Associate Building Surveyor

A well-established independent consultancy with a strong national presence is looking for an Associate Building Surveyor to join their Birmingham office. With an institutional client base that includes some of the UK's most recognised property investors, this is a role with real autonomy, direct client exposure and the scope to shape how the team grows across the Midlands.

The firm operates from over a dozen offices across the UK and Ireland, with more than 200 staff spanning building surveying, project management, engineering and sustainability. Their commercial property work covers major investment portfolios, and the Birmingham team benefits from that national pipeline while offering the accessibility and influence you only get in a regional office.

The Associate Building Surveyor Role

You will lead on a broad commercial building surveying workload, taking ownership of client relationships and project delivery across sectors including investment, retail, office and industrial. The role blends technical delivery with genuine business development responsibility, and there is scope to develop a specialism if that suits your career direction.

Day-to-day, you will manage your own instructions from commission through to completion, mentor junior team members, and contribute to growing the Birmingham office's profile with existing and new clients. Senior leadership is accessible and genuinely open to input on the direction of the team.

Duties of the Associate Building Surveyor to include:

Leading on contract administration across commercial refurbishment and fit-out projects
Delivering technical due diligence reports on behalf of institutional investor clients
Managing dilapidations claims from initial assessment through to settlement
Undertaking building pathology investigations and producing detailed remediation strategies
Developing and maintaining client relationships to generate repeat and new instructions
Supporting fee targets and contributing to business development activity
Mentoring and supervising junior surveyors within the team
Preparing and presenting reports to clients to a high professional standardThe Person?

A commercially minded Chartered Building Surveyor ready to take on more responsibility and influence at Associate level.

The Associate Building Surveyor will ideally have:
BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying and MRICS status
Strong experience in commercial building surveying across multiple disciplines
Sound knowledge of building contracts in a commercial context
Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships
Accurate, well-structured report writing skills
A track record of meeting fee targets and contributing to business growth
Full UK driving licence and access to a carIn Return………?

Salary of £75,000 - £90,000 depending on experience
Car allowance
Fee-related bonus scheme
Private healthcare (after 6 months)
iPhone and laptop to support hybrid working
Life assurance and personal accident cover
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme (after 3 months)
Professional membership subscription paid
Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loanIf you believe you can deliver this rewarding role to a high standard, or are a Building Surveyor considering your next career move, please contact Stuart Miller at Brandon James on (phone number removed).

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Associate Building Surveyor / Chartered Building Surveyor / Building Surveyor / MRICS / Birmingham