Planned Maintenance Delivery Surveyor x3

Overview

In this role you will support Swindon Borough Council’s transformation of service delivery by delivering planned maintenance on housing and corporate properties. You will work within Planned Operations to inspect assets, assess risks, and recommend compliant, value-for-money solutions that improve asset performance. You will coordinate across contractors, internal teams, and residents to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery. This is a pivotal role for safeguarding assets and supporting better public services at scale.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections, condition surveys and technical assessments of assets to identify defects and compliance issues
• Produce reports, specifications and recommendations aligned with Building Regulations, HHSRS, and standards
• Provide professional technical advice to colleagues, residents, and managers; represent the Council when needed
• Diagnose defects, identify root causes, and specify remedial solutions prioritising safety, compliance and value for money
• Manage delivery of planned maintenance works; coordinate contractors, consultants and internal teams
• Administer contracts and monitor performance against SLAs, KPIs and statutory requirements
• Fulfil CDM 2015 client duties and manage budgets, payments, and records
• Support Asset Management and investment planning with technical expertise
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to deliver customer-focused services
• Contribute to maintaining and improving housing and corporate property portfolios

Key requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of building construction, pathology, defect diagnosis, contract administration and planned maintenance delivery
• Experience in managing complex or high-value projects
• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline is desirable
• Membership or eligibility for membership of professional bodies such as RICS or CIOB advantageous
• Sound professional judgement, excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Proactive, risk-aware, and focused on customer service and continuous improvement
• Ability to travel across the Borough and work flexibly with in-office/remote arrangements

• excellent communication
• stakeholder management
• proactive problem solving
• building construction
• building pathology
• defect diagnosis

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