Senior Building Surveyor

  • Girling Jones Ltd
  • Pinhoe, Devon
  • 29/06/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Senior Building Surveyor
Established Property & Construction Consultancy Exeter

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Building Surveyor to join a well-established property and construction consultancy with a strong reputation across the South West.
With a healthy pipeline of secured work and long-standing client relationships, this is a business that offers genuine stability alongside a varied workload. You'll enjoy a role that combines professional building surveying services with project delivery, giving you the opportunity to see projects evolve from initial instruction through to completion.
From improving educational facilities to enhancing commercial, retail, and care environments, your work will have a lasting impact on buildings that serve local communities every day.

The Business

Our client is recognised for delivering high-quality consultancy services across both the public and private sectors. Their collaborative approach, technical expertise, and commitment to long-term client partnerships have earned them an enviable reputation throughout the region.
With continued investment in their people and sustained growth, they're now looking to strengthen the Exeter team with an experienced Senior Building Surveyor.

The Role

As Senior Building Surveyor, you'll take responsibility for delivering a diverse range of professional surveying and project management services across a varied property portfolio.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Delivering a full range of professional building surveying services
  • Managing refurbishment and asset improvement projects from inception through to completion
  • Acting as the lead consultant and principal point of contact for clients
  • Preparing specifications, technical reports, schedules, and contract documentation
  • Undertaking contract administration and project management responsibilities
  • Working closely with colleagues, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders
  • Ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on programme, and to the highest standards
This is a role offering full project lifecycle involvement, giving you real ownership of your work and the opportunity to build lasting client relationships.

About You

We're looking for an experienced surveyor who can demonstrate:
  • MRICS qualified (essential)
  • Strong background in both professional building surveying and project management
  • Excellent technical knowledge of refurbishment and property improvement projects
  • Proficiency in CAD
  • Revit experience would be advantageous but isn't essential
  • Excellent communication and client relationship skills
  • A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused approach
What's In It For You?
  • Excellent long-term job security with a strong forward workload
  • Hybrid working to support work-life balance
  • Structured career progression and development opportunities
  • A varied portfolio of interesting projects across multiple sectors
  • The opportunity to deliver projects that create lasting value within local communities
  • Modern, well-equipped offices in Exeter
  • A supportive, collaborative, and people-first working environment
Why Join? If you're a Senior Building Surveyor looking for a role that combines career stability, project variety, and genuine opportunities for progression, this is an excellent opportunity to join a consultancy where your expertise is recognised and your contribution makes a visible difference.

Apply today for a confidential discussion and discover how your next career move could be your best yet.