Lead Building Surveyor

ALink Recruitment and working alongside a consultancy that are expanding their Inspection Division with the creation of a new Building Survey Lead role — a highly technical, highly creative individual responsible for shaping and scaling our building-survey capability. This is not a traditional measured-building survey post. We’re looking for someone from a conditional surveying / structural investigation background who understands how to assess, diagnose, and communicate the condition of complex assets across the built environment.

This role will sit at the heart of our rapidly growing inspection offering, working closely with both Operations and Commercial teams to build a market-leading service line, define our products, communicate our technical capabilities, and help identify strategic opportunities across multiple sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead and develop the Building Survey team, setting technical standards, workflows, and QA processes.

• Work closely with the Operations Team to build scalable operational capacity, ensuring consistent delivery across multiple asset types.

• Scope, plan and oversee complex building condition and structural investigation surveys, including identification of specialist subcontractors where required.

• Act as the senior technical authority for building pathology, material defects, and structural issues encountered across commercial, residential, heritage, industrial and infrastructure assets.

• Develop best-practice methodologies blending traditional surveying approaches with advanced inspection technologies (drone, LiDAR, thermography, digital twins etc.).

Commercial Development & Product Definition

• Collaborate with the Commercial Team to define and articulate new inspection products for the market.

• Support business development activity by translating technical capability into clear client value propositions.

• Help identify strategic target clients and sectors, advising where our technical strengths can create commercial advantage.

• Assist in bid writing, fee development, and technical proposal inputs for major tenders and frameworks.

Technical Delivery

• Undertake and oversee condition surveys, structural defect investigations, intrusive and non-intrusive testing, and envelope diagnostics across a wide range of asset types.

• Ensure survey outputs (reports, drawings, models, thermal analysis, photogrammetry etc.) meet high technical accuracy and clarity standards.

• Provide senior-level technical review and signoff for all deliverables produced by the team.

Team Development & Scaling

• Mentor, train and upskill surveyors into a high-performing, scalable specialist team.

• Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members as the division grows.

• Create a culture of quality, innovation and continuous improvement within the team.

Skills & Experience Required

Technical Background

• Degree in Building Surveying, Structural Engineering, Building Pathology, Construction Technology, or similar.

• Chartered or working towards chartership (RICS, CIOB, IStructE, CABE etc.).

• Strong background in condition surveys, building pathology, structural investigation, defect diagnosis, and working with specialist testing contractors.

• Experience across a range of asset types: commercial, residential, industrial, heritage, infrastructure or utilities.

• Strong understanding of building regulations, construction methods, structural systems and envelope performance.

Leadership & Commercial Capability

• Demonstrable experience leading technical teams or acting as a senior technical authority.

• Confident in commercial discussions, defining scope, assisting with fee development and supporting business development activity.

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to clients in clear, business-friendly language.

Desired (Not Essential)

• Experience integrating survey outputs with digital inspection technologies (drones, SLAM, LiDAR, thermography etc.).

• Strong report-writing and visual communication skills.

• Experience working with major contractors, property owners, asset managers or heritage estates.

Personal Attributes

• Highly creative technical thinker with an ability to turn capability into a product.

• Collaborative, approachable and comfortable working across Commercial, Ops and Delivery teams.

• Flexible mindset suited to a role that spans multiple asset types and survey methodologies.

• Passion for building and scaling a new specialist capability within a fast-growing division.

Why Join?

You’ll be joining at a pivotal point in the growth of the Inspection Division, with the opportunity to shape a new team, influence our service lines, and help define how building inspection is delivered in a digital, technology-enabled future. This is a senior role with real impact, autonomy and long-term growth potential