Building Surveyor

Job Category: Engineering & Surveying

Job location: Darby Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 2PN, Swindon Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £39.55 per hour

Office based, site based and some home working

ob Purpose

�    The post holder will be part of a team that delivers capital and planned maintenance projects to the Councils corporate and listed buildings. 
�    The preparation and brief, develop design and technical design, and administer the construction contract through to hand over and close out. 
�    Being responsible for involving our customers, tenant and leaseholder.

Key Accountabilities

�    Delivery of the capital and planned maintenance investment projects.
�    To prepare feasibility studies, develop new initiatives and concepts and produce detailed specifications, drawings and design solutions for modernisation and improvement projects within the capital investment program that comply with the latest planning, health and safety and building regulations requirements including obtaining all necessary permissions
�    Carry out all forms of building surveys including, condition surveys, schedules of condition, dilapidation surveys, and structural surveys including preparation of written reports. Include also for undertaking routine inspections under tenancy arrangements
�    Ensure expenditure is managed within the available budget and in accordance with level of delegated authority and the Councils financial regulation.
�    All building work is carried out in accordance with the latest Health and Safety in construction design and management Regulations
�    Ensure the  performance is managed to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved
�    Prepare reliable and detailed programs of works.
�    Provide a value for money service which meets customer expectations.
�    Services are efficient, continually improving and responsive to our customers and tenants changing needs
�    Ensure that key performance indicator targets are met and a high quality customer focused service is delivered to the customer. 
�    Attend meetings with tenants, leaseholders and building users as requested and provide advice as necessary
�    Supervise and provide training/induction to new staff, work placements or agency staff.
�    Participate in equality and diversity training, information briefings and events as and when required as part of continuous professional development
�    Participate in continuous professional development 
�    Promote equality and diversity best practice in all areas of work

Knowledge & Experience
Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas of business and will be required to provide evidence of this:
�    Significant experience of delivering capital and planned maintenance
�    Experience of E-procurement via tendering or competitive bidding process
�    Significant experience of managing budgets
�    Detailed knowledge of construction health and safety, and the duties of the 2015 Construction Design and Management (CDM)
�    Experience in the use of auto-cad for design drawings  
�    Detailed knowledge of planning, listed building consent and building regulation legislation
�    Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice
�    A proven commitment to partnership working and engaging service users in service development
�    Ability to work efficiently and develop new working practices through continuous development
�    Ability to meet deadlines
�    Detailed knowledge of current Control of Asbestos Regulations/ Legislation
�    Building Pathology – identify deterioration, diagnostic and intervention solution.

Qualifications 
�    HNC in Building Studies.
�    Accredited qualification of Auto-cad or equivalent drawing packages.  
�    Current driving licence.
�    Accredited Qualification in Health and Safety.