Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.
We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all our stakeholders.
Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.
We are seeking an experienced Development Surveyor to support the commercial delivery of complex high-rise residential and mixed-use developments. This is a pivotal role within the project team, responsible for safeguarding budget integrity, driving value through procurement, and ensuring robust commercial management across the lifecycle of the scheme.
- Supporting preparation and agreement of comprehensive project budgets, with ongoing cost benchmarking and performance analysis.
- Procuring and managing main and trade contractor packages in line with company governance and quality procedures.
- Undertaking detailed tender analysis and equalisation, ensuring best value, programme alignment and quality standards.
- Administering contracts effectively, including valuations, variations, notices and subcontract management.
- Managing financial controls including preliminaries, logistics budgets, cost tracking and monthly variance reporting.
- Actively participating in design reviews, buildability assessments, value engineering and risk management.
- Monitoring site activity to identify financial risk or opportunity and advising on appropriate commercial action.
- Collaborating with Technical, Construction and Sales teams to ensure accurate pricing of variations and purchaser extras.
- Maintaining high standards of health & safety, environmental compliance and quality.
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Experience in high-rise residential or mixed-use development.
- Strong understanding of contract administration and commercial governance.
- Proven ability to manage complex trade packages and drive cost certainty.
- Commercially astute, detail focused and confident in stakeholder engagement.
- Qualified in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying (HNC/HND/Degree desirable).
- Professional membership (MCIOB, MRICS, CIPS or similar) advantageous.
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25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
- Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
- Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
- Private pension plan.
- Group life assurance.
The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.
Internal applicants:
If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.
Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.
We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all of our stakeholders.
Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.
We have a diverse workforce and culture rooted in attention to detail, effective communication, a sense of fun and a huge feeling of ownership and pride. With a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction, we have become synonymous with exceptional design and meticulous attention to detail.
