Graduate Building Surveyor

**Science and Technology Facilities Council**

**Salary**:£31,878 per annum
**Hours**: Full time
**Contract Type**: Open Ended
**Location**: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire
**Onsite Assessment Centre**: Week commencing 22nd April 2024
**Start**: 20th May 2024, 15th July 2024 or 2nd September 2024

The Estates Department is responsible for the development, support, upkeep and compliance of STFC’s physical Estate, including buildings, roads, infrastructure and grounds. The Estate portfolio at the 37 hectare Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site, comprises of 93 buildings ranging in size, complexity and age (1950 to present day). This includes:

- Large bespoke scientific facility buildings
- Office accommodation
- Clean rooms
- Workshops
- 120 bed hotel
- Data centres
- Visitor Centres
- Children's Nursery
- Commercial catering facilities

In addition to the primary RAL estate, there are also two satellite sites which the department has responsibility for, The Chilbolton Observatory, Stockbridge and The Coseners House Hotel, Abingdon (grade 2 listed).

The Estates Surveying and Works teams manage and deliver against the estates' schedule of condition survey, to deduce the burden of backlog maintenance and to ensure STFC’s scientific programme is accommodated and supported in a safe and comfortable environment. The teams are responsible for planned and reactive maintenance activities for fabric elements around the estate.

The Surveying Team is currently a team of 3, Surveying Manager, Building Surveyor and a Clerk of Works. As a close and dynamic team, we are able to support and guide the wider Estates Teams on a variety of matters. We provide a stable but fast paced environment where this opportunity will thrive, and we are all extremely approachable and committed to a team working environment where all the support and guidance will be supplied.

**The STFC Graduate Scheme**

The STFC Graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion early in your journey with us, supported by technical training and a broader programme of career support and training and development.

Our dedicated Early Careers Development Team will provide the right combination of challenge and support throughout, helping you achieve your ambitions. We know that professional recognition is also important to you too, so we will provide mentoring and expertise to help you achieve valued qualifications or chartered status in your chosen field.

STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.

For more information on our full list of benefits, please visit here.

**About the role**

Responsibilities will include:

- Adopt and develop the Estates existing condition survey reports to advise and assist the Estates Senior Management team in the strategic planning of maintenance and capital replacement works
- Undertake annual site condition surveys to ensure compliance and to sustain the schedule of condition register
- Diagnose building defects and specify remedial repairs
- Assist in the validation and updating of the Estates buildings and infrastructure record drawings and documentation
- Prepare estimates, specifications and tender documents relating to Minor Projects and Measured Term Contracts at RAL
- Instruct, implement and lead maintenance works using NEC4 TSC and NEC4 ECC processes and protocols
- Procurement and supervision of contractors with mínimal impact to the site location, including works coordination, integration, Safety and Quality assurance
- Ensuring that CDM requirements are met for relevant schemes, including the issuing F10 notices where appropriate
- Ensure specification compliance, financial governance and effective sign off on the completion of role associated Minor Project works

**Essential**:

- Achieved, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree in a relevant field of study
- Have the right to live and work in the UK at the time of starting employment
- BSc in Building Surveying
- Good inter-personal skills, particularly in communication, networking and team building, motivation and problem solving
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Good ICT skills, including MS Office and CAD
- Self-motivated
- Good time management skills
- Able to work well within a team but also show excellent initiative alone and work independently

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of Health & Safety regulation, especially fire, asbestos and CDM regulations
- Post qualification experience of diagnosing building defects and specifying remedial repairs
- Design and specifying minor alterations
- Knowledge of construction drawing standards
- Commercial awareness

**Important information**

**About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)**

As one of Europe’s largest research organi