Senior Building Surveyor x2

Overview

In this Senior Building Surveyor role, you lead inspection, condition surveys, and compliance for a diverse property portfolio to keep homes and assets safe and fit for purpose. You provide technical leadership across housing and corporate properties and manage major investment programmes. You’ll collaborate with senior managers, residents, and contractors to deliver high standards on time and within budget. This is a chance to shape Swindon’s property strategy within a transformation-focused council.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex inspections, condition surveys and compliance assessments across housing and corporate property assets
• Investigate and diagnose building, mechanical, electrical and infrastructure defects
• Prepare technical specifications, drawings, tender documentation and contract information
• Manage contractors and consultants to ensure works are delivered safely, on budget and to agreed standards
• Act as the Council’s technical representative in housing disrepair claims and legal proceedings
• Fulfil Client and Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015
• Monitor contractor performance through KPIs, SLAs and contractual performance measures
• Manage budgets and investment programmes, maximising value for money
• Provide expert technical advice to senior managers, elected members, residents and external stakeholders
• Support service improvement, innovation and the development of junior technical staff

Key requirements

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent, with relevant postgraduate experience
• Experience delivering complex projects and solutions in a specialist discipline
• Strong knowledge of UK building regulations, policy and guidance with practical application
• Experience leading on complex bespoke contracts (JCT/NEC)
• Experience managing projects and leading contract and programme delivery
• Experience driving continuous improvement through performance data analysis
• Ability to contribute to strategic service development aligned with objectives and regulatory frameworks
• English language fluency for customer-facing role
• Ability to travel across the Borough and access to a car

• confident and experienced professional
• leadership and mentoring
• strong communication with stakeholders
• Knowledge of UK building regulations
• Experience with JCT/NEC contracts
• Project management principles

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