Senior Building Surveyor

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 6 May 2026
LOCATION
Wallsend
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£75,000 / year
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Building Surveying MRICS Dilapidations Party Wall Matters Contract Administration Project Management Client Relationship Management Mentoring

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Building Surveyor

Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum
Sector: Building Surveying
Type: Permanent
Ref: 39942_1777281971

The Role

  • Managing and delivering a broad range of building surveying instructions
  • Acting as a key point of contact for clients, building long-term relationships
  • Leading on projects across the full lifecycle - from feasibility through to completion and beyond
  • Delivering core services including surveys, dilapidations, party wall matters and contract administration
  • Preparing and overseeing planned maintenance programmes
  • Supporting the appointment and management of sub-consultants
  • Providing clear, commercially aware advice to clients and project teams
  • Mentoring and developing junior team members
  • Contributing to business development and identifying new opportunities
  • Ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, profitably and to a high standard

About You

  • MRICS (or close to achieving it), or equivalent experience
  • Strong, well-rounded Building Surveying background across both professional and project work
  • Confident in client-facing situations, with the ability to build trust and win repeat business
  • Solid understanding of construction methods, contracts and procurement routes
  • Experience acting as Contract Administrator / Employer's Agent
  • A proactive mindset - someone who wants to get involved, add value and push things forward
  • Comfortable mentoring others and contributing to a positive team environment

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.

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