Building Surveyor

Cheltenham Borough Council; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Cheltenham is seeking a Building Surveyor to support various projects across its property stock. You will manage maintenance work and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and experience in stakeholder engagement. This role offers a competitive salary and encourages professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowances

Strong pension scheme

Comprehensive learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths.
• Degree in Building Surveying or Construction/Property related subject.
• Qualified or working towards an appropriate technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB or equivalent).
• Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field.
• Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and able to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure building work complies with codes, regulations, and council policies.
• Undertake building work in line with health and safety legislation.
• Manage multiple reactive and planned maintenance projects.
• Ensure contractors are procured according to Local Government regulations.
• Scrutinize contractor costs and standard of work.
• Build relationships with tenants, leaseholders, and key stakeholders.
• Identify when specialist contractors are required.

Job description

Overview

Join Cheltenham Borough Council as a Building Surveyor and make a real contribution to making Cheltenham a great place to live.

Location: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA

Salary: £35,412 to £48,053 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing date: 15 September 2025

Come and work for an award-winning organisation! We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council dedicated to making Cheltenham a great place to live and work. By supporting thriving communities and businesses while preserving the town’s unique character, we create opportunities for growth and innovation.

As an employer, we are committed to fairness, respect, and creating a stimulating environment where our people can thrive. With benefits like flexible working arrangements, generous holiday allowances, a strong pension scheme, and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, we empower our team to reach their full potential.

Together, we’re building a vibrant future for Cheltenham and its people.

Building Surveyor – The Role

CBC own and manage some of the most significant buildings and structures in Cheltenham; with over 4,500 council homes, commercial, leisure, and municipal buildings, including listed buildings with histories spanning hundreds of years, swimming pools, war memorials and even a football stadium.

Our Property Team cover everything from day-to-day maintenance to the delivery of multi-million pound redevelopment projects. Right now, we’re investing record sums into improving our special places, delivering ahead-of-the-game sustainability initiatives, property refurbishments, meeting new legislative requirements, and a number of exciting new-build projects.

Our vacancy for a Building Surveyor means you will be providing support across a wide variety of buildings within the Council’s Property Stock, including planning, procurement and delivery of high quality reactive and planned maintenance projects. You will contribute to effective and efficient asset management strategies through undertaking property surveys and assisting in development and delivery of programmes of work.

Building Surveyor – Key Responsibilities

• To ensure building work is completed in compliance with the codes of conduct, regulations (including financial) and policies of the council
• To undertake building work in line with health and safety legislation, including monitoring that contractors are also compliant with these regulations when working in our buildings
• Manage multiple reactive and planned maintenance projects to ensure issues are prioritised and the annual maintenance plan is completed
• To ensure contractors are procured in line with our Local Government procurement regulations
• To provide scrutiny and challenge to contractor costs, standard of work and timeliness of resolution of issues
• To build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers and other key stakeholders who use our buildings
• To identify when more specialist contractors are required to deal with building issues

To be proactive in proposing changes to our processes to deliver value for money from our buildings and our building service

Building Surveyor – You

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths
• Degree in Building Surveying or Construction/Property related subject
• Qualified or working towards an appropriate technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB or equivalent)
• Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field
• Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills and able to manage multiple projects at multiple locations to address both reactive repairs work and delivery of the planned maintenance programme
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively to meet deadlines

Closing date: 15 September 2025

To submit your application for this exciting Building Surveyor opportunity, please click on ‘Apply’ now!