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About the Role

Join M7's Technical Services team as a Building Surveyor to manage capital expenditure projects across the UK portfolio. This role involves overseeing projects from specification to completion, supporting technical due diligence for acquisitions, and coordinating European projects. You will act as the technical interface between various teams and ensure projects meet program, budget, and M7 design standards.

Responsibilities

Act as Lead Consultant/Project Manager on UK capital expenditure, refurbishment and fit-out projects from inception to completion.
Prepare scopes of works, specifications, and tender documentation, coordinating specialist consultant input.
Procure and appoint consultants, agreeing fee proposals and managing deliverables.
Run competitive contractor tenders, analyze returns, and produce reports.
Advise on procurement routes and administer JCT building contracts as Contract Administrator.
Manage projects on site through inspections and progress meetings, holding contractors to program, budget, quality, and health and safety requirements.
Set and manage project budgets and cash flow forecasts, tracking spend and reporting progress, risks, and variances.
Ensure projects comply with CDM Regulations 2015, Building Safety Act 2022, Building Regulations, and other statutory requirements.
Assist in scoping the technical due diligence brief for UK acquisitions.
Review third-party technical due diligence reports, challenging findings and summarizing key defects, risks, and capex requirements.
Review capex and technical assumptions in the underwrite for UK acquisitions against due diligence findings.
Travel to Europe to support projects, overseeing local project managers and design teams.
Contribute to the development of M7 design standards, specifications, consultant frameworks, and project procedures.
Keep accurate project records and reporting.

Requirements

Strong technical understanding of commercial and industrial/logistics building construction, refurbishment, fit-out, and building surveying within the UK market.
Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary design teams, contractors, and external consultants.
Direct experience delivering capital expenditure, refurbishment, and fit-out projects, ideally within industrial, logistics, or commercial real estate.
Strong working knowledge of UK Building Regulations, planning requirements, relevant construction legislation, and statutory compliance requirements.
Ability to critically analyze cost plans, specifications, fee proposals, and contractor pricing, with commercial acumen to challenge and negotiate effectively.
Good understanding of UK construction contracts, procurement routes, and health and safety requirements, including CDM Regulations.
Experience undertaking or overseeing building surveys, defect analysis, condition assessments, and technical due diligence.
Proven experience preparing specifications and tender documentation and acting as Lead Consultant and Contract Administrator under JCT forms of contract.
Proactive and self-directed approach to identifying issues and driving solutions.
Commercially minded, understanding the investment and asset management context of projects.
Confident communicator, able to communicate technical matters clearly to various stakeholders.
Collaborative yet rigorous approach to working relationships and project accountability.
Organized and detailed-oriented with a structured approach to project management.
A valid UK driving licence.
Willingness to travel regularly to properties and project sites across the UK.

Skills

Building construction
Refurbishment
Fit-out
Building surveying
Project management
Technical due diligence
Specification preparation
Tender documentation
Contract administration
Budget management
Cash flow forecasting
CDM Regulations 2015
Building Safety Act 2022
Building Regulations
JCT contracts
RIBA Plan of Work

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Office-based
Hybrid flexibility
Regular travel across UK assets
Periodic travel to other EU offices

Experience Level

Minimum 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience in project delivery, building surveying, construction consultancy or an equivalent client-side technical role within commercial real estate.
Demonstrable experience working within the UK commercial property market, ideally across industrial and logistics.

Education Level

Degree-level qualification in a relevant built environment discipline, such as Building Surveying, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil/Structural Engineering or a related MRICS or equivalent professional accreditation is required.

Benefits

Generous total rewards package
Support for employees’ wellbeing, growth and work–life balance

About the Company

M7 is a European real estate investment management firm with €5bn assets under management, specializing in urban and last-mile logistics.
We leverage local expertise and active asset management to maximize performance.
Our strategically located assets help occupiers reduce delivery times, lower emissions, and respond quickly to consumer needs.
We employ a value-oriented investment philosophy combined with a hands-on asset management platform.
Our culture is open, fast-moving, and performance-driven, with a team-focused approach.
We are a collaborative organization with 135 employees across the UK and Europe.