Building Surveyor (Career Grade) Stock Condition

Warwickshire County Council; Warwick; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Bupa Cashplan Scheme

Up To 32 Days Annual Leave

Work Perks Scheme

Job summary

Warwick District Council is seeking a Building Surveyor (Career Grade) – Stock Condition to join the Housing Assets team. The role is grade F-D, 37 hours per week, permanent, with a salary of £32,046 to £47,665 per annum.

The post involves carrying out stock condition surveys, planning maintenance, and supervising contractors to ensure safe, cost-effective delivery of works across Warwickshire.

Qualifications

• A relevant built-environment qualification or suitable experience in a relevant field.
• Experience of undertaking building surveys and managing the resulting works.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage projects and work effectively with customers and contractors.
• Knowledge of relevant construction health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building and stock condition surveys.
• Undertake defect inspections and identify required works.
• Plan and manage maintenance and improvement projects.
• Oversee contractors and monitor their performance.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively and within budget.
• Work closely with customers, colleagues and contractors.

Skills

Building surveys

Stock condition

Project management

Contract supervision

Health & safety

Communication skills

Education

Relevant built-environment qualification

Job description

Job reference RWD0000847 Date posted 16/10/2026 Application closing date 08/11/2026 Location Homebased / Agile Salary £32,046 to £47,665 per annum Package Local Government Pension Scheme, Bupa Cashplan Scheme, Up To 32 Days Annual Leave, Work Perks Scheme.Job category/typeCommunity, Community Health & Wellbeing, Environment / ConservationDate poste Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Asset Management, Housing, Surveyors Attachments Building Surveyor Career Grade.docx Sept 2026.docx 22. Building Surveyor - Stock Condition.docx

Job description

Housing Assets

Building Surveyor – Stock Condition

Grade F-D (Career Grade) - £ 32,046 to £47,665 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent

Here at Warwick District Council, we pride ourselves on the fact that we offer you a great place to work.

We achieve our goals by recruiting and retaining motivated, empowered and flexible staff. We are committed to training and development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

We offerthe rewards and benefits that make it a great place to work (if you are applying for a Casual position these do not apply).

People like you

We offer a wide range of career opportunities at every level of the organisation. From apprenticeships to senior management, permanent to fixed term contracts or part-time working, we have something for everyone.

Are you an experienced building surveyor looking for a varied role where you can make a visible difference to homes and communities?

We are looking for a Building Surveyor (Career Grade) – Stock Condition to join our Housing Assets team.

In this role, you will:

• Carry out building and stock condition surveys.
• Undertake defect inspections and identify required works.
• Plan and manage maintenance and improvement projects.
• Oversee contractors and monitor their performance.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively and within budget.
• Work closely with customers, colleagues and contractors.

To be successful, you will have:

• A relevant built-environment qualification or suitable experience in a relevant field.
• Experience of undertaking building surveys and managing the resulting works.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage projects and work effectively with customers and contractors.
• Knowledge of relevant construction health and safety requirements.

This career-graded role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills while helping us provide safe, well-maintained homes and buildings for our customers.

This is a varied, site based role working with our social housing tenants and housing stock across Warwickshire. We reimburse mileage for business travel from the Warwick office to site visits. Any costs for travel from home to the office will be met by the successful candidate.

For an informal discussion, please contact James Ahmed, Stock Condition Manager, on 01926 456531 or by email [e-mail].

Closing date: 8th November 2026

Interview date: 16th November 2026

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You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. By ‘essential criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS), applicants must disclose that they have a disability and would like to be considered for the scheme.

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