Senior Building Surveyor - Building Surveying Job in Eltham, London - £70,000

Leadership role, diverse project sectors, hybrid working and strong benefits package

Job Summary

Senior Building Surveyor Job Eltham offers an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary consultancy delivering projects across housing, education, commercial and public sector environments. Based in South East London, this role focuses on managing projects through full lifecycle delivery, including contract administration, technical design and professional surveying services. You will work across a broad range of building types, ensuring compliance, quality and programme objectives are achieved.

The role combines project management responsibilities with technical surveying expertise, supporting both public and private sector clients. This Senior Building Surveyor Job Eltham is suited to a qualified professional seeking to lead projects, manage client relationships and contribute to high quality built environment outcomes within the building surveying sector.

About the Company

This established consultancy operates across the building surveying sector, offering integrated services including architecture, project management, M and E engineering and health and safety. The organisation delivers projects nationwide, supporting both public and private sector clients with a strong focus on collaboration and technical excellence. Teams work closely across disciplines to provide coordinated and efficient project delivery.

The company promotes a people first culture, supporting professional development and long term career progression. Through Hunter Dunning recruitment services, this role provides access to a respected consultancy environment within the built environment sector.

Role & Responsibilities

• Assist senior project leads with client liaison including brief development, fee proposals and project programming
• Act as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent across multiple project types using standard construction contracts
• Undertake site inspections and produce detailed reports to inform design and project decision making
• Prepare feasibility studies, outline proposals and budget cost estimates for a range of building projects
• Carry out measured surveys and produce accurate drawings to support design and documentation stages
• Submit statutory applications including planning, listed building consent and building control approvals
• Manage tender processes, analyse submissions and prepare detailed tender recommendation reports
• Deliver professional services including party wall matters, condition surveys and rights to light assessments

Skills & Experience Required

• MRICS qualified or equivalent professional accreditation within building surveying or related discipline
• Degree in Building Surveying or closely related subject supporting technical understanding of the sector
• Proven experience managing multiple projects to programme and budget across varied building types
• Strong technical expertise in building surveying including contract administration and specification writing
• Experience working within education, healthcare, commercial or public sector projects advantageous
• Excellent communication skills with ability to manage client relationships and multidisciplinary teams
• Self motivated and organised approach with ability to prioritise workload and deliver high quality outputs

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience and level of project responsibility
• Flexible working hours with core hours between 10am and 4.15pm supporting work life balance
• Hybrid working options combining office presence with home working flexibility
• Life assurance cover at four times annual salary providing long term financial security
• Professional development scheme including sponsored memberships and structured career progression
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays and additional birthday leave
• Additional benefits including pension scheme, wellbeing support and regular social initiatives.

Who Is This Role Ideal For?

This role is ideal for a Senior Building Surveyor looking to take ownership of diverse projects within a collaborative consultancy environment. It suits professionals who enjoy balancing technical surveying work with project management responsibilities across multiple sectors.

Candidates seeking exposure to both professional and project services will benefit from the varied workload and client base. The position is well suited to individuals who value flexibility, career progression and involvement in meaningful built environment projects. If you are motivated by delivering high quality outcomes while working within a supportive and multidisciplinary team, this role offers long term career development within the building surveying sector.

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market.

We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles. We offer informed and confidential discussions for both clients and candidates and welcome conversations about this opportunity and your wider career plans within the built environment.

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If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time.

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