Senior Associate, Building Surveyor

• Develop and grow the South West dilapidations and technical due diligence service
• Lead complex dilapidations instructions for landlords and tenants
• Provide commercially focused advice and robust negotiation strategies
• Manage technical due diligence commissions across commercial property sectors
• Produce high-quality reports and clear risk-based recommendations
• Act as a trusted adviser to key clients
• Build long-term client relationships and identify wider surveying and consultancy opportunities
• Drive business development through networking, referrals and market engagement
• Manage project financial performance, fee proposals, resource planning, budgets and profitability
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior surveyors
• Collaborate across Building Surveying, Project Management, Cost Management, Building Safety & Fire and other service lines
• Monitor market trends, legislation and industry best practice
• Support recruitment, succession planning and team development
• Contribute to regional and national business planning

Requirements

• MRICS Building Surveyor
• Specialism for professional building surveying work
• Strong experience and interest in dilapidations and technical due diligence instructions
• Experience successfully managing dilapidation claims and negotiations across a variety of complexities
• Strong commercial real estate sector knowledge, including offices, retail, industrial and leisure
• Experience managing and mentoring a team
• Experience supporting professional growth and development, including the APC pathway
• Comfortable engaging with clients and building relationships with new and existing clients
• Confidence with business development and winning workCommercially minded and technically strong
• Passion for delivering exceptional client service

Demonstrates expertise in dilapidations and technical due diligence within the commercial real estate sector, providing high-quality reports and strategic advice while fostering client relationships and mentoring junior surveyors.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• MRICS Building Surveyor
• Dilapidations Management
• Technical Due Diligence
• Commercial Real Estate Knowledge
• Business Development

ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills

• Dilapidations Instructions
• Technical Due Diligence Commissions
• Risk-Based Recommendations
• Project Financial Management
• Fee Proposals
• Resource Planning
• Budget Management
• Negotiation Strategies
• Report Production
• Market Trend Monitoring

Soft Skills

• Client Relationship Building
• Mentoring
• Team Development
• Commercial Mindset
• Exceptional Client Service

Certifications & Qualifications

• MRICS

Industry Keywords

• Building Surveying
• Commercial Property Sectors
• Building Safety
• Fire Safety
• APC Pathway
• Regional Business Planning
• National Business Planning