Special Projects Surveyor - Major Works (Latent Defects & Fire Safety)Salary: £68,309 + performance bonus
Location: North London (Islington, Hackney, Haringey)
Hybrid: Up to 2 days per week from home
Are you an experienced Building Surveyor with a passion for solving complex building issues, delivering high risk remediation projects, and making homes safer for residents? This is a unique opportunity to join a specialist team tackling some of the most challenging latent defect and fire safety projects across North London.It's a highly specialised role focused on major works, structural issues, building pathology, cladding remediation, and long term defect investigation. You'll take ownership of projects across a diverse portfolio of high rise, mid rise, and low rise residential buildings (6-22 storeys), working independently while being part of a skilled and supportive team.
The Role
- Manage multiple remediation projects simultaneously from inception through completion
- Diagnose issues through strong building pathology expertise
- Ensure compliance with current fire safety and building regulation requirements
- Oversee contractors, consultants, and site operations
- Apply deep understanding of CDM regulations
- Communicate clearly and sensitively with residents
- Produce high quality technical reports and contract documentation
- Work across two major workstreams: leaseholder blocks and general needs residential properties
- Visit sites regularly - with an Oyster card provided for operational travel
About You
You should bring:
- Strong Building Surveying background with major works experience
- Proven experience of latent defects, cladding, fire safety or structural remediation
- Ability to manage complex, multi disciplinary projects with minimal supervision
- Practical understanding of CDM Regulations
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in housing, local authority or similar environments
- Confidence in engaging with residents, including explaining technical issues in a clear, empathetic way
- The ability to work across multi storey residential buildings, including high rise blocks
Why Apply?
- Work on meaningful, safety critical projects shaping the future of residential building standards
- Join a specialist team of five delivering high profile, impactful programmes
- Hyper local patch - most sites walkable across North London
- Hybrid working: 2 days from home
- Oyster card provided for site travel
- Clear, structured interview process with real focus on technical capability
If you are interested in hearing more, please apply or get in touch with Molly Spencer for more information:
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