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Building Surveyor

Full time 37 hours per week, Permanent

Salary up to £42,839 per annum (Pay award Pending)

Are you an experienced and detail driven Building Surveyor looking for your next challenge? Come and work for a forward-thinking team where your expertise will directly influence the quality and safety of buildings across a diverse portfolio of properties.

Wychavon District Council have a rare opportunity for a professional Building Surveyor to join our busy Property and Projects team.

You will play a significant role by managing and delivering refurbishment and renovation projects for all council owned properties. You will work closely with the Senior Building Surveyor to improve standards for all built assets making them sustainable, energy efficient, safe, and compliant. You will take the lead with the management of repair and maintenance for all built, mechanical, and electrical assets. You will work to a robust planned preventive works programme undertaking building fabric condition surveys, producing feasibility study reports, drawings, specifications, and providing technical advice as required.

About you

The successful candidate will:

• Prepare design drawings, specifications, pre-tender safety plans and obtain permissions for the extension, alteration and refurbishment works to the Councils operational buildings.
• Manage capital projects of up to £2m value on behalf of the council and third party organisations.
• Undertake the preparation of condition surveys and identify and programme planned and cyclical maintenance schedules.
• To manage building repair works, commission and place orders for repairs and supervise them through to completion
• To produce interim and full dilapidation surveys
• To prepare and undertake decarbonisation solutions for Council properties
• To support the Senior Building Surveyor with the delivery of the Capital programme
• Manage and administer small projects from inception to completion
• Assist the Senior Building Surveyor with grant and planning applications

What we can offer

Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver our We are Wychavon District Council plan (attached) to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:

• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.

We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.

Please note: Wychavon District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

To discuss the post or for further information, please call Mark James on 07807100815.

Please note: If we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.