Heritage Building Surveyor

Heritage Building Surveyor

Job

Posted 01-Sep-2025

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Building Surveying/Consultancy

Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Provide specialist building surveying leadership across sites complex, listed and live public, scientific and collections environments. You will plan and deliver fabric inspections, condition surveys and lifecycle advice; scope and manage fabric works; safeguard heritage significance; and ensure all activities protect collections, visitors, staff and research while complying with statutory, conservation and client requirements. You will be a key interface between CBRE and the main stake holders on site.

• Lead cyclical inspections of internal/external fabric including roofs, rainwater goods, facades/terracotta, windows/doors (incl. specialist and heritage), stairwells, floors, finishes, signage and way finding. Produce condition reports, risk assessments and prioritised recommendations.
• Develop specifications/schedules of work and tender documentation for fabric repairs, minor refurbishments and conservation works. Administer contracts (NEC/JCT), manage suppliers and quality, and ensure compliant handover/O&M documentation.
• Plan works around a complex live environment: no intrusive/noisy/vibration works during public opening hours (10:00–18:00) unless authorised; apply dust, vibration and contamination controls near galleries or collections; maintain visitor experience and safety at all times.
• Protect collections and research: engage early with Conservation, Collections and Science Operations; provide minimum 10 working days’ notice for planned works in or near collections; include collection‑environment impact, dust/vibration mitigation and access routes within RAMS.
• Navigate sites security zoning and access protocols; arrange escorts and permits for Restricted (Zone
  3) and Highly Restricted (Zone
  4) areas; coordinate access through the Visitor Management System (VMS) and comply with site inductions.
• Contribute to Forward Maintenance Register (FMR) and lifecycle planning; use data from condition surveys, failure history, criticality and heritage significance to build 1–5 year fabric plans and budgets.
• Support Business‑Focused Maintenance (BFM): align fabric inspection regimes and risk‑based interventions to criticality and business impact; optimise PPM effort while protecting statutory and heritage requirements.
• Own fabric asset information and data quality: update the Asset Register and provide Monthly Asset Data inputs aligned to clients Asset Information Requirement (AIR) and Exchange Information Requirement (EIR); ensure CAFM/EAMS records (e.g., Archibus) are accurate and complete.
• Prepare and deliver clear reports, dashboards and presentations for monthly/quarterly governance (compliance, KPI/SLA, risks, audits, spend, social value and sustainability).
• Undertake and manage statutory/specialist surveys relevant to fabric (e.g., asbestos awareness/coordination, safe access/MEWPs, fire‑stopping, drainage, lightning protection, roofs). Ensure close‑out of remedials and maintain auditable records.
• Prepare RAMS and operate robust Permit to Work for high‑risk activities (e.g., hot works, confined spaces, working at height). Ensure Authorised Persons are engaged where required (e.g., pressure systems, HV/LV interfaces with fabric works).
• Support event operations (e.g., late openings, sleepovers) by risk assessing spaces, planning temporary works/protection, and providing rapid response to maintain visitor experience.
• Champion environmental management and sustainability in projects (materials selection, reuse, waste minimisation, low‑VOC products), and contribute to energy/water saving through fabric performance improvements.
• Coordinate with…