Corporate and Public Building Surveyor

CITY OF STOKE ON TRENT; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid/flexible working

Local authority pension

Professional development

Job summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council seeks a Property Surveyor to join the Asset Management team, managing a varied portfolio of public buildings including offices, libraries, leisure centres and residential homes, focusing on maintenance, repair, renewal and modernisation.

You will support the council's asset management plans, oversee condition surveys and fire risk assessments, and coordinate across departments to deliver high-quality, compliant buildings. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Hold a Building Surveyor degree or equivalent.
• Experience maintaining public buildings.
• Ability to formulate specifications and manage historic buildings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of property related projects.
• Formulate property repair solutions.
• Interpret condition survey data and create specifications.
• Liaise with Council departments to ascertain property related requirements.
• Check completed works to ensure a suitable standard has been achieved.

Skills

Building Surveying

Public buildings maintenance

Survey data interpretation

Project management

Education

Building Surveyor degree or equivalent

Job description

Directorate: Housing, Regeneration and Operations

Section: Asset Management

Location: Civic Centre

Grade: Level 11 (Subject to Review)

Hours: 37 hours per week

This advert is open to both internal and externalapplicants.

Aboutus

Weare a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working forStoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making,protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducinginequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in thecity. And that's where you come in. We are always looking for people of thehighest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver ourcompelling vision.

Stoke-on-TrentCity Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and mostvaluable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for ourorganisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people areproud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded inan inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-qualityservices that our residents need.

Does a role of Property Surveyor working across a diversepublic building's property estate interest you? We have an exciting opportunityto join the Property team to contribute to maintaining and optimising thecouncils public buildings estate.

The post holder will manage a wide variety of projects andschemes relating to public buildings, including maintenance, repair, renewaland modernisation of corporately owned property. As a key member of theProperty team, you will be working across a variety of buildings, examples ofthese being offices, family hubs, libraries, leisure centres, parks andresidential homes.

The successful candidate will assist in implementation ofthe council's corporate and service asset management plans and policies. The activitieswithin the role are closely linked to the outcome Condition Surveys, Fire RiskAssessments, and the requirements managing a diverse range of occupied andvacant buildings.

If you feel that this position is of interest to you andyou have the right experience and skills we would like to hear from you. For aninformal discussion about the role please contact Grant Williams, BuildingsSurveyor Team Leader, on 01782 232243.

KeyResponsibilities

• Contributeto the delivery of property related projects
• Formulateproperty repair solutions
• Interpretcondition survey data and create specifications
• Liaisewith Council departments to ascertain property related requirements
• Checkcompleted works to ensure a suitable standard has been achieved

AboutYou

• Holda Building Surveyor degree or similar
• Experienceof maintaining public buildings
• Suitableknowledge and experience to enable specifications to be formulated
• Experienceof maintaining historic buildings
• Ableto work in an environment with conflicting demands

Whatwe offer

• Acompetitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent
• Hybridand flexible working options
• Anexcellent local authority benefits pension scheme
• Professionaldevelopment through learning opportunities, regular training sessions andapprenticeship and management schemes
• Further information on our Rewards and Benefits can befound here

Pre-EmploymentChecks

Any offerof employment will be subject to the successful completion of requiredpre-employment checks. These may include:

• Right toWork in the UK
• Proof ofaddress
• Satisfactoryreferences
• OccupationalHealth Clearance
• Evidence ofprofessional qualifications or registrations
• DBS check atthe appropriate level (if applicablefor the role)

The Council will not acceptany speculative CVs from employment agencies.

No agency terms andconditions accompanying any such CVs will be accepted by the Council.

Anyunsolicited information sent by an employment agency will be treated as theproperty of the Council.

Please notethat if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within theorganisation applies for this vacancy their application will receivepriority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Stoke-on-Trent City Council,we believe our strength comes from the diversity of our community, and we wantour workforce to reflect that. We welcome applications from individuals of allbackgrounds and experiences. We understand that some people, especially thosefrom underrepresented or marginalised backgrounds, may hesitate to apply ifthey don't meet all the listed requirements. If this role interests you and youthink you could be a good fit, we encourage you to apply. We areproud of what makes each of us unique and are committed to creating a workplacewhere everyone feels included, can be themselves, and can succeed together.

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• Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?
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