Principal Building Surveyor

Arcadis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consultancy firm is looking for a Principal Building Surveyor in Leeds. The successful candidate will provide technical due diligence and manage building surveying services for commercial properties. Responsibilities include guiding junior staff, managing risks, and nurturing client relationships. MRICS qualification and relevant experience are essential. Join a collaborative team dedicated to improving quality of life through innovative practices.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience (PQE) in building surveying.
• Ability to manage priorities while maintaining confidentiality.
• Proactive and flexible approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical due diligence advice and reporting.
• Deliver building surveying services across commercial building types.
• Collaborate with Project Managers for service efficiency.
• Guide junior building surveyors through mentoring and supervision.

Skills

Technical due diligence

Excellent communication skills

Client relationship management

Mentoring and supervision

Detail-oriented

Education

Degree and MRICS qualified

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We have more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Overview

We are thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity for a Principal Level Chartered Building Surveyor to become part of our well‑established L&I Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying team. The position primarily involves handling transaction‑based assignments within the UK, focusing on technical advisory services while allowing room for your unique skills and career aspirations. You will manage and commission assignments effectively and collaborate within a larger commission team to secure exceptional outcomes for our clients. Direct client interaction will be a key aspect of your role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical due diligence (TDD) advice and reporting, identifying key risks, assessing severity, quantifying impact, and providing actionable recommendations.
• Deliver core building surveying services across various commercial building types.
• Manage risks in service delivery and contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Drive organic revenue growth and support the delivery of the business plan for the commercial building surveying offering.
• Effectively communicate to ensure all necessary information is available for project execution and completion.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Team Leaders to maintain efficient financial control and deliver a cost‑effective service.
• Represent Arcadis professionally and act as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders.
• Provide the Sector Director with quantifiable updates on the progress of each contract on a regular basis.
• Support the development of junior building surveyors through mentoring and supervision.
• Maintain time management, meet deadlines, and ensure profitability of each instruction.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree and MRICS qualified, with post‑qualification experience (PQE).
• Detail‑oriented, organized, and capable of independent operation.
• Multi‑disciplinary experience with a global perspective.
• Proactive, flexible, and able to manage priorities while maintaining confidentiality.
• Demonstrates integrity, honesty, and a strong personal impact.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Innovative, self‑motivated, and commercially aware.
• Provide concise, commercially insightful advice to clients.
• Support the TDD team in project and assignment delivery.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, manage expectations, and ensure timely, accurate work outputs.
• Guide junior team members and work effectively within a team.
• Presentable, articulate, and capable of building and maintaining relationships both within and outside the company.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together, diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.