Senior Building Surveyor​/Party Wall Specialist

As an award-winning construction consultancy, we're excited to be expanding our residential surveying and neighbourly matters service across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.

To support our growth, we're looking for a Senior Building Surveyor with strong experience in Party Wall to join our team and take the lead in developing the surveying arm into a recognised regional specialist service.

If you're looking for more than routine reporting, this is an excellent opportunity to become part of a well-established QS, estimating and PM practice, grow your career and support our junior staff.

• MRICS or AssocRICS status, or be demonstrably working towards it
• Strong experience with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996
• A background in residential building surveying
• Experience preparing, serving and negotiating Party Wall Awards
• Strong knowledge of residential construction methods, defects and building pathology
• A professional, calm and authoritative client manner
• Desirable experience includes membership of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors, Pyramus & Thisbe Club or similar, experience with older and altered properties, and an interest in mentoring junior staff.

You will lead and deliver a high-value residential surveying workload, including:

• Acting as Party Wall Surveyor for Building Owners, Adjoining Owners and as Agreed Surveyor
• Preparing and serving Party Wall Notices, Schedules of Condition and Awards
• Undertaking RICS Level 3 Building Surveys
• Producing defect and building pathology reports covering issues such as damp, cracking, poor workmanship and extensions
• Advising clients on technical, statutory and neighbourly matters
• Managing client relationships with confidence and professionalism
• Supporting and mentoring an Assistant or Graduate Surveyor
• Contributing to service development, referral relationships and process improvement

This role would suit a surveyor who wants more than routine reporting. You'll be technically strong, commercially aware and confident in taking ownership of client relationships. You'll enjoy problem-solving, professional responsibility and the opportunity to build something with long-term value.

You will be supported by junior staff and an established QS, estimating and project management practice, while having genuine scope to develop the surveying arm into a recognised regional specialist service.

• Senior, trusted position within a growing business
• Clear opportunity to lead and grow a specialist service line
• Strong fee base and realistic workload
• Support from an established QS, estimating and PM team
• Performance-related bonus
• Health insurance
• CPD and professional membership support
• Long-term progression opportunity
• A culture that values technical excellence, integrity and lasting client relationships