Building Surveyor

Salary details:
Depending on experience, Including car allowance

Permanent

Full-time

Hybrid

Elevate Your Career as a Building Surveyor in Vibrant Leeds!

Job Title:

Building Surveyor

Are you a forward-thinking Building Surveyor with a passion for making a real impact? If so, we've got a thrilling opportunity with the potential for Project Team Leadership responsibility that you won't want to miss! Join our dynamic Leeds team and enjoy the possibility of flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Who are Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham—delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference—for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

• Collaborate closely with Project Team Leaders and clients, presenting innovative schemes, managing project timelines, and ensuring seamless service delivery.
• Take the lead as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent across a range of building projects, utilising all standard forms of construction and assuming full responsibility for project execution.
• Conduct site visits and produce comprehensive inspection reports.
• Deliver initial appraisals and feasibility studies to guide client decision-making.
• Carry out measured surveys of existing buildings and sites, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Develop and present outline design proposals, including budget estimations.
• Produce full working drawings to facilitate project construction.
• Manage statutory approval applications, including Planning, Listed Building Consent and Building Control.
• Draft specifications, schedules of work and assist with bills of quantities.
• Lead the tender process, analyse bids, and compile insightful tender reports.
• Prepare and manage contract documentation, adhering to best practice and verification strategies.
• Develop maintenance manuals and provide ongoing support for completed projects.
• Deliver professional services including Party Wall procedures, schedules of condition, and detailed condition reports for future maintenance planning.
• Lead and manage projects and project teams to ensure successful outcomes.

• Have post-qualification experience (BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying or equivalent), or a breadth of knowledge and competence that matches this role
• Hold or be working towards MRICS status
• Have successful experience of working within and leading interdisciplinary project teams
• Be able to demonstrate excellent core building surveying and project management skills

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4pm) 35 hours per week
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home)
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more)
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In-house mental health first aiders
• Pay reviews twice a year
• 27 Days Annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

Please note this position does not attract a salary that qualifies for sponsorship. We advise you to check this link on the  website () to verify the salary thresholds. However, we will consider applications from all applicants

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

If you need additional time for assessments, require materials in an alternative format, or need a different interview setting, please inform us, and we will make the necessary arrangements.