Job Description

Salary

From 33,951 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Building and Maintenance

Date posted

06/08/2025

Job reference

T49829



Finance, Infrastructure & Commercial Services (FICS)

This full-time post is available on a permanent basis in Estate Services.

The post is a hybrid position with three days a week based on the Streatham Campus and it offers the opportunity for the successful applicant to build upon existing surveying and management skills.

The University of Exeter is seeking to recruit an Assistant Building Surveyor, qualified to degree level, ideally with recent experience of working in a building surveying, or multi-disciplinary team helping to deliver complex projects.

The position will involve CAD drawing work, project management, design, supervision and contract administration of variably sized refurbishment and alteration projects with values up to 200k. A wide variety of workload can be guaranteed and the role will suit an enthusiastic surveyor who wishes to pursue a career in a client organisation.

Estate Services also has significant responsibilities for organising planned maintenance to the estate, with values typically in the range of 25k to 2m. The post-holder will be expected to advise on technical matters and deal with general estate issues relating to such planned maintenance.

Preferably, candidates will be able to demonstrate their recent experience, comprising the delivery of projects up to the value of 200k and also any experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Remuneration will be competitive within the market and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Capability with AutoCAD and Revit will be an advantage.

You will be required to take responsibility for other members of the surveying team, such as clerks of works and must be able to work under his/her own initiative.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days leave per year options for flexible working onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ian Millar i.s.millar@exeter.ac.uk