Principal Building Surveyor

Avon and Somerset Police; Portishead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended Working/ Hybrid Working

LGPS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Avon and Somerset Police are seeking a Building Surveyor to provide technical leadership within the Estates and Facilities Management team. You will manage a diverse property portfolio, directing major refurbishment schemes from conception to delivery while aligning with sustainability goals.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, delivering complex projects, and liaising with stakeholders at all levels. The role offers flexible/hybrid working with home-working options where possible and a

Qualifications

• Chartered member of RICS, CIOB or equivalent and extensive post qualification experience.
• Expert understanding of estates/property management, budgeting, and large project delivery.
• Solution oriented about design constraints and project issues.
• Excellent stakeholder liaison and communication under pressure.
• Experience with BCIS and CAD systems; hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee an estate portfolio of police sites ensuring maintenance, enhancement and compliance.
• Lead multi‑stakeholder projects from inception to delivery to meet time and budget goals.
• Provide building surveying and estates management leadership using best practices.
• Support operational colleagues and partner organisations in facilities management.
• Take leadership of large projects alongside the project management team.

Skills

RICS/CIOB Chartered

Budget management

Communication skills

CAD experience

BCIS

Driving licence

Tools

BCIS

CAD

Job description

We are looking for a Building Surveyor to provide technical leadership in our Estates and Facilities Management team at Avon and Somerset Police. The role will require you to apply excellent interpersonal skills and technical expertise to enable the effective and efficient control of a large, diverse property portfolio, overseeing major building projects and refurbishment schemes from inception to delivery.

We have set ourselves ambitious targets to upgrade, modernise and optimise our buildings and you will be pivotal in delivering those ambitions alongside our sustainability objectives from a built infrastructure perspective.

We value and invest in our people and believe in a good work-life balance. At Avon and Somerset Police you are rewarded with some great benefits including our flexible working scheme, designed to offer a degree of flexibility on start and finish times and the option of working from home for a proportion of the working week.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee an estate portfolio of varying types of police sites such as stations, custody suites, training centres and specialist facilities such as our mounted and dog units, ensuring structure, fabric and infrastructure is maintained, enhanced and compliant.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team to deliver complex, multi-stakeholder projects which make our buildings great places to work
• Provide building surveying and wider technical estates management expertise and leadership, drawing from industry best‑practice
• Support operational colleagues in the delivery of an effective and efficient police service as well as partner organisations who share our building, through the delivery of first class facilities management
• Taking leadership of large projects alongside our project management team to ensure high quality projects are completed on time and to budget.

Skills and qualifications:

• Chartered member of RICS, CIOB or equivalent and extensive post qualification experience
• Expert understanding of the principles of estates/property management, budget management and highly skilled in planning and managing large construction projects.
• Solution focused in relation to design and property constraining factors and project and business issues
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with key stakeholders at all levels
• Work well under pressure, demonstrating the ability and want to go the ‘extra mile’
• Experienced user of bespoke industry systems such as BCIS and CAD.
• You will need to hold a current driving licence or be able to travel around the force area by alternative means.

This role offers not only a breadth of variety due to the nature of our estate but a chance to use your skills and expertise in a unique environment and contribute to how we police and serve our communities.

We’re happy to accept applications from candidates with a passion for the role, looking to take the next step up in their career.

The basic salary for this role is £xx with an additional market supplement payment of £3000 (subject to annual review).

If you are looking for a new opportunity and something different to anything you’ve done before, then consider Avon and Somerset Police. We are one of the largest forces in the UK, policing multi-cultural communities in a beautiful part of the country “the gateway to the west” providing the opportunity for a fantastic quality of life.

“Working for Avon and Somerset Police has given me the chance to be part of some really rewarding work, with a huge variety of people from frontline police officers to Chief Officers. This role gives me the opportunity to work from home most of the time but it’s always a pleasure to visit our buildings and work closely with colleagues. I have a perfect work-life balance and I get to spend more time with my family and friends”

About us

Pension Benefit

A pension that grows with you, whatever stage you’re at

Alongside your salary, you’ll be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), administered by Peninsula Pensions. This is a high‑quality defined benefit pension, providing a secure, inflation‑linked income for life, based on your earnings and length of service.

If you’re early in your career, it’s a valuable way to start building long‑term financial security from day one, with employer contributions that significantly boost the value of every pound you pay in.

If you’re more experienced, the scheme offers a level of certainty and stability that is now rare, helping you plan confidently for the future with predictable retirement income and benefits for your dependants.

Find out more: https://www.peninsulapensions.org.uk/local-government/

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset. We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Blended Working/ Hybrid Working

Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.
This role has been identified as a blended role.
The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.