NLP Building Surveyor - REQ03933

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Ref no: 419367

Published: 07/04/2025

Closes: 21/04/2025

Location: Dalziel Building, 7 Scott Street, Motherwell, ML1 1YP

Salary: £39,829 - £51,557 (appointment beyond salary point £45,696 will be dependent on the post holder having full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

NLC10/NLC12

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our organisation which is based within Dalziel Building, Motherwell. This role offers the option of hybrid working in line with the requirements of the service.

You will assist in the provision of a full range of property management services including provision of robust information to inform the development of the strategic investment plan for the North Lanarkshire Properties LLP’s property portfolio. In addition, you will provide client advice to North Lanarkshire Council and be responsible for programme management of a range of capital investment works. You will deliver North Lanarkshire Properties condition survey programme, in line with industry recognised good practice and standards. You will also manage the preparation of schedules of condition and dilapidations, including negotiating settlements with tenants and on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council. In addition, you will prepare schedules for planned maintenance works, life cycle programming and manage the day to day repairs and maintenance for the portfolio and assist with other aspects of lease compliance in the provision of a co-ordinated property service.

To succeed in this role, you must have experience of delivery, survey, design and oversight of minor and medium sized work programmes and of preparing specifications using building software. Working knowledge of Health & Safety/CDM regulations is essential to this role and knowledge of procurement regulations, experience of operating Autocad LT or similar software and competent knowledge of JCT Forms of Contracts would be advantageous.

You must have a degree in Building Surveying or equivalent and considerable experience within the property industry. You must be a full member, or demonstrate you are working towards full membership, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), or the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).

You will have experience using Microsoft office packages, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, have the ability to work to performance standards and deadlines and work on your own initiative and also as part of a team.

You must be able to travel throughout North Lanarkshire and surrounding areas to undertake the duties of this post.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security.

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