Retrofit Surveyor

  • Build Recruitment
  • Exeter, Devon
  • Oct 31, 2025
Full time Construction Building Surveyor/Senior/Associate Management Architect and Design Property

Job Description

Retrofit Surveyor

Exeter - Devon area

About Us:

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment from executive to operative level.

With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently looking for a Retrofit Surveyor based in Devon.


Day to Day duties of the Retrofit Surveyor:

  • Ensuring projects are completed on budget and to schedule

  • Advising clients on schemes and projects and determine requirements

  • Preparing design and specification information for the measures proposed, including requirements for all materials, products, processes and standards in sufficient detail for the installer(s) to work from.

  • Determining the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair

  • Carrying out your duties in the context of current building regulations

  • Plan the work, organise in-house operatives and oversee the buying of necessary materials and equipment.

  • Promote and maintain health and safety

  • Conduct sign off visits when required to ensure all work has been carried out satisfactorily

Requirements (Skills & Qualifications):

  • A degree in building surveying or equivalent (desirable)

  • Membership of a professional body such as RICS or CIOB (desirable)

  • Good technical knowledge of construction, building regulations, and energy performance

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Keen attention to detail

  • Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines

  • Good understanding of health and safety regulations

  • UK driving license


Benefits of the Retrofit Surveyor role:

  • General permanent benefits
  • Opportunity to gain Level 3 and 5 in retrofit assessing & coordination.


Please apply or contact Chelsie Fowler at Build Recruitment if you are interested in the Retrofit Surveyor role - (phone number removed) / (url removed)

We ll take the time to understand your career history and motivations for a new role. We ll also take references and may ask for proof of eligibility to work in the UK.