Job Details

Development Monitoring Surveyor andndash; Client Side

London / Hybrid / Regional Flexibility

andpound;75,000 andndash; andpound;110,000 + Strong Bonus + Benefits

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This is one of the strongest client-side Development Monitoring opportunities currently available in the market

A specialist lender that is significantly expanding its internal Construction Risk capability as part of a wider investment into proactive loan book management and real-time development oversight.

Candidates may be based outside London provided they are comfortable with regular travel across live projects and periodic attendance within the wider lending team environment.

This is not a passive monitoring role.

The business already appoints external Monitoring Surveyors across its projects. Your role is to actively manage those consultants, challenge reporting where required, identify emerging risks early, and provide commercially balanced oversight across a live development finance portfolio.

The emphasis is firmly on proactive risk management rather than retrospective reporting.

Youandrsquo;ll work closely with credit, relationship, and lending teams while maintaining independent construction oversight across a wide range of residential, mixed-use, and commercial development schemes.

For an experienced Monitoring Surveyor looking to move client-side - or someone already operating within a lender environment- this is a genuinely standout opportunity.

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The Role

andbull; Active management of external Monitoring Surveyors across a live development finance portfolio

andbull; Proactively monitoring project performance, delivery risk, programme exposure, and cost movement across the loan book

andbull; Reviewing IMS reporting and challenging assumptions, recommendations, and risk positions where necessary

andbull; Identifying emerging construction and delivery risks before they impact lending exposure

andbull; Supporting lending decisions through commercially balanced construction risk advice

andbull; Carrying out regular project visits and maintaining direct engagement with developers, borrowers, contractors, and consultants

andbull; Participating in project meetings where required to maintain real-time visibility across schemes

andbull; Assessing contractor performance, procurement risk, cost-to-complete exposure, programme movement, and viability concerns

andbull; Working closely with relationship managers, credit teams, and senior stakeholders across the lending platform

andbull; Supporting more complex or stressed projects where additional oversight and commercial judgement are required

andbull; Helping shape and strengthen an evolving internal Construction Risk function

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Essential Experience

andbull; Current live monitoring experience within a consultancy, development finance, bank monitoring, or construction risk

andbull; Strong understanding of development appraisals, drawdowns, project viability, cash flow, and construction risk

andbull; Experience overseeing live residential, mixed-use, or commercial developments

andbull; Ability to assess programme risk, contractor performance, procurement exposure, and delivery issues

andbull; Strong commercial awareness and confidence making balanced recommendations

andbull; Experience managing multiple live projects simultaneously

andbull; Excellent stakeholder management and reporting skills

andbull; Comfortable operating autonomously within a highly mobile working environment

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Highly Desirable

andbull; Previous experience working client-side within a bank, lender, or development finance platform

andbull; Experience managing external Monitoring Surveyors or professional consultant teams

andbull; Exposure to restructuring, credit risk, or stressed development situations

andbull; Understanding of how construction risk impacts wider loan book performance

andbull; Experience working closely with lending, relationship, or credit teams

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Preferred

andbull; MRICS or equivalent qualification

andbull; Experience within specialist lending or challenger banking environments

andbull; Ability to combine technical construction knowledge with strong commercial judgement

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Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Very few monitoring roles offer this level of influence, visibility, and commercial involvement.

This is a business actively investing into its Construction Risk capability.

Youandrsquo;ll sit much closer to lending decisions, portfolio management, and real-time project performance than in a traditional consultancy-side monitoring role.

The environment is highly commercial, pragmatic, and proactive.

Youandrsquo;ll gain exposure to:

andbull; Active loan book management

andbull; Complex development finance transactions

andbull; High-level construction risk decision-making

andbull; Stressed and underperforming projects

andbull; Senior lending and credit stakeholders

andbull; An expanding platform with genuine long-term progression potential

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Salary andamp; Package

andbull; andpound;75,000 andndash; andpound;110,000 basic salary depending on experience

andbull; Strong annual bonus potential

andbull; Pension

andbull; Private healthcare

andbull; Hybrid and flexible working

andbull; Long-term progression opportunities

andbull; High-profile development finance exposure

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