SENIOR BUILDING SURVEYOR (Property Projects)

FACILITIES & TECHNICAL SERVICES 

Salary: Starting from £48,078 to £52,852 per annum (Grade 10) 

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of Work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing Date: 21st June 2019

Interview Date: Interviews to be held week commencing 1st July 2019

The Technical Services team is responsible for providing professional advice and project delivery in relation to the alteration, refurbishment and maintenance of Worthing Borough Council and Adur District Council’s diverse property portfolio, as part of a shared service. This comprises operational and non-operational premises including commercial and civic buildings, theatres, a crematorium, multi-storey car parks, leisure sites and the council’s housing stock (Adur Homes).  As a member of this hardworking and dynamic professional team, you will manage and mentor a small team of Building Surveyors, as well as external consultants, in the delivery of key projects to ensure that our buildings are maintained to a high quality and remain fit for purpose for staff, residents and members of the public alike.

You will be required to undertake a range of building surveying duties including preparing building defect reports and condition surveys, feasibility studies, design & specification of works, and contract administration/project management on a wide range of building projects.

This role will require you to prepare capital bids in conjunction with internal clients and stakeholders, develop planned maintenance programmes and manage the capital programme to ensure projects are delivered within the annual capital budget (Approx. £5-7mil per annum).

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Kevin Smith MRICS, Principal Building Surveyor on 01903 221372 or Steve Spinner, Head of Facilities and Technical Services 01903 221019.

Please note we do not accept applications after the time given on the closing date.

Equal Opportunities
Adur and Worthing councils have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Adur District and Worthing Borough Councils are equal opportunities employers and encourages applications from people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, people of any religion or belief or sexual orientation and job sharers. Childcare subsidy is payable in appropriate cases. Work base location is indicated, however you may be asked to work at any such place within the Adur District and Worthing Borough Council Service’s area as required. 


Additional Information 
As part of Adur & Worthing Council’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.

How to apply

In order to apply for this vacancy please use the Apply Online link below. No CVs or agency applications accepted.