Senior Building Surveyor

Are you passionate about buildings, especially those in the historic environment? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your expertise can drive significant change?

Join the University of Bristol, a prestigious institution with over a century of excellence in teaching and research.

Our diverse and intricate estate includes some of Bristol’s most iconic buildings. As a Building Surveyor, you will play a crucial role in surveying, planning, and delivering projects across our estate, ensuring it remains well-maintained and aligned with our strategic and operational goals.

We are seeking a diligent and experienced property and construction professional who is passionate about construction, property, and the built environment. Be part of a team that shapes the future while preserving the past.

• Deliver comprehensive building surveying services to internal stakeholders.
• Lead a team of surveyors delivering varied construction work and projects across the estate.
• Work within the historic environment delivering projects of various sizes, nature, and complexity. The role requires complete ownership and management of the project lifecycle, from inception to completion.
• Undertake site investigations, desktop studies and where necessary engage with stakeholders and instruct consultants.
• Provide clear, consistent, and well-reasoned advice on building surveying matters to stakeholders and their professional advisors. Support and assist other members of the surveying team with their workload as needed. Conduct due diligence reporting for various commercial buildings and occasionally residential properties.
• Prepare Schedules of Condition and deliver design, specification, and project management services for a range of projects, including refurbishment and renovation.
• Execute client-side CDM (Construction Design and Management) functions.
• Assist in the development of preventative and planned maintenance strategies, and support the co-ordination and collation of asset data, relating to asset condition and compliance.
• Develop and manage programmes of repair which support the outcomes of and underpin the delivery of the maintenance strategy and wider University objectives.
• In particular, you will be required to work alongside colleagues in our External Estates and Property teams to establish ownership and the extent of boundary walls.
• Oversee all aspects of building improvement projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Using your skill and experience to deliver high-quality and innovative solutions to building defects.
• Manage contractors and consultants onsite and ensure their compliance with university regulations.

• You have a degree, HND or HNC in Building Surveying or a construction related discipline.
• You have extensive knowledge of relevant statutory and regulatory compliance, including approved codes of practice, industry guidelines, and best practice.
• You have demonstrable experience within a data-driven environment, including use of Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software. Experience of undertaking asset building condition surveys, creating detailed reports.
• You have excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels within a complex organisation.
• You have experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams and consultants delivering complex programmes of work.

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For informal queries about the role, please contact Joe Gordon (Head of Asset Maintenance) on / 0117 4 551173 or

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Thursday 20th March.

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