Senior Building Surveyor

Place Media Group; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working from day one

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cashback website access for savings on

Free parking

Job summary

Chorley Council is seeking a Building Surveyor to support the Major Projects Delivery Manager in delivering a comprehensive surveying service across Chorley and South Ribble. You will manage projects within the capital programme, ensuring schemes meet funding, regulatory, and value-for-money requirements.

The role offers hybrid working from day one, a vehicle for site visits, and opportunities to work toward MRICS/MCIOB qualifications, with a generous salary and 6% car allowance.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience required.
• Professional qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a comprehensive capital programme service for property development and refurbishment requirements.
• Support a range of business-as-usual and improvement projects to maximise building asset value.
• Oversee routine planned maintenance and supervise contractors as appropriate.
• Deliver condition surveys of Council-owned buildings to ensure compliance with legislation.

Skills

Driving licence

Building surveying

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree level education

Professional qualification (Desired)

Job description

Location: South Ribble
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £50,908 – £51,928 plus 6% car allowance

About the job:

In this role you will support the Major Projects Delivery Manager in the management and delivery of the Councils’ Major Projects service, providing a comprehensive building surveying service across Chorley and South Ribble.

You will manage a diverse portfolio of projects within the Council’s capital programme, working closely with the Major Projects Delivery Manager and Head of Property and Development to ensure schemes are delivered in line with Council priorities, funding requirements and statutory obligations. You will support the development of funding bids and take responsibility for ensuring projects achieve value for money and long‑term benefits.

The Council is committed to your development and will provide professional support, including opportunities to work towards a recognised qualification such as MRICS or MCIOB.

Role:

• 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.
• To be flexible and carry out other reasonable responsibilities and duties, which fall within the broad scope of this post.

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.

Other requirements

• This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle therefore you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Free parking

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 striving 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 separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

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.