Building Surveyor Recruitment for Consultancies
Marks Consulting Partners recruits permanent building surveyors and quantity surveyors for private building surveying and property consultancies across the UK. Our private consultancy desk works with practices of every size, from national firms to SME consultancies hiring their next chartered surveyor.
Why consultancy hiring is different
Most chartered building surveyors in private practice are already employed and busy with fee-earning work. They rarely answer job adverts. They move through people they trust: former colleagues, their own network, or a recruiter who knows them.
“Building surveyor” also covers very different work. Someone who has run dilapidations claims for commercial landlords is not interchangeable with someone whose background is responsive repairs in social housing. We screen for the work you actually need, not the job title.
Roles we recruit
- Building surveyors: graduate, surveyor, senior, associate and associate director, chartered (MRICS or CIOB) or working towards chartership.
- Quantity surveyors: from surveyor to associate director.
- Project managers and project surveyors.
- Directors and partners for practices growing a team or a new office.
Disciplines we brief on include dilapidations, party wall, landlord and tenant, defects diagnosis, pre-acquisition surveys and contract administration.
How we work with consultancies
- A proper brief. We ask how the role splits between disciplines, the level of responsibility, whether chartership is essential or you can support an APC candidate, and the office and travel pattern.
- A short, relevant shortlist. We would rather send you two strong CVs than ten maybes.
- Pace. Good chartered surveyors do not stay on the market long, so we keep the process moving and give candidates straight feedback.
One of our clients is an SME building surveying consultancy with offices in Newcastle and London that hires chartered surveyors nationally. We send CVs, interviews are booked straight away, and offers and onboarding happen quickly. That pace is a real advantage for a smaller practice competing with larger firms for the same people.
Frequently asked questions
Do you only recruit building surveyors?
Building surveyors are the core of our consultancy desk, alongside quantity surveyors, project managers and senior appointments.
Can you find surveyors who are not actively looking?
Much of our consultancy recruitment is with surveyors who are not applying for jobs. We stay in touch with them throughout their careers, so we often know who is open to a move before they start looking.
Should we consider candidates working towards chartership?
Often, yes. If you can offer APC support, candidates working towards MRICS or CIOB widen your pool. Tell us in the brief whether chartership is essential now or a target.
Do you cover our region?
We recruit nationally, with the most activity in London, the South East, the East of England, the Midlands and the North of England.
Talk to us
To talk through a hire, call the team on 01923 510 330 or email contact@markscp.co.uk. You can also read our guide to building surveyor recruitment for SME consultancies.