Senior Surveyor

Job Title

Senior Surveyor Job Description Summary

Job Description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Surveyor to join its Dublin Office Agency team. This is a hands‑on, client‑focused position for an experienced surveyor who thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced advisory environment. The role spans supporting senior leadership on large development and leasing mandates, taking ownership of smaller client instructions with growing independence, and contributing to the effective running of team systems and junior talent development. Senior Surveyors are trusted representatives of the firm’s values and brand, providing high‑quality professional advice while contributing directly to fee growth, billing and profitability.

Roles & Responsibilities

Deliver excellent professional advice and service to office leasing clients

Support Directors and Associate Directors on major development projects, pitches and transactions

Act as primary client contact on managed projects, providing updates, advice and solutions

Run smaller assignments with increasing responsibility and autonomy

Prepare and contribute to client presentations, bids and pitches

Identify technical issues in transactions and recommend appropriate solutions

Proactively generate new business and revenue opportunities

Build and maintain strong internal and external client relationships

Contribute to team fee, billing and profit targets

Deliver personal billing performance aligned to role expectations

Manage billing, budgets and cost control on assigned instructions

Identify cross‑selling opportunities and support wider firm services

Use firm systems to support pricing, billing, cash flow and profitability

Ensure compliance with firm procedures, professional standards, health & safety and risk policies

Maintain current knowledge of legislation, case law and market developments

Demonstrate sound technical competence and market awareness

Act as a Business Enabler, Trusted Advisor and Leader within the team

Coach and support graduate and early‑career surveyors

Share knowledge, provide constructive feedback and support team performance

Actively pursue personal development, mentoring and CPD requirements

Embrace and support change and continuous improvement initiatives

Education & Qualifications

Ideally 2+ years post‑qualification experience

Background in general practice, preferably client‑facing or transactional

Experience in a large practice or corporate environment advantageous

Understanding of business development and client relationship management

Financial awareness and experience with billing and budgets

Knowledge of the Irish commercial real estate market and relevant legislation

SCSI qualified (or actively working towards qualification)

Skills & Attributes

Commercially aware, organised and client‑focused

Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills

Confident report writer with excellent written and verbal English

Team‑oriented, proactive and able to work with increasing independence

Strong IT skills including MS Office and industry‑specific systems

Please note: this is a direct search led by Cushman & Wakefield. We only work with recruitment agencies on our preferred supplier list, and only where a signed and in date agreement is in place and the agency has been directly instructed on the role by a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

We do not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs submitted to any of our employees or outside of our agreed process. No agency fees will be payable in these circumstances.

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”