Maintenance Surveyor

**Maintenance Surveyor**

**Contract**: Permanent

**Location**: Northallerton, York, Thirsk, Scarborough, Selby, Richmond, Ripon areas

**Hours**: Full time or part time options available

**Grade**: L

**Salary**: £40,221 to £44,428

We are looking for a Maintenance Surveyor to join our Property Services team, in the Northallerton, York, Thirsk, Scarborough, Selby, Richmond, Ripon areas to provide services to the Council’s own portfolio, including schools via the traded service, and to partner organisations. As such you must be committed to high quality customer service principles and demonstrate behaviours consistent with the delivery of a commercial offer.

**Our responsibilities**

We have a property portfolio consisting of over 3000 land and property assets which include schools, corporate offices and other service delivery accommodation and non-operational properties.

At NYC, we manage our property via a Corporate Landlord model and therefore the Property Service is responsible for the management of all operational and non-operational property and retains some responsibilities for the management of schools. In addition to the management of the portfolio the property service also delivers a number of services on a commercial basis to schools and other third-party organisations.

**The role**

As our Maintenance Surveyor you will contribute to the maintenance of the Council’s property portfolio, surveying establishments to record condition and other issues, monitor works undertaken by contractors, including through post completion monitoring of repair work, and to take action as required, undertake a programme of annual meetings to establishments / schools to review property / condition / risk issues and to provide professional advice as appropriate and contribute towards the development of programmes of planned maintenance and compliance works through an awareness of priority issues. You will also manage and deliver individual planned maintenance projects and supervise the commissioning and delivery of responsive and preventative maintenance, including liaison with the Health and Safety Risk Management Unit regarding CDM and other relevant regulatory provisions.

**What you will bring**

You will ideally be qualified to degree standard, preferably with a recognised (part or working towards) professional qualification (RICS, MCIOB, etc), or have substantial experience in a comparable role. You will have an in-depth knowledge of building construction, operation, maintenance procedures and contracts, and current guidance and legislation with respect to planning, statutory requirements, and relevant Health and Safety, including the CDM regulations. Knowledge of CAD is also desirable. You will also have proven experience in a building surveying, project management or property management role, either from a client or contracting background.

You must be an exceptional communicator both written and oral, demonstrate analytical skills with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate and make effective decisions and sound professional judgements.

This is an exciting time at North Yorkshire Council as we bring together 8 district, borough and county councils to form the third largest unitary council in England. Whilst this is a s a period of change maintenance surveyors are, and will, continue to be crucial to property services.

As an organisation, we strongly believe in promoting a positive work/life balance, with hybrid and flexible working opportunities and the use of modern technology. You will have access to some great benefits via our Everybody Benefits scheme, such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish.

For more information on the benefits we offer please see our Total Rewards Brochure.

**Contact and apply**

**Key dates**

Closing date: 17th June 2024

Shortlisting: 18th June 2024

Interview date: Week Commencing 24th June 2024

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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

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