Building Surveyor/Senior Building Surveyor

Maidstone Borough Council; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local municipal authority in Maidstone is seeking a Building Surveyor/Senior Building Surveyor to join their Building Control Team. This role involves enforcing Building Regulations and ensuring safe, compliant development across diverse projects. Successful candidates will have relevant experience, a clean driving licence, and strong communication skills. The position offers a permanent, full-time contract with hybrid working opportunities and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Free parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible hybrid working opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Building Surveying required.
• Clean valid UK driving licence needed.
• Ability to travel across the borough for site visits.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building control duties.
• Negotiate and advise developers and applicants.
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation.
• Liaise with statutory undertakers.

Skills

Building Surveying experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to engage effectively with various audiences

Negotiation skills

Education

Minimum registration of 2A (Domestic) RBI

Full membership of RICS, CABE, or CIOB

Tools

Building Regulations

Computer software for building control

Job description

About the Role

We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Building Surveyor/Senior Building Surveyor to join our small but successful and highly skilled team based in Maidstone Town Centre, the County Town of Kent.

Our Building Control Team has a reputation for high standards of service delivery and customer care, ensuring our customer requirements alongside performance targets are met.

We are looking for a surveyor who is committed to delivering a first-class customer orientated service and has the ability to promote our service in a busy competitive marketplace.

You will be a key member of our Building Control Team ensuring safe, compliant and sustainable development across a varied workload.

The primary role of the post holder is to enforce Building Regulations. You will be responsible for the supervision of an area that covers both domestic and commercial types of work in a geographical area that encompasses the North Downs AONB.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building control duties.


• Negotiate and advise developers, applicants and other interested parties.


• Keep up to date with changes in legislation.


• Carry out plan appraisals within the prescribed period to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.


• Liaise with statutory undertakers – Kent Fire and Rescue, Southern Water Services.


• Out of Hours stand‑by for dangerous structures for which an additional allowance is paid plus overtime for any hours worked.

This is a full time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent contract. The role will include hybrid working opportunity.

About You

Essentially, the successful candidate must have relevant Building Surveying experience and hold a minimum registration of 2A (Domestic) RBI with the Building Safety Regulator, working towards 2B (General).

A full membership of an approved professional institute such as RICS, CABE, CIOB is desirable though not essential.

You will hold a clean valid UK driving licence and have the ability to travel across the borough to conduct site visits/inspections.

You will be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with different audiences but with the experience to know when to seek expert help.

The Council considers this to be a customer focused role and the ability to converse at ease with customers adapting communication style to suit differing audiences and provide advice in accurate spoken English is fundamental to the role.

About Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident and forward‑thinking organisation, committed to delivering high‑quality services to our residents and local businesses.

We are ambitious in our goals to make the borough an attractive place to live, work, and invest, while supporting a thriving local economy.

We continue to build on our strengths—our assets, knowledge, expertise, and a strong track record of innovation and improvement—to ensure a financially sustainable future that supports our long‑term vision.

Our success depends on the talent, dedication, and hard work of our people. We invite you to be part of our journey.

In return, we offer support, training, and fair rewards, along with opportunities to develop your skills and contribute to a positive, forward‑looking working environment.

Your ideas for improvement will be valued, and we are committed to managing change effectively as we embrace new ways of working.

We recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits it brings to both our staff and the organisation.

By offering a range of flexible working options, we aim to enhance wellbeing, engagement, and productivity. Our highly flexible hybrid working model, alongside flexi‑time and other flexible working policies, empowers staff to shape their working patterns and achieve a better work‑life balance.

Our Offer

• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.


• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.


• Free parking.


• Flexible hybrid working opportunities.


• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities.


• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors.


• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.


• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS).


• Season Ticket Loan – to help with the cost of your rail/bus journey, to & from work.


• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand‑new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.


• Annual flu vaccine.


• Cycle to work scheme.


• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping.


• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals.


• A professional fee payment.

Selection Process

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Description & Person Specification

https://docs.maidstone.gov.uk/jobs/Building-Surveyor-Senior-Building-Surveyor-MBC-JDPS-Sept25.pdf

Interview Date

w/c 3rd November 2025