Senior Building Surveyor

Ipswich Borough Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Ipswich is looking for two Senior Building Surveyors/Managers to oversee the Building Surveying Service and manage a small team. These roles involve conducting various building surveying tasks, ensuring performance targets are met, and working on impactful projects for the local community. A degree or relevant professional membership is required, along with significant experience in building surveying. This is a permanent position offering a salary of up to £50,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• A degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation.
• High level of qualitative experience operating at a senior level in building surveying.
• Detailed knowledge of Building Surveying and Building Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the delivery of various work streams and managing a small team of surveyors.
• Conducting Building Surveying work.
• Meeting performance and service targets within the Building Surveying Service.
• Surveying housing defects, managing damp and mould, and handling tenant improvement claims.

Skills

High level of relevant experience in building surveying

Knowledge of Building Surveying and Building Regulations

Education

Degree qualification or membership of a professional organisation

Job description

Senior Building Surveyor / Manager

Ipswich Borough Council

Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum, with pending pay award for 2026

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Reference: 0574

The Maintenance and Contracts service spends circa £25 million annually repairing, maintaining and improving a retained housing stock of circa 8000 properties and 15 sheltered schemes to our local “Ipswich Standard”.

The Council takes a holistic approach to stock management and has one seamless service that is now responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of that stock; from initial design to completing works on site on a right first-time basis using our own directly employed trade teams.

Housing is a flagship service of Ipswich Borough Council, and it is a service that is vital for our tenants and very much in the public eye - as you would expect with such a range of work. We benefit from working from a brand new environmentally friendly modern depot facility at Layard House.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced building surveyors to join a dynamic and expanding team of professionals. As part of our growth strategy, we are investing in people, technology, and innovative approaches to asset management and building surveying.

This means you will have the chance to work on a diverse portfolio of projects that make a real impact on the local community.

We are looking for two Senior Building Surveyors/Managers who will oversee all activities and aspects of the Building Surveying Service by managing and supporting a small team of Building Surveyors which requires site and an office‑based presence.

Responsibilities

• Acting as one of the Senior Building Surveying Managers being accountable for the delivery of various work streams and managing a small team of surveyors


• Acting as a Senior Building Surveyor undertaking Building Surveying work


• Ensuring all performance and service targets are met within the Building Surveying Service and developing staff to their full potential


• Ensuring all activity is completed to the standards expected. Examples of


• Surveying work includes surveying housing defects, managing damp and mould in line with Awaab’s Law, party wall agreements, tenant own improvements, disrepair claims, boundary wall disputes, energy performance certificates, improvements and planned surveys, designing and specifying works, project managing work, feasibility studies, stock condition, managing an adaptations service (list not exhaustive)


• Showing leadership and being passionate to provide the best possible service to our tenants at all times.

About You

• a degree qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional organisation


• a high level of relevant, qualitative experience operating at a senior level in building surveying.


• detailed knowledge of Building Surveying and Building Regulations.

To find out more

For more information about this role please contact Emmanuel Lynch by either calling 01473 432997 or emailing [e-mail]

How to apply

Apply online via: www.ambitionipswich.com/building-surveying-manager-3/

This is where you can complete the online application form for this vacancy.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 4 February 2026.

The selection process will be a panel interview in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.