Building Surveyor - Hortons Estate

Building Surveyor – Newly Qualified / APC Candidate Hortons Estate | Birmingham (Office based with flexibility) | Negotiable + Car Allowance + Bonus

Joshua Robert is partnering with Hortons Estate to appoint a Building Surveyor - a broad and commercially focused role within a growing and entrepreneurial property investment business.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a genuinely wide-ranging building surveying position, working client-side within a business that owns and actively manages a diverse UK commercial portfolio currently valued at £350m, with ambitions to grow to £500m.

The successful candidate will manage and, depending on their level of experience, take ownership of live projects across refurbishment, dilapidations, acquisitions, and asset management. Reporting to the Head of Building Surveying & Development, this role offers direct exposure to commercial decision-making at every stage of a project.

Key Responsibilities

Manage building surveying projects from inception through to completion
Undertake project design, specification writing, and cost analysis
Carry out defect diagnosis, repair, and maintenance strategy planning
Administer contracts and oversee external consultants
Prepare schedules of condition and manage dilapidations matters
Support property acquisitions and disposals as required
Involvement in asset management, including service charge matters
Deliver refurbishment programmes across mixed-use stock (office, retail, industrial)
Provide development-side support as that workstream continues to grow
Manage own workload independently, developing projects at all levels of asset management Candidate Profile
A motivated building surveyor at graduate to newly chartered level, with:

MRICS qualified or working towards APC
Open background in private practice or client-side — both considered
CAD experience and competency in Microsoft Office
Strong time management and the ability to manage one's own workload
Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
A commercially minded, ownership-focused approach to projects
Knowledge of property management an advantage but not essential
A full UK driving licence
Ambitious, accountable, and committed to delivering to the highest standard Why This Role

In-house client-side role with a scope significantly broader than a standard position
Direct mentorship from a Chartered Building Surveyor and Head of Building Surveying & Development, as well as the wider property and asset management team
Exposure to dilapidations, acquisitions, refurbishment, development, and asset management
Part of a growing business with a clear trajectory to £500m+ portfolio value
Full-time, permanent contract with company car and benefits — salary negotiable on experience
This vacancy is exclusively managed by Joshua Robert Recruitment. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to Joshua Robert for consideration