Building Surveyor

Salary: £36,153 - £39,002 per annum

Date Closes: 27/09/2018

Ref Number: HOU00068

Location: County Hall

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the council's Strategic Assets and Facilities Management team (SA&FM).

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About the role

Wiltshire Council is looking for a qualified Building Surveyor to work within the SA&FM team. The council has a diverse portfolio of land and property which includes, multimillion pound office buildings, leisure centres, depots, commercial property and even a windmill. The SA&FM team provides a full range of estate management, maintenance and compliance activity for the council’s asset portfolio. 

As a SA&FM Building Surveyor, you’ll be providing expert advice and recommendations on how to best maintain the asset portfolio. You’ll be required to undertake or commission a full range of condition survey work, diagnose problems and specify remedial actions. Not only will you be able to apply your professional skills at a building level but also across the portfolio. You will lead the prioritisation of works and develop of a 5 year programme of planned maintenance which will be use to deploy the capital maintenance budget (currently £3m p.a).

About you

The right candidate will have a proven track record of providing professional building advice and hold full RICS membership. With excellent project management and ICT skills, you’ll have a keen eye for detail and appetite to drive continual improvement within the service. You’ll have excellent communication skills and be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with contractors, tenants, consultants and colleagues.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Find out more and apply

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply (see below), as well as our values and behaviours framework (Approximately half of all interview questions relate to the framework).

You can then make your application online by clicking the apply button at the bottom of this web page. If you are submitting a CV please ensure you read our CV and cover letter criteria carefully to avoid your CV being rejected.

For specific information about this job, please contact Vincent Albano, Asset Manager Asset Condition and Business Management. Email: Vincent.albano@wiltshire.gov.uk Telephone: 01225 756198, Nick Darbyshire Head of Strategic Assets & Facilities Management 01225 718 384 Nick.Darbyshire@wiltshire.gov.uk or Mike Dawson- Asset Manager (Estates and Asset Use) 01225 713250 Mike.Dawson@wiltshire.gov.uk

Values and Behaviours Framework

All candidates are assessed against the council’s behaviours framework (available below) during the interviewing process.  Approximately half of all questions relate to the framework.