Senior Building Surveyor in Liverpool

Ambitious Senior Building Surveyor wanted to drive real impact in Property & Construction from Liverpool. Liverpool's building stock is a mix of Georgian terraces, 1960s commercial blocks and new-build developments racing to meet net zero targets. That mix creates constant work for surveyors who can move between dilapidations, defect diagnosis and pre-acquisition surveys without missing a beat. This particular business is a fast-growing property and construction startup, small enough that your findings on a Tuesday survey shape Wednesday's client strategy, and ambitious enough to be scaling its Liverpool operations right now.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Carrying out building surveys, condition reports and defect diagnosis across a mixed portfolio of commercial and residential stock
• Managing dilapidations claims from instruction through to settlement, for both landlords and tenants
• Producing schedules of condition, planned preventative maintenance plans and technical due diligence reports
• Advising clients directly on repair strategy, party wall matters and building pathology
• Overseeing contract administration on refurbishment and repair projects, including site inspections and valuations
• Building client relationships across Liverpool and the wider North West, spotting repeat instructions before anyone asks you to

Here are the skills you’ll need:

• MRICS qualification (or close to chartership) with solid post-qualification experience in building surveying
• Strong technical grounding in building pathology, defect analysis and construction detailing
• Confident report writing. Clients need clarity, not jargon
• Comfortable managing your own diary and instructions with minimal oversight
• A pragmatic, get-stuck-in attitude. This is a startup, so you’ll pick up work outside the standard job description
• Full UK driving licence, given the site visits across Liverpool and neighbouring areas

Key perks and benefits:

• Salary of £31,000 to £46,000, depending on experience
• Equity in the business. You're building something, so you should own a piece of it
• Hybrid working, split between site visits, the Liverpool office and home
• Flexible hours that work around survey schedules rather than fighting them
• A genuine learning and development budget, plus a flat structure where your ideas reach decision-makers fast

Why pursue a career in Property & Construction? Property and construction in the North West is not slowing down. Liverpool alone has a pipeline of regeneration projects that will need surveying expertise for years, and a Senior Building Surveyor who builds a reputation here rarely struggles for instructions. It's a sector where technical skill gets noticed quickly, and where chartered status opens doors to director-level roles well before you’d expect in other professions.