Senior Building Surveyor

Bath and North East Somerset Council; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath & North East Somerset Council is recruiting a Senior Building Surveyor to support compliance, maintenance and improvement across the corporate estate.

You will work within the Property Maintenance and Compliance Team to ensure statutory compliance, manage refurbishment projects and provide documentation for FOI, audits and external enquiries. The role is set against a backdrop of capital investment and major site developments, offering opportunities to contribute across multiple programmes.

Job description

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.

We're recruiting a Senior Building Surveyor to support the delivery of compliance, maintenance and property improvement across our diverse corporate estate!

About the Team

The Property Maintenance and Compliance Team is a small but dedicated team of specialists who are responsible for providing assurance to the corporate centre that our estate (land and buildings) is statutorily compliant and well maintained.

Our work ranges from ensuring certification of the full range of compliance activity to undertaking or coordinating the completion of remedial works as well as delivering maintenance type project works. As part of our service, we also assist Council departments by providing copies of relevant compliance documentation to support responses to FOI requests, audits, HSE enquiries and requests from external agencies.

About the Role

It’s an exciting time to be working at Bath & North East Somerset Council as we implement an organisational change programme that is transforming the way we work, and we embark on a period of significant capital investment, across a range of transport and highways projects, begin the journey to rationalise our Corporate Estate to better deliver our operational services, develop our flagship sites at Bath Quays and Somer Valley, and deliver our ambitious housing programme through a pipeline of activity and allocation of strategic sites.

It is a challenging time too because we have lots to do, with a clear mandate from the current administration to deliver this ambitious capital programme.

The difference we make will improve people’s lives in the district and regionally as we work with the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, through greater devolution, to help fund the capital programme.

About You

To do this we are recruiting to smarter structures to resource and supplement the great teams we have. We need people with the same level of drive, experience and determination, and those who aspire to develop careers in a fast-paced organisation.

So come and join our award-winning teams on this generational journey that will transform the district and contribute to the regional growth agenda.

Company Culture

About Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Working at Bath and North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath and North East Somerset Council?

• We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. Go to https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-benefits

At Bath and North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve peoples lives. Find out more about our values at https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-values

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. Find out more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity

We are a Disability Confident Employer – find out more at https://shorturl.at/ajrsW

The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

*Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.