Building and Projects Surveyor

Position:Building and Projects Surveyor
Location: Birmingham (Midlands-based with UK-wide travel)
Salary: 70,000 + company car

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Building and Projects Surveyor to oversee the condition, maintenance, and refurbishment of our portfolio of sites. This role combines surveying, project management, and advisory responsibilities, ensuring all sites are compliant, safe, and operationally efficient. It is an excellent opportunity to work across multiple sites, manage projects from minor works to large developments, and progress your career in the private healthcare sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain up-to-date building fabric condition surveys and develop capital investment plans to ensure sites meet operational and lease obligations.

• Generate statements of compliance for regulations, including fire safety, water risk, building regulations, planning, and landlord stipulations.

• Prioritise works to ensure sites are safe, compliant, and commercially optimised.

• Collaborate with reactive helpdesk and PPM teams to target investment and reduce operational expenditure.

• Support M&E surveyors, property managers, and helpdesk supervisors on building fabric projects, providing advice and guidance.

• Assist sites in identifying best-value approaches to building-related issues.

• Scope, cost, and deliver projects to improve, refurbish, or remediate sites, managing contracts, CDM compliance, cost control, and legal requirements.

• Work with operations, marketing, finance, and other departments to deliver creative solutions meeting operational needs.

• Supervise Minor Works / Property Managers to ensure works are completed to standard.

• Take responsibility for the condition of sites and collaborate with others to achieve agreed standards.

• Stand in for the Estates Director or Head of Estates when required.

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified surveyor with experience in maintenance, development, and refurbishment across multi-site environments.

• Experience in the healthcare sector (elder care, specialist care, or mental health).

• Proven track record managing projects from minor works to full developments, including appointment of professional teams and management of financial and legal aspects.

• Strong financial planning skills with the ability to analyse and interpret data.

• Willingness to travel extensively and gain a thorough understanding of all sites.

• Midlands-based, with ambition for career progression into senior roles within private healthcare or multi-site operations.

Skills & Attributes:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to building maintenance and project delivery.

• Strategic thinking with focus on compliance, cost efficiency, and operational excellence.

• Ability to work independently while supporting and leading a team.