Senior Surveyor - MRICS Qualified
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 hour ago
Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.
You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.
About The Team
The Forvis Mazars Property team is an advisory team providing expert or specialist advice to our clients, both internal and external. The team comprises Chartered Surveyors / Valuers and Property, Plant and Machinery valuers and we are seeking an additional surveyor to supplement our team's services.
About The Role
This role is currently flexible and will depend on the skill set of the applicants. We are seeking surveyors with any of the following skill sets:
Building Surveying - if you are a building surveyor, whether newly qualified or with a few year industry experience, we welcome applications from such professionals to enable us to add to the team's broad range of skills. As a building surveyor, you will need to have an understanding of cost based valuations, in particular Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) or Contractor's Method valuations, as well as a willingness to broaden your valuation knowledge to support our valuation surveyors in reviewing and / or performing valuations. Your building surveying experience should also include some of these areas: building insurance valuations, development appraisals/feasibility studies, capital allowances and dilapidations.
Property (real estate) valuation surveying - if you are a newly qualified or have a few years industry experience as a property valuer, you will feel right at home in our team. Your role will to be to review, critique and challenge valuations performed by professional advisors and internal management for financial reporting purposes, as part of the firms Audit function. You could be residential, commercial or specialised (e.g. trading property), as we have a very wide range of property clients and you will have the opportunity to develop your valuation knowledge across a significant range of assets.
Plant and Equipment (Machinery) valuation surveyor - If you are newly qualified (RICS or ASA) in this specialist field, we welcome your application to join our team, to bolster the existing plant and equipment valuation surveyors. It would be useful to have a knowledge and experience in valuations of a broad range of P&M for financial reporting and insurance purposes, as this will be the main areas of focus. We will also provide on the job training into property valuations to enable you to support the wider team, which will include real estate, where many of the principles will be aligned to your knowledge and experience.
The role that we have available is open to candidates who are setting out in their career and will provide you with opportunities to learn, develop and grow with the team and firm. We ideally require you to be qualified (MRICS, ASA or similar) but will consider candidates who are about to sit their final professional body exams/interviews.
What You'll Do
At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.
You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.
About The Team
The Forvis Mazars Property team is an advisory team providing expert or specialist advice to our clients, both internal and external. The team comprises Chartered Surveyors / Valuers and Property, Plant and Machinery valuers and we are seeking an additional surveyor to supplement our team's services.
About The Role
This role is currently flexible and will depend on the skill set of the applicants. We are seeking surveyors with any of the following skill sets:
Building Surveying - if you are a building surveyor, whether newly qualified or with a few year industry experience, we welcome applications from such professionals to enable us to add to the team's broad range of skills. As a building surveyor, you will need to have an understanding of cost based valuations, in particular Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) or Contractor's Method valuations, as well as a willingness to broaden your valuation knowledge to support our valuation surveyors in reviewing and / or performing valuations. Your building surveying experience should also include some of these areas: building insurance valuations, development appraisals/feasibility studies, capital allowances and dilapidations.
Property (real estate) valuation surveying - if you are a newly qualified or have a few years industry experience as a property valuer, you will feel right at home in our team. Your role will to be to review, critique and challenge valuations performed by professional advisors and internal management for financial reporting purposes, as part of the firms Audit function. You could be residential, commercial or specialised (e.g. trading property), as we have a very wide range of property clients and you will have the opportunity to develop your valuation knowledge across a significant range of assets.
Plant and Equipment (Machinery) valuation surveyor - If you are newly qualified (RICS or ASA) in this specialist field, we welcome your application to join our team, to bolster the existing plant and equipment valuation surveyors. It would be useful to have a knowledge and experience in valuations of a broad range of P&M for financial reporting and insurance purposes, as this will be the main areas of focus. We will also provide on the job training into property valuations to enable you to support the wider team, which will include real estate, where many of the principles will be aligned to your knowledge and experience.
The role that we have available is open to candidates who are setting out in their career and will provide you with opportunities to learn, develop and grow with the team and firm. We ideally require you to be qualified (MRICS, ASA or similar) but will consider candidates who are about to sit their final professional body exams/interviews.
What You'll Do
- As a Senior Surveyor, you'll play a key role in supporting our property and valuation service for our Audit Quality Team and non-audit advisory clients. Want to make a real difference?
- Work with UK audit teams to review valuations and challenge key assumptions across property, plant and equipment. How would you approach these critical discussions?
- Review and challenge building dilapidation costs for provisioning. Do you have building surveying expertise that could facilitate such reviews?
- Conduct Capital Allowances assessments. Do you have the expertise to lead in this area?
- Lead meetings with audit teams, clients, and advisors to ensure clear communication. Can you effectively drive collaboration across diverse teams?
- Deliver reports, assessing risk and reasonableness. How do you ensure accuracy and insight in your reports?
- Support new business efforts through tenders, proposals, and pitches. Are you ready to help grow the firm?
- Provide market insights and training to audit teams. Could you be the go-to expert on property trends and compliance?
- Assist with non-audit advisory engagements including tax, expert witness, financial reporting and insurance valuations, capital allowances, business rates, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, and strategic reviews. How do you manage diverse advisory projects efficiently?
- MRICS qualification with RICS Registered Valuer status (or equivalent)
- Valuation experience across multiple property classes and sectors. How diverse is your portfolio of expertise?
- Solid knowledge of RICS Valuation Standards, International Valuation Standards (IVS), and the UK National Supplement
- Proficiency in valuation methods and technical issues. How do you apply your skills to deliver high-quality work?
- Capital Allowances and/or building surveying knowledge and experience
- Understanding of commercial leases, ESG, and construction issues. Are you comfortable navigating complex legal and environmental factors?
- Strong time management, relationship-building, and presentation skills. Can you balance multiple tasks while maintaining top-tier client service?
At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.
