Senior Building Surveyor

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council; Banks; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

LG Pension

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cashback website

Volunteering days

Free parking

Car Allowance

Job summary

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council are recruiting a Senior Building Surveyor to support our Major Projects service. You will lead the delivery of the councils' capital programme, oversee surveys, and ensure compliance across council buildings.

The role requires degree-level education, professional qualification, and a full UK driving licence, with visits to sites across the boroughs. Hybrid working and generous benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a related area.
• Professional qualification ( Desired ).
• Full UK driving licence and mobility to visit sites.
• Experience inspecting and surveying a range of buildings.
• Experience managing maintenance and refurbishment projects.
• Experience liaising with external consultants and contractors.

Responsibilities

• To manage a comprehensive capital programme service to the Councils covering all types of property development and refurbishment requirements.
• To support a range of business as usual and improvement projects to help ensure the councils’ buildings and key assets are maximised.
• To manage and oversee routine planned maintenance of Council buildings and instruct and oversee contractors as appropriate.
• To manage the delivery of condition surveys of Council owned buildings to ensure compliance with current legislation and regulations.
• To manage the inspection of repair and renewal works to the corporate property of the Council.
• To support and advise on the delivery of new council development projects.
• The preparation of appropriate technical and financial reports to Senior Leadership, the Councils or their committees.

Skills

Driving licence

Building surveying

Maintenance & refurbishment

Site visits

Liaising with external consultants/ten

Education

Degree in Building Surveying or related field

Job description

Role: Senior Building Surveyor

Location: South Ribble

Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary: £50,908 - £51,928 plus 6% car allowance

Closing Date: 18 November 2026

We're looking for a Senior Building Surveyor to work within our Major Projects service, to support the delivery of the Councils Major Projects Service, providing a comprehensive Building Surveying service across Chorley and South Ribble. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Senior Building Surveyor to lead the delivery of the Councils capital programme to make a difference across Chorley and South Ribble

Be part of something exciting - with great people, great benefits and great impact.

What you’ll be getting up to

• To manage a comprehensive capital programme service to the Councils covering all types of property development and refurbishment requirements.
• To support a range of ‘business as usual’ and improvement projects and programmes to help ensue that the councils’ are making the most out of their buildings and key assets.
• To manage and oversee the routine planned maintenance of Council buildings and instruct and oversee contractors as appropriate.
• To manage the delivery of condition surveys of Council owned buildings to ensure compliance with current legislation and regulations.
• To manage the inspection of repair and renewal works to the corporate property of the Council.
• To support and advise on the delivery of new council development projects.
• The preparation of appropriate technical and financial reports to Senior Leadership, the Councils or their committees.

Who we’re looking for

• Educated to degree level, vocational or professional qualification or equivalent experience in related area.
• Professional Qualification (Desired)
• A current full driving license or equivalent mobility and able to carry out visits to different sites across the councils throughout the week.
• Experience of inspecting and surveying a range of buildings and properties.
• Experience of the management of maintenance and refurbishment projects.
• Experience of managing and liaising with external consultants/ contractors.

Otherrequirements

• This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle therefore you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence.

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking
• Car Allowance

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striking to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separatestrategies and corporate plans.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.