Senior Building Surveyor

About the role

Job title: Senior Building Surveyor (Projects)

Grade: G

Salary: £48,202 rising to £51,308 per annum

Salary is made up of a base pay of £44,075 rising by annual increments to £47,181 with an additional Market Force Supplement of £4,127 (subject to annual review).

More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week

Location: The service encourages flexible working and is open to flexible working options. The role will be based at either Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury OR Trowbridge Fire Station with the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you. There will be a requirement to travel across Dorset and Wiltshire approximately 1 to 2 days a week for key activities and meetings.

Appointment type: Permanent

Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Leigh Emery, Strategic Estates Project Manager on / [email protected]

Closing and interview date: The closing date for applications is Wednesday 19 November 2025 at midnight. It is intended that interviews will take place on Monday 8 December 2025. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

About the role:

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team as a Senior Building Surveyor (Projects)? If so, please keep reading as we might have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are recruiting for a Senior Building Surveyor (Projects) to join our Assets Team where we value the team's knowledge and expertise. You would be working on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects across Dorset and Wiltshire. As a team we pride ourselves on delivering excellence for our communities and the environment.

Day to day you would be working on future strategic projects to align with our community safety plan. Your property portfolio will range from fire stations to corporate offices. You will play a pivotal role in supporting key stakeholder relationships and the feasibility of future projects, seeing these projects through to their completion.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks' full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health and well-being services.

As a Senior Building Surveyor (Projects) in our Assets department you will:

• be responsible for advising and assisting in the co-ordinating of the strategic capital projects programme with the Strategic Estates Project Coordinator
• carry out feasibility studies on potential strategic capital projects, including carrying out costings and exploring town planning compliance and preparing feasibility reports to issue to the Estates Strategic Project Manager
• assist with the management of contractors and external consultants to deliver the strategic capital projects

What makes you our ideal Senior Building Surveyor (Projects)?

• MRICS/MCIAT/RIBA or equivalent qualification, educated to degree level
• AutoCAD ability at City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent and proficient in the use of Revit
• effective knowledge and experience of project management procedures and requirements, including budgetary control and stakeholder consultation principles, design and on-site work

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other information:

• you must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the significant travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. You will be required to travel across Dorset & Wiltshire for site visits approximately 1 - 2 days per week. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
• a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, negative drug test, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
• upon appointment you will be required to adhere to the requirements of a Health Surveillance Programmeand attend an Occupational health appointment for baseline readings.
• additional allowances - Market Force Supplement of £4,127 (subject to annual review)
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Market Force Supplement

Market supplements will apply for a maximum of three years and will only continue for as long as the justification for doing so can be clearly demonstrated.

Payment of market supplements will be reviewed annually.

If the Service determines that payment of a market supplement can no longer be justified, the payment will cease.

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