Senior Building Surveyor

  • Girling Jones Ltd
  • Pinhoe, Devon
  • Jan 18, 2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are working with a well-established and highly respected property and construction consultancy to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor for their Exeter office.

This is a genuinely secure, long-term role within an organisation boasting a huge and stable pipeline of work across the South West. The position offers an excellent blend of professional services and project management, providing variety, autonomy and real job satisfaction.
You ll be working on projects that genuinely matter improving buildings and environments used by communities every day.

The Role

As Senior Building Surveyor, you will deliver a broad range of surveying and project management services across a diverse portfolio of work. Projects span education, commercial, retail and care sectors, offering scale, complexity and purpose.

Key responsibilities will include:
  • Delivering professional building surveying services
  • Managing refurbishment and improvement projects from inception to completion
  • Acting as lead consultant and client point of contact
  • Preparing specifications, reports and technical documentation
  • Contract administration and project management duties
  • Working collaboratively with internal teams and external consultants
  • Ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly and to a high standard
This role offers the chance to see projects through from early concept to completion and to take real pride in the outcome.

The Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a confident and capable Chartered Building Surveyor who brings:
  • MRICS status (essential)
  • Experience delivering both professional services and project management
  • Strong technical knowledge across refurbishment and asset improvement works
  • Proficiency in CAD software
  • Revit experience (desirable but not essential)
  • Excellent communication and client-facing skills
  • A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
What s In It For You?

This organisation genuinely invests in its people and offers a package designed for long-term careers, not short-term fixes:
  • Outstanding career security with a strong forward workload
  • Hybrid working to support work life balance
  • Clear and supported personal development pathways
  • Broad, interesting project portfolio across multiple sectors
  • High levels of job satisfaction, delivering projects with real community impact
  • Modern, lovely offices in Exeter
  • Supportive, professional and people-focused working culture
Why This Role?

If you re looking for a Senior Building Surveyor role that combines stability, purpose and progression, this is a rare opportunity to join a consultancy where the work is meaningful, the pipeline is secure and your development is genuinely supported.

Interested?

Apply in confidence to find out more.