Project Surveyor

Location: London

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permeant

Salary: £70,500 - £74,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Building Surveyor to join a leading housing provider, delivering major remediation, latent defect, cladding and fire safety projects across a residential portfolio. This is a high-profile role focused on project delivery, stakeholder engagement, contract management and ensuring compliance with building safety regulations, whilst delivering excellent outcomes for residents and customers

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage major works, remediation, latent defect, cladding, and fire safety projects from inception through to completion.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery against programme, budget, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Procure, administer, and manage consultant and contractor appointments, ensuring value for money and contractual compliance.
• Act as the key point of contact for residents, leaseholders and stakeholders, providing project updates and managing complaints effectively.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams and ensure effective collaboration throughout project delivery.
• Monitor compliance with building regulations, fire safety legislation, CDM requirements and wider statutory obligations.
• Manage project risks, programme delivery, quality assurance, and cost control activities.
• Review and manage technical solutions relating to cladding remediation, fire safety, and latent defects.
• Prepare reports, project updates, and committee papers for senior stakeholders.
• Support contractor performance management, project handovers, and compliance documentation.
• Attend occasional evening resident meetings and stakeholder engagement events where required.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Building Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience delivering major works, refurbishment, remediation, or building safety projects within residential or social housing environments.
• Strong building surveying and contract administration experience across complex construction projects.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent knowledge of CDM Regulations, building safety requirements and construction compliance frameworks.
• Experience engaging with residents, leaseholders, and other stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
• Strong understanding of cladding systems, fire safety standards, and residential building regulations.
• Experience administering JCT contracts and managing procurement processes.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage budgets, programmes, risks, and quality standards.
• Chartered status with RICS, CIOB or equivalent, or working towards chartership, would be advantageous.
• Experience managing cladding remediation and major refurbishment projects would be highly desirable.
• Strong communication, customer service and stakeholder management skills with the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical audiences.