Senior Building Surveyor

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council; Leyland; In loco; GBP 51.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Hybrid/agile working

Local Government pension

Healthcare cash plan

Cashback website

Volunteering days

Free parking

Car Allowance

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Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council are seeking a Senior Building Surveyor to lead the delivery of the councils' capital programme within the Major Projects service.

You will manage a comprehensive capital programme, oversee maintenance and refurbishment, and provide reporting to senior leaders and committees across Chorley and South Ribble. This is aPermanent, full-time role with hybrid working from day one.

Competenze

• Educated to degree level or professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Current full driving license required.
• Experience inspecting and surveying a range of buildings.
• Experience managing maintenance and refurbishment projects.
• Experience liaising with external consultants/contractors.

Mansioni

• Manage a comprehensive capital programme service across the councils.
• Support business as usual and improvement projects for buildings and assets.
• Oversee routine planned maintenance and instruct contractors as appropriate.
• Deliver condition surveys to ensure compliance with legislation.
• Oversee repair and renewal works to council property.
• Support delivery of new development projects.
• Prepare technical and financial reports for Senior Leadership/Committees.

Conoscenze

Experience surveying buildings

Maintenance & refurbishment management

Liaising with external consultants/SL

Driving license

Formazione

Degree level education or professional qualification

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About The Role

• 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: 25 October 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 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 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 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.