Building Surveyor

The role

Are you a qualified Building Surveyor looking to expand your portfolio? Come and join our lively and highly motivated team of professionals based in vibrant, modern offices at London Bridge.

We're looking for experience of preparing specifications, writing reports and procuring and administering building and refurbishment contracts. You'll also need to demonstrate sound technical knowledge of building construction, building pathology and H&S law and practices. Strong communication and inter personal skills are also essential as you'll be dealing with members of the public, local residents, staff and contractors.

It's all in your hands from adaptations to structural issues and complex damp problems, your expertise will underpin a broad range of building works.

Key duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Managing works from inception to completion, your flair for efficient programming, effective tendering and robust supervision of contractors will make for consistent completion - on time, on budget, and to high standards
• Your knowledge will inform our responses to statutory and legislative change, and help to shape ways of working. Crucially, you will also help us to use sustainable technologies that improve and promote our services
• At the heart of your success will be a flair for building innovative working relationships - with applicants, residents, contractors, suppliers, colleagues and external agencies alike

About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.  Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Recruitment timetable

• Advert Closing Date: 05/01/2025
• Interview Date: Mid - late January 2025

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme . We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Additional details

About You:

• A relevant building qualification to HNC or above
• Substantial experience of delivering repairs and maintenance services
• Proven working knowledge of sustainability and construction
• Strong understanding of contract management for building maintenance and adaptations
• Excellent communication skills - from mentoring trainees to answering the public's questions

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you'll be helping improve the lives of Southwark's Residents each day and working towards delivering the council's vision of delivering a fairer future for all, apply to Southwark Council today.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.