Registered Building Surveyor

About the role

ORS has a robust building surveying team with a proven track in delivering with speed and dependability on complex projects. We survey the built environment, advising clients on a wide range of issues from property registration to building compliance. We are seeking a senior building surveyor with 8 to 10 years’ experience to join our expanding team.

Key Responsibilities

Preparing tenders, supervising tendering procedures and putting together proposals.

Compiling, checking and approving reports and drawings ensuring that projects run smoothly.

Assisting with management and coordination of projects works.

Inputting your expertise in general where you have specific expertise not available elsewhere in company.

Client advising, providing professional advice on building issues

Technical Due Diligence, conducting thorough property surveys, assessing structural integrity, and identifying defects

Communicating and liaising with colleagues, architects, consultants and clients.

Business development work as necessary to support the above.

Building Regulations and Planning Permission Compliance reporting.

Dilapidations, reports on commercial properties assessing building conditions and advising on repair obligations and costs, especially for commercial leases.

Essential Requirements 

BSc, (Hons) Degree in Building Surveying, or equivalent.

Chartered Building Surveyor and/or Registered Building Surveyor status desirable.

5 to 10 years’ experience, preferably within a consultancy.

Have strong onsite surveying skills with previous relevant commercial / residential building surveying experience.

Experience in negotiation of settlement with tenants/landlord’s surveyor on terminal Schedule of Dilapidations.

Experience in business development, client facing and presentation skills.

Be able to develop and foster long term client relationships.

Proficient IT skills, including AutoCAD, Word and Excel.

Excellent technical knowledge and competence.

Have strong report writing skills and excellent attention to detail.

A team player who is motivated to mentor, share knowledge with and guide graduate level building surveyors.

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit

Work from abroad

Flexible working hours

Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform

Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding

Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave

Company and birthday annual leave days

Death in Service benefit

Tax saver - travel and bike to work

Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees

Talent Development Programmes

Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025

Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025

Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025

Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024

Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024

Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017

Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025

Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work

Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217

Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards

Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.