Job Title\nProject Monitoring Surveyor\n\nLevel\nAssociate Director (Senior surveyors ready to step up will be considered. Director-level appointments may also be possible, with scope and reward aligned to experience.)\n\nLocation\nManchester (flexible, hybrid working)\n\nThe Opportunity\nA specialist project monitoring consultancy with a strong presence across the North of England is continuing to expand its team from its Manchester base. From its Manchester base, the team works closely with development lenders on some of the region’s most significant schemes across the North West and Yorkshire.\nThe consultancy is appointed on large-scale, lender-funded developments where judgement, clarity of advice and credibility with funders are paramount.

Instructions are typically long-term, often spanning multiple phases or forming part of wider regeneration and strategic development programmes. This creates a stable pipeline of work and sustained involvement on genuinely landmark projects.\nThis opportunity suits an experienced Project Monitoring Surveyor who wants greater exposure to major lender-backed developments and a more influential role in risk advisory and funding decisions. It will appeal both to those already operating at this level and to strong senior surveyors looking to step up into a broader, higher-profile remit.\n\nThe Role\nYou will act as Project Monitor on lender-funded developments from early due diligence through to completion, providing clear, commercially grounded advice to lenders and wider project teams.\nThe role is advisory at its core.

You’ll be expected to interrogate proposals, assess and communicate risk, and provide lenders with the confidence to progress funding decisions on complex schemes. You’ll work alongside a highly experienced senior team, giving you the platform to operate autonomously while continuing to broaden your exposure.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nActing as Project Monitor on major lender-funded developments\nProducing high-quality monitoring reports that directly inform credit and risk decisions\nAdvising lenders on development risk, cost certainty, programme, procurement and delivery strategy\nLiaising closely with lenders, developers, funders and professional teams\nReviewing compliance with funding conditions and professional appointments\nProviding informed commentary on construction risk, EPC considerations and Building Safety Act requirements\nManaging multiple live projects concurrently across the North West and Yorkshire\nExercising professional judgement rather than relying on a process-driven or checklist-led approach\n\nCandidate Profile\nProven experience as a Project Monitoring Surveyor within development finance\nBackground from a recognised project monitoring, building or multidisciplinary consultancy\nCandidates whose experience has been focused on smaller or less complex schemes will be considered where technical strength and ambition to progress are clear\nStrong report writing capability with experience advising lender clients\nCommercially minded, with the confidence to challenge, advise and influence senior stakeholders\nCandidates operating at, or ready to step into, an Associate Director-level role are encouraged to apply\nDirector-level candidates may also be considered where experience supports a wider regional or strategic remit\nMRICS preferred\n\nWhy This Role\nInvolvement in some of the North’s most prominent and high-value developments\nDirect input into lender confidence and funding decisions on landmark schemes\nOpportunity to broaden experience rapidly and operate at a more senior, influential level\nScope to shape and influence how project monitoring services are delivered as the regional workload grows\nSenior, experienced peer group with no requirement to manage junior teams\nLong-term visibility of work through a strong, established pipeline of instructions\n\nPackage\nBase salary aligned to Associate Director level, typically around £85,000 (flexible depending on experience and seniority)\nBonus of 25%\nTotal annual remuneration comfortably exceeding £100,000\nPrivate healthcare\nProfessional fees paid\nFully flexible working arrangements\nManchester office base with no mandated attendance requirement\n\nWays of Working\nThe role is predominantly home- and site-based, with office access available as needed. The business operates on trust, accountability and professional autonomy rather than fixed attendance or presenteeism.\n\nClick Apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation with Andrew Pearson at EC Property Recruitment.

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