Associate Building Surveyor

About the role

Our client, a leading specialist consultancy in the UK insurance ecosystem, is seeking a Chartered Associate Building Surveyor to drive their high‑value insurance reinstatement business. This permanent position is based in London and offers a clear pathway from hands‑on project delivery to senior leadership as the division expands.

Key responsibilities

• Lead high‑value reinstatement projects, attending sites after fire, flood, or structural failure to assess damage.
• Prepare detailed scopes of work, reinstatement specifications, and manage the tender process through to contractor appointment.
• Act as contract administrator, ensuring compliance with building regulations, insurance requirements, and design specifications.
• Maintain regular communication with landlords, property owners, insurers, and loss adjusters throughout each project.
• Recruit, develop and eventually manage a team of surveyors across ten regional offices.

Required profile

• Minimum six years of building surveying experience, including building pathology, construction technology, refurbishment or post‑loss reinstatement work.
• Chartered status (or equivalent) in Building Surveying, Construction or a related discipline.
• Strong problem‑solving ability and lateral thinking.

Required skills

• Building pathology
• Construction technology
• Refurbishment techniques
• Post‑loss reinstatement expertise
• Damage assessment
• Reinstatement specification preparation
• Tender management
• Contract administration
• Building regulations compliance
• Insurance requirements knowledge

What we offer

• Salary up to £90,000 per annum
• Share scheme participation
• Healthcare coverage
• Performance‑linked bonus
• Additional employee benefits