Senior Building Surveyor
- Employer
- City of York Council
- Location
- York, England
- Salary
- Grade 10 Level 1 - 4 (£42,254 to £47,702 per annum)
- Closing date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Reference
- FINA005035
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- Sector
- Property, Construction
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Specialism
- Building Surveyor
- Business Type
- Public Sector
Job title: Senior Building Surveyor
Job reference: FINA005035
Date posted: 30/01/2025
Application closing date: 27/02/2025
Location: York, England
Salary: Grade 10 Level 1 - 4 (£42,254 to £47,702per annum)
Package: Permanent
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Building & Construction, Communities and Equalities, Housing
Job description
This post is suitable as a job share opportunity
The City of York Council are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Building Surveyor to support the management of change to council buildings.
The role:
- Working in an historic City with a varied portfolio of buildings
- To lead & work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Undertake Building Surveys, Dilapidation and Condition Surveys.
- Develop and manage projects from inception to building completion
- Liaising with building control and planning
- Submission of planning and building regulation applications
- Preparation of tender documents, Contract Administration and Health and Safety information
Essential Skill, Qualifications and Experience:
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence.
- Experience in a similar or related role within the construction industry
- Capable of running/managing their own projects, leading a team and working within a team on larger projects
With:
- Clear decision making in a timely manner based on facts and sound rationale
- High level of interpersonal and people management skills and attributes
- Highly literate and experienced with IT, in particular MS Office and AutoCAD
- Proven ability to effectively communicate at all levels of management and teams
- Self-motivated with excellent planning and organisational ability
Must have experience in:
- A similar role
- Interacting with clients and stakeholders at a senior level
- Detailed understanding of building regulations, legislation and standards
- Knowledge of H&S, listed buildings and party wall legislation within an estates built environment
Qualifications:
- An accredited building surveying qualification
If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor indivdiuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Vicky Gladders at vicky.gladders@york.gov.uk or on 07538 731199
Closing date: Thursday 27 February 2025 at 12 midnight
Interview date: TBC
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