Building Surveyor - Repairs & Maintenance Team

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council is seeking a Building Surveyor to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of assets, ensuring safety, compliance, sustainability and value for money. Working within our Repairs & Maintenance Team, you will provide surveying expertise across repairs, maintenance, compliance and minor works to support long-term asset performance.

This role covers reactive and planned maintenance, statutory compliance and contractor management, with a focus on value for money and effective stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience in building surveying, repairs and maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of building construction, maintenance, compliance and health and safety.
• Experience managing contractors and delivering works within occupied buildings.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and customer service skills.
• Commercial awareness and a focus on achieving value for money.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of assets, overseeing condition, compliance and maintenance activity.
• Procuring, commissioning and managing contractors to deliver repairs and maintenance works.
• Undertaking inspections, condition assessments and defect diagnosis.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and lease obligations.
• Supporting budget management, maintenance planning and value for money.
• Building effective relationships with building users, tenants and stakeholders.
• Contributing to service improvement and long-term asset performance.
• Participating in the out-of-hours emergency response rota as required.

Skills

Building surveying

Facilities management

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Health and safety

Budget/value for money

Job description

Help shape places that support communities and generate value.

We're looking for skilled and motivated Building Surveyors to join our Repairs & Maintenance Team, helping to maintain safe, compliant and high-quality buildings across Dorset Council's diverse property portfolio.

We are recruiting to roles across two distinct asset portfolios:

• Operational Assets - offices, depots, libraries, family hubs and other buildings that support frontline council services.
• Commercial & Community Assets - leased properties, leisure facilities, community buildings and income-generating assets that support local communities and generate value for the council.

About The Role

As a Dorset Council Building Surveyor, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio of assets, ensuring buildings remain safe, compliant, sustainable and fit for purpose.

Working within our Repairs & Maintenance Team, part of the Facilities Management service, you will provide professional surveying expertise across repairs, maintenance, compliance and minor works, supporting the long-term performance of assets in line with Dorset Council's Strategic Asset Management Plan 2024-2030.

This Is a Varied And Rewarding Role Covering

• Reactive and planned maintenance
• Statutory compliance and landlord responsibilities
• Contractor and consultant management
• Budget management and value for money
• Tenant, occupier and stakeholder engagement
• Asset performance and data management

What You'll Deliver

You'll play a key role in ensuring Dorset Council's buildings remain safe, operational and well maintained by:

• Managing a portfolio of assets, overseeing condition, compliance and maintenance activity
• Procuring, commissioning and managing contractors to deliver repairs and maintenance works
• Undertaking inspections, condition assessments and defect diagnosis
• Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and lease obligations
• Supporting budget management, maintenance planning and value for money
• Building effective relationships with building users, tenants and stakeholders
• Contributing to service improvement and long-term asset performance
• Participating in the out-of-hours emergency response rota as required

You will help ensure assets are maintained in a way that supports service delivery, community outcomes and financial sustainability.

About You

You'll bring a strong building surveying background, together with excellent organisational and relationship management skills.

We're Looking For Someone With

• Experience in building surveying, repairs and maintenance, facilities management or property management
• Good technical knowledge of building construction, maintenance, compliance and health and safety requirements
• Experience managing contractors and delivering works within occupied buildings
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and customer service skills
• Commercial awareness and a focus on achieving value for money
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively as part of a team

Why join us?

You'll be joining a forward-looking Assets & Property service that is transforming how Dorset Council manages its estate.

Your Work Will

• Help maintain safe, compliant and sustainable buildings
• Support frontline services, local communities and tenants
• Protect and enhance the value of council assets
• Contribute to a more efficient and strategically managed estate

This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to both places and people across Dorset.