Building Surveyor

7 months ago

Braintree, United Kingdom Braintree District Council Full time

Job description

We have a new opportunity for a building surveyor to join our Property and Asset Management Team at Braintree District Council.

**About our Property and Asset Management Service**

We provide professional asset and estate management services and deliver property management solutions for the general fund portfolio. The portfolio is mostly commercial property and land including corporate offices, leisure centres, investment property, country park estates, and community centres.

This is a new role, to support the Head of Asset Management to deliver a programme of building surveys including conditions surveys and dilapidations, fabric inspections, lead minor works projects and lead on the planned maintenance programme.

Your duties will include:

- Leading and delivering the programme of surveys on the built environment including conditions surveys, some completed in house and procuring external professional services for additional support.
- Advising the surveyors on dilapidations and commissioning agreed reports.
- Lead the minor works capital programme, design, specification, award and monitoring of projects through to completion.
- With support from the property officers, reacting to call outs for inspecting structures, making reports and recommendations, advising the Council on remedial action.
- Commission other specialist survey and compliance work including Disability Discrimination Act Audits, Fire Risk Assessments, Asbestos inspections etc. and ensuring the compliance register remains current, supported by the property management team.
- Providing professional advice relevant to your expertise to the Council.
- Assisting in the preparation and implementation of the annual Asset Management Plan

In return we will offer our Building Surveyor excellent benefits including;
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Flexible working
- Free parking
- Local government pension scheme
- Learning and development for all staff
- Staff discounts at local businesses
- Staff recognition schemes
- Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership

Our ideal Building Surveyor will have the below skills and experience;
- Relevant degree/professional qualification (e.g. Building Surveying)
- Experience working on commercial portfolios.
- Significant experience on inspections, surveys, specifications and award/monitoring contracts through to completion.
- Significant knowledge on building pathology and property compliance
- Membership of RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
- Ability to effectively communicate at all levels
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with Members, Council Officers, Customers, Consultants and Contractors
- Ability to manage workload and work on own initiative
- IT skills including Microsoft Office

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward thinking approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it.

For more information, please see the Job Profile.

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