Project-Biased MRICS Building Surveyor – Colchester

£50,000–£60,000 + comprehensive benefits package 

If you’re an MRICS-qualified Building Surveyor who thrives on variety, professional autonomy and meaningful project work, this opportunity in Colchester should catch your eye. The role sits within a well-established, multi-disciplinary consultancy with a strong regional presence and a reputation for delivering high-quality work across both public and private sectors.

You’ll join a collaborative Building Surveying team delivering a broad range of project-led work. This is not a pure condition-survey role — it’s genuinely project-biased, giving you the chance to take ownership of schemes from inception through to completion.

Project sectors include (but not limited to):

• Blue-light (emergency services estates)

• Charity & community organisations

• Residential (private and social)

• Healthcare (NHS and private providers)

Expect to work on refurbishments, alterations, maintenance programmes, and occasional new-build elements, with the support of a wider multi-disciplinary environment.

• Lead and deliver building surveying projects across multiple sectors

• Prepare specifications, schedules of work and contract documentation

• Manage contractors and oversee works on site

• Provide professional advice including defect analysis and technical reporting

• Support junior team members and contribute to team development

• MRICS qualified

• Strong project delivery experience within a consultancy environment

• Confident communicator with the ability to manage clients and stakeholders

• Comfortable working independently while contributing to a supportive team

• Keen to progress your career within a respected, forward-thinking practice

• £50,000–£60,000 salary depending on experience

• A well-rounded benefits package

• Clear progression pathways

• Exposure to diverse, meaningful projects

• A friendly, professional team culture in the Colchester office