Senior Building Surveyor - Council

Spinwell Global; Swindon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell is recruiting a Senior Building Surveyor for a key public sector client in Swindon. You will lead inspections, repairs, and improvements across housing and corporate property, applying expert technical knowledge and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and industry standards.

You will manage complex works, prepare specifications, monitor budgets and contractor performance, and provide guidance to colleagues and senior management.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent with relevant post graduate experience.
• Proven SME experience delivering complex projects.
• Knowledge of UK building regulations and practice, with ability to apply it.
• Experience leading contracts including JCT/NEC forms.
• Experience across RIBA Stages 1-7.
• Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH/NEBOSH.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME in inspection, repair, maintenance and improvement of housing and corporate property.
• Lead delivery of complex works, provide authoritative guidance, ensure statutory compliance and best practice.
• Undertake condition surveys and diagnose building defects; prepare detailed specifications and manage high-value contracts.
• Manage budgets, monitor contractor performance, and ensure delivery to quality, cost and programme targets.
• Provide expert advice to colleagues and senior management to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Contract management

Condition surveys

Building regs

JCT/NEC contracts

RIBA Stages 1-7

Health & safety

Leadership

Project delivery

Education

Building Surveying degree

Postgraduate in Structural Eng

Job description

Role: Senior Building Surveyor REF 141080
Contract Length: Until 26/02/2027
Location: Swindon
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: 300 per day
Security Clearance: Standard

About the Role

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Building Surveyor an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

Key Responsibilities

To act as the subject matter expert in the inspection, repair, maintenance, and improvement of the Council's housing and corporate property portfolio, applying advanced professional expertise within the relevant discipline. You will be accountable for leading the delivery of complex works, providing authoritative guidance, and ensuring that all activities align with statutory requirements, technical standards, and best practice.

The role involves undertaking comprehensive condition surveys, diagnosing complex building or engineering defects, preparing detailed technical specifications, and managing high-value or technically demanding contracts or work packages. You will be pragmatic, commercially aware, innovative, and adept at solving problems.

The post holder will demonstrate a thorough understanding of construction and engineering methodologies, building services, and relevant legislation; including health and safety regulations and contract law principles. Responsibilities include managing allocated contract budgets, monitoring contractor performance, and ensuring that all works are delivered to agreed quality, cost, and programme parameters. You will also provide expert advice to colleagues, stakeholders, and senior management, contributing to strategic decision-making and continuous service improvement.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification with relevant post graduate experience. (Postgraduate MA or Diploma in Structural/Civil Engineering
• Substantial subject matter expert experience over sustained period
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects and solutions in relation to specialist discipline.
• A thorough knowledge of UK building regulations, policy and guidance with an ability to apply this practically and progressively to deliver.
• Experience and proven ability over a sustained period to lead on complex bespoke contracts, including advanced JCT/NEC forms.
• Experience of managing projects and leading on contract and programme delivery, aligned to standard forms of building contracts and project management principles.
• Experience of leading commissioning and delivery of works across RIBA Stages 1-7, within the scope of the relevant technical discipline.
• Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Certificate, or equivalent.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Membership (or eligibility for membership) of RICS & MCIOB is desirable but not essential.

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