MEP & Fabric Asset Surveyor

M&E Asset Surveyor

Contract: Government
Location: Glasgow or Edinburgh (covering the Central Belt and wider Scotland)
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent

Our client, a leading provider of facilities services in the UK, is seeking a Mobile MEP & Fabric Asset Surveyor to join a specialist asset management team supporting a prestigious government facilities management contract.

Job Overview

This is a fully remote, field-based role involving travel to government office buildings across Scotland to carry out annual mechanical, electrical and associated building asset surveys. The successful candidate will typically work within approximately 90 minutes of their home location, offering flexibility and autonomy in managing their own schedule.

Working across a varied commercial property portfolio, you will be responsible for capturing and validating asset information, assessing asset condition and remaining lifecycle, and ensuring data accuracy. Your work will support statutory compliance, planned maintenance programmes and long-term asset investment planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out annual mechanical and electrical asset surveys across commercial government office buildings.
• Capture, verify and validate asset information using mobile surveying technology.
• Assess asset condition, remaining lifecycle and replacement requirements.
• Identify missing, duplicated or incorrectly recorded assets.
• Produce accurate asset registers and technical survey reports.
• Support lifecycle planning, compliance programmes and long-term asset management strategies.
• Ensure asset information is maintained in line with client standards and industry best practice.
• Build strong working relationships with on-site teams while working independently across multiple locations.

Person Specification

• Proven experience as an M&E Asset Surveyor, or experience as a Building Services Engineer looking to move into surveying.
• Good understanding of mechanical and electrical building services.
• Experience working within facilities management, commercial property or building services environments.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Comfortable using tablets or mobile technology to capture survey data.
• Ability to work independently and manage a field-based workload effectively.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence with no more than six penalty points.

If you're looking for a field-based role offering autonomy, long-term stability and the opportunity to work across a high-profile government estate, we'd love to hear from you.