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Senior Building Surveyor / Building Engineer
Job Posted: 6 days ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Colchester, Essex
Expire in: 22 days
Job Description
Location: Colchester (with travel to London & nationwide)
Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 + clear path to Associate / Director level
I’m working with a well-established multidisciplinary consultancy looking to appoint a Senior Building Surveyor or Building Engineer to lead their Major Loss Division — focusing on fire, flood, and subsidence claims.
This is a key role for someone with an engineering mindset, a passion for investigation work, and the ambition to take a lead in growing a specialist division with genuine career progression.
The Opportunity
You’ll take ownership of major loss and complex insurance claims, combining hands-on site work with design input, technical reporting, and client liaison.
You’ll also play a key part in shaping and developing the team — mentoring junior staff and supporting the firm’s expert witness and subsidence work.
Typical projects include:
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Fire and flood damage investigations
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Structural cracking and subsidence claims
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Remedial and temporary works design (underpinning, retaining walls, beams, rafters, joists)
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Forensic building inspections and expert witness reporting
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Managing remediation contracts from design to completion
About You
We’re looking for a technically capable professional who’s confident leading complex work and enjoys a mix of design, investigation, and client interaction.
Ideally you’ll have:
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Experience in insurance loss – particularly major loss (fire, flood, subsidence)
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Engineering background – able to design and specify remediation schemes
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C.Build.E status preferred (or proven equivalent experience)
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Alternatively, an engineering degree with substantial hands-on experience
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Ability to procure and manage remedial contracts
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CAD ability – desirable but not essential
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A calm, credible communicator who enjoys mentoring others
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Ambition to step into Associate / Director level in the near future
Why Apply?
This role offers the best of both worlds — autonomy to lead technically challenging projects, and support from a respected consultancy that values collaboration and professional growth.
You’ll have a clear route to senior leadership and the chance to shape a Major Loss function that already has strong client backing.
If you’re a Senior Surveyor or Building Engineer who enjoys the detail, the design, and the challenge — and you’re ready for your next big step — let’s have a confidential chatBefore You Apply
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