Senior / Associate Commercial Building Surveyor
Suffolk / Cambridgeshire | £55,000-£75,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
The Opportunity
Our client is an established and highly respected independent surveying practice experiencing continued growth across East Anglia. As a result, they are seeking an experienced Chartered Commercial Building Surveyor at Senior Surveyor or Associate level to join their team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious surveyor looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive and flexible business that genuinely values work-life balance. The role would suit someone based in or around Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich, with projects and survey coverage tailored to the successful candidate's location
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering a broad range of commercial building surveying services across multiple sectors, including:
- Commercial building surveys
- Dilapidations
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
- Schedules of Condition
- Contract Administration
- Acquisition Surveys
- Technical Due Diligence assignments
The business operates a multidisciplinary model, giving surveyors exposure to a diverse range of work and the opportunity to broaden their expertise. Alongside traditional commercial surveying instructions, there may be opportunities to become involved in:
- General practice surveying
- Expert witness work
- Structural engineering projects
- Residential surveying assignments
A dedicated administrative support team assists with report preparation and operational tasks, allowing surveyors to spend more time undertaking fee-earning work and less time behind a desk. Work-life balance is a genuine priority within the business.
About You
Applicants should be:
- MRICS or MCIOB qualified
- Experienced commercial building surveyors operating at Senior or Associate level
- Comfortable managing projects and client relationships independently
- Strong report writers with excellent technical knowledge
- Client-focused and commercially minded professionals
You should have experience in:
- Commercial building surveying across a variety of sectors
- Dilapidations
- Schedules of Condition
- Contract Administration
- Acquisition Surveys and Technical Due Diligence
- Producing technically robust reports
- Delivering clear, well-reasoned recommendations
- Building and maintaining client relationships
A full UK driving licence is required.
What's on Offer?
- Salary of £55,000-£75,000 depending on experience
- Excellent performance-related bonus scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Car allowance or company car
- Professional subscriptions paid
- Structured CPD support
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- All surveying and home-office equipment provided
Why Apply?
This opportunity offers something increasingly difficult to find within the property sector: the ability to undertake interesting and varied commercial surveying work while maintaining genuine flexibility and a healthy work-life balance.
For ambitious surveyors, there is also significant scope for progression, with senior leadership and future ownership opportunities available for the right individual