Building Surveyor - SW

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Location: Portsmouth

Permanent, Full time

Salary: Competitive

We are looking for a skilled Building Surveyor to support the delivery of Billable Works across the Defence estate, working closely with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and a wide range of stakeholders. This role plays a key part in surveying assets, developing robust scopes of work and providing professional advice on the design, construction, maintenance and repair of buildings in a highly regulated environment.

You will undertake detailed on-site surveys, identify defects and produce clear, well-reasoned reports with practical recommendations for remedial works. You will prepare schedules of work, specifications and budgets using the NHF Schedule of Rates, ensuring proposed solutions align with ISO 55000 principles and support whole-life cost, sustainability and carbon-reduction objectives.

Working collaboratively with clients, end users and the supply chain, you will help agree scopes, priorities and delivery programmes for Billable Works. You will ensure all works comply with statutory, health and safety and environmental requirements, including CDM regulations, JSP 375, asbestos and legionella management. The role also includes managing additional professional services such as structural surveys, reviewing technical reports, attending risk meetings and maintaining accurate records within asset management systems.

From a commercial perspective, you will work closely with quantity surveyors to develop cost-effective solutions, monitor financial progress against milestones and support effective risk management to ensure value for money and efficient delivery.

About you

You will have demonstrable experience as a Building Surveyor, with strong capability in defect diagnosis, specification writing and the management of repair and maintenance works. You will be confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, managing costs and priorities, and supervising site activities in line with safe systems of work. A sound working knowledge of CDM regulations is essential, with experience acting as Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor highly desirable.

Experience within construction, property maintenance or a similar environment is required, with exposure to MOD estates, NEC contracts, asbestos legislation, accessibility requirements and sustainability principles being advantageous. You will be organised, analytical and comfortable working in a regulated, operational environment where quality, safety and compliance are critical.

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.