Senior/Associate Building Surveyor
Location: Central London (hybrid – office / site / home working)
Salary: Up to £82,000 + performance bonus
The Opportunity
We are working with a well-established, design-led building surveying consultancy based in Central London, delivering high-quality building surveying advice across commercial, high-value residential and hotel projects. Due to continued growth in bank-funded instructions, they are now looking to appoint a Senior/Associate Building Surveyor to strengthen their project delivery capability.
This role offers genuine flexibility, strong earning potential, and a clear focus on project and contract administration work.
The Building Surveyor Role
You will be responsible for delivering a predominantly project-led workload (circa 70%), acting as Contract Administrator on schemes typically valued up to £2m, alongside a smaller proportion of professional services.
Key responsibilities include:
- Project delivery and Contract Administration (JCT) from inception to completion
- Managing bank-funded projects, including monitoring and reporting
- Delivering projects across commercial, high-end residential and hotel sectors
- Leading consultant teams and managing client relationships
- Managing variations, valuations, progress meetings and final accounts
- Contributing to fee generation and commercial performance
Working Pattern
- 3 days per week split between office and site
- 2 guaranteed work-from-home days
- Central London office
Rewards & Progression
The firm offers a genuinely attractive reward structure:
- Salary up to £82,000 (depending on experience)
- Performance bonus: 25% commission on all fees billed above 2.35 × salary
- Clear autonomy and trust-based working environment
- Exposure to high-quality, well-funded projects
- Supportive senior leadership with a low-bureaucracy culture