Building Surveyor - Residential

Royal Tunbridge Wells + South East Portfolio | Full Time | £50,000 – £60,000 per annum + Bonus Grifo Developments is a growing residential development and operations business managing a high-quality portfolio across the South East. We combine hands‑on operational leadership with disciplined commercial oversight to ensure our buildings are safe, compliant, efficient, and resident‑focused.

We are seeking a commercially minded Building Surveyor – Residential to take technical ownership of completed assets and drive operational performance across the portfolio.

• Performance-based annual bonus
• Hybrid working (up to 2 days remote per week)
• 25 days holiday + public holidays, increasing by 1 day per year of service (capped at 30 days + PH)
• £500 per annum towards professional accreditations/memberships
• Free parking at Head Office
• Free annual eye tests + £50 contribution towards glasses
• Direct access to senior leadership with real ownership and autonomy
• Opportunity to shape operational systems across a growing portfolio

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong residential property operations experience (Build-to-Rent / PRS preferred)
• Proven experience managing statutory compliance programmes
• Solid understanding of building systems and lifecycle maintenance planning
• Experience managing OPEX budgets and controlling cost variance
• Confidence managing contractors, SLAs, and supplier performance
• A highly organised, audit-ready approach to documentation
• A practical, solutions-led mindset
• Ability to work across multiple sites

• RICS / CIOB / IWFM or similar property qualification
• Knowledge of Building Safety Act and Golden Thread requirements
• Experience with digital property management systems

Key Responsibilities Include

• Taking full ownership of the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the residential portfolio
• Owning statutory compliance across fire, water, lifts, gas, electrical and other regulatory frameworks
• Maintaining a live compliance tracker, ensuring 100% in-date certification
• Leading reactive maintenance delivery with the in‑house Maintenance Operative and approved contractors
• Designing and managing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes
• Building and managing OPEX budgets, monitoring variance and gross-to-net performance
• Managing supplier SLAs, contract renewals, and performance reviews
• Overseeing operational insurance governance across the portfolio
• Leading operational mobilisation at Practical Completion
• Maintaining risk registers and business continuity plans
• Providing structured monthly operational reporting to senior leadership

This is a portfolio-based role with regular site presence across the South East and the autonomy to shape best‑practice operational standards.

If you're a commercially minded Building Surveyor looking for real ownership within a growing residential portfolio, we would welcome your application.

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