Senior Building Surveyor

It’s finding new ways to maintain world famous, historic buildings.

It's leading and collaborating to deliver every time. And it’s joining the professional business behind the monarchy. This is what makes working for the Royal Household exceptional.

Every year Windsor Castle hosts a wide range of Royal events, from investitures and receptions to the historic Garter Day, and it welcomes thousands of visitors through its doors. It’s home to many of our specialist teams, as well as housing residents and tenants across the wider Estate.

Most of the buildings are scheduled ancient monuments or listed buildings. You’ll therefore play an important role facilitating the modern-day workings of the Castle, while also preserving these iconic historic buildings for generations to come.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Operations Surveyors, Building Supervisors and a team of contractors, directing work and driving performance.
• Have oversight of all operational activities, including planned maintenance, specialist term contracts, statutory compliance, reactive maintenance and 10-year planning.
• Lead on preparations for large scale functions and events.
• Develop and implement best practice approaches for the conservation, repair and maintenance of the building fabric of the estate.
• Manage a portfolio of works of varying scale, from planning to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Proactively manage stakeholder relationships, communicating progress and minimizing disruption.
• Ensure compliance with statutory duties and legislative requirements, promoting a culture of risk awareness and management.
• Manage budgets, tender processes, contracts and contractors, ensuring value for money and high-quality service delivery.

Essential Criteria

• Chartered Building Surveying qualification or equivalent.
• Experience working within historic listed buildings and on occupied multi-site estates.
• Demonstrable experience of statutory compliance and risk management.
• Previous experience with Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and CAD Systems.
• Strong project management skills, capable of managing a varied portfolio of work.
• Proven budget management, cost control, and contract management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to remain level-headed under pressure and make logical, informed decisions.
• Collaborative mindset with a customer-driven approach to service delivery.

We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.

Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.

Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.

We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.

Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here.