Senior/Associate Building Surveyor

Posted 16 January 2026
Salary £65k - 75k per year
LocationKent
Discipline Surveying
Reference173691
Contact NameAngus Milnes-James

Job description

We are currently working in partnership with a Construction and Property Consultancy based in Southeast London, who are recruiting for a Senior/Associate Surveyor working in the field of Fire Safety on a Permanent contract. The position is due to start as soon as possible.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Undertaking a variety of Fire Safety Surveying services such as Compartmentation Surveys, Fire Door Inspections etc, ensuring they’re delivered on time and to the required standards

  • Undertaking surveys of external wall systems and producing PAS 9980 FRAEW appraisals

  • Reviewing of Fire Strategies and reporting to clients

  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients, providing professional advice and identifying new business opportunities

  • Assisting the wider Building Surveying team with regards to general Building Surveying duties, providing advice and guidance on building surveys, condition reports, party wall matters, defects and other related areas

  • Sharing knowledge with the wider practice and mentoring junior members of the team

Experience required:

  • FRAEW experience, ideally having completed the RICS External Wall Assessment and able to sign EWS1

  • A comprehensive understanding of fire safety design, building construction and relevant legislation

  • Experience of Pre-contract matters and the ability to take a project through its lifecycle

  • Familiarity with standard forms of contract including the JCT suite

Qualifications required:

  • BSc or MSc in Building Surveying

  • MRICS / AIFireE or other appropriate further qualification or significant progress towards qualification

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • FRAEW experience, ideally having completed the RICS External Wall Assessment and able to sign EWS1

  • Fire Door Inspection training – DipFD or Equivalent

  • Passive Fire Protection training – ASFP or Equivalent

  • Good communication and people skills with the ability to produce good quality written reports

  • Mentoring skills to help develop more junior staff

  • A full and detailed working knowledge of the most widely used forms of building contract

Rewards and Benefits:

  • Hybrid working

  • Sponsorship for Qualifications

  • Option to buy and sell annual leave

  • Enhanced family leave policies

  • Employee assistance program

Working hours:

  • 35 hours per week

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

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