Building Surveyor

Reference:
25-28403

Job title:
Building Surveyor

Directorate:
Highways, Engineering and YGC

Service:
YGC - Gwynedd Consultancy

Closing date:
12/06/2025 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour

Salary:
£36,124 - £37,938 a year

Pay Scale:
S4

Location(s):
Caernarfon

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this**Information Pack**

**Benefits of working for YGC**
- Here are some of the most popular benefits of working for YGC:_
- _ The option to work Part-time, and/or Job-share._
- _ Generous annual leave entitlement._
- _ Local Government Pension scheme._
- _ Cycle to Work Scheme, amongst many other benefits._

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, 12/06/2025**

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**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:

- The ability to communicate effectively with diplomacy and interpersonal skills.
- Be customer oriented when providing Council services.
- Enthusiastic with a high level of self-motivation.
- Careful individual who is detailed in their work.
- Individual with the ability to prioritise work according to money and time requirements.
- The ability to lead and encourage members of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Hold a valid driving licence.

**Desirable**:

- Committed to Continuing Professional Development and Quality Assurance systems.
- Compliance with CRB requirements.

**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:

- HND / HNC / NVQ Level 4 in a relevant field.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

**Desirable**:
**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:

- Experience in completing construction projects on time, within budget and to a standard agreed upon with minimum supervision.
- Experience of working with a number of stakeholders / experts / consultants.
- Experience of designing and building medium-sized projects and the ability to work towards and develop building contracts.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary situation.

**Desirable**:

- Experience of working with project management methodologies
- Experience of training and / or mentoring
- Experience as a Project Team Leader.
- Experience of managing staff.
- Experience of working on local authority projects.

**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:

- Thorough knowledge of relevant legislation (including Health and Safety), codes of practice, regulations, contract standards and conditions.
- Understanding of the client / consultancy / contractor's role.
- Good organisational, interpersonal and financial management skills.
- The ability to work on more than one project at a time.
- The ability to adapt to cost changes, client needs, statutory bodies, and re-timing the work accordingly.
- The ability to design, monitor and provide feedback.
- The ability to use CAD.
- The ability to use NBS Contract Administrator.
- Knowledge and understanding of development in construction procurement and contract management.
- The ability to prepare reports, work programmes and budgets.

**Desirable**:

- Understanding of Regulatory Systems related to Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety.
- Knowledge and Understanding of Local Authority Services' operations.

**Language requirements**:
**Listening and Speaking - Foundation**:
Able to maintain a simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English in the everyday context of the post, using specific vocabulary that arises regularly, in order to present information.Able to present simple information through the medium of Welsh and English that hasn't been prepared beforehand and respond to questions.

**Reading and Understanding - Foundation**:
**Writing - Foundation**:
**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Manage, or assist on, projects under the direction of the Principal Buildings Surveyor / Senior Manager to ensure that service is provided successfully in accordance with the specific requirements of the Client’s brief in terms of cost, time and quality.
- To develop a personal specialist expertise in technical and design related issues.
- To use project management techniques and systems (e.g. PRINCE2, the Council’s Project Management Handbook etc) that will ensure that the Consultancy gives full commitment to satisfy Client needs to deliver value for money whilst operating on a commercial basis and adapting itself to compete effectively
- Manage a flexible project team, in the Unit and in the Service as a whole, and be part of, and provide, support to team members.
- Lead or assist in the financial management of projects and provide financial feedback to t