Building Surveying Lead
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Occupation TypeChartered surveyors
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£43,800
(£22.46 per hour)
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Description
We're looking for a Building Surveyor Lead to join our Design – Architecture team based nationwide.
Location: Nationwide - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum
Sector: Design – Architecture
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and direction to our Building Surveying discipline within Kier Design's Architecture & Building Consultancy capability group. You'll oversee the delivery of high-quality building surveying services to internal and external clients across the public and private sectors, whilst providing technical leadership, developing client relationships, and supporting work-winning activity.
Are you…
Location: Nationwide - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum
Sector: Design – Architecture
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and direction to our Building Surveying discipline within Kier Design's Architecture & Building Consultancy capability group. You'll oversee the delivery of high-quality building surveying services to internal and external clients across the public and private sectors, whilst providing technical leadership, developing client relationships, and supporting work-winning activity.
Are you…
- A chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS or MCIOB)?
- An experienced leader of building surveying teams, with strong people management skills?
- Confident providing technical leadership and professional oversight?
- Experienced working with public and private sector clients?
- Commercially aware, with a track record of successful project delivery and work winning?
- Lead and manage building surveying services to internal and external clients?
- Ensure delivery meets statutory requirements, Kier HSE standards, IMS processes and industry best practice?
- Manage workloads, resources and utilisation effectively across your team?
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to support repeat business and growth?
- Contribute to business development, fee proposals, tenders and frameworks?
- Enjoy mentoring, developing and supporting the professional growth of your team?
The Building Surveying Lead will provide leadership to and management of the Building Surveying discipline within Kier Design's Architecture & Building Consultancy capability group. The role oversees the delivery of high‑quality building surveying services to internal and external clients across the public and private sectors, providing technical leadership, developing client relationships, supporting work‑winning activity and personally delivering surveying services where required.
Key Requirements
- Chartered Building Surveyor (RICS or equivalent)
- Proven experience leading Building Surveying teams
- Strong background delivering Building Surveying services across multiple sectors
- Commercially aware with experience of administering both JCT & NEC contracts
- Effective communicator with clients and senior stakeholders
- Sound understanding of health, safety and wellbeing
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion and team development
- Lead and manage the delivery of Building Surveying services to internal and external clients in line with statutory requirements, Kier HSE standards, IMS processes and industry best practice
- Act as Building Surveying Lead, providing technical leadership, professional oversight and subject matter expertise
- Personally deliver Building Surveying services on complex or high‑profile commissions, achieving agreed utilisation targets
- Lead, manage and develop Building Surveying teams, including direct and indirect line management
- Plan, allocate and forecast workloads and resources to ensure effective service delivery and utilisation
- Maintain oversight of project delivery, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget and to required standards
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.