
• Ideally MRICS status, with relevant post-qualification experience as a bonus.
• Strong technical Building Surveying knowledge and a solid track record across a range of projects.
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering a high-quality professional service.
• Good commercial awareness, including an understanding of profitability and business development.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or developing junior colleagues.
• The ability to manage multiple projects, workloads and deadlines effectively.
• Strong technical report writing and documentation skills.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety and statutory compliance.
• Experience in specialist areas such as dilapidations, Party Wall, fire risk or access assessments would be advantageous.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience using AutoCAD and NBS; Revit experience would be an advantage.
• A willingness to travel when required.

Why consider it?
This is more than simply another Senior Building Surveyor position. They can offer the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary environment, alongside experienced professionals across the wider business.

With a strong project pipeline, varied client base and scope to take on greater responsibility, it's a role that could provide the right individual with excellent long-term career progression.

If you're a Chartered Building Surveyor in Bristol looking for that step up, or a Senior Building Surveyor ready for a new challenge, apply today!

For more information, please contact Georgie Marden.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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