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Join Cheltenham Borough Council as a Building Surveyor and make a real contribution to making Cheltenham a great place to live.

Location: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA

Salary: GBP34,314 to GBP46,563

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing date: Monday 24th March 2025

Come and work for an award-winning organisation!

We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council dedicated to making Cheltenham a great place to live and work. By supporting thriving communities and businesses while preserving the town's unique character, we create opportunities for growth and innovation.

As an employer, we are committed to fairness, respect, and creating a stimulating environment where our people can thrive. With benefits like flexible working arrangements, generous holiday allowances, a strong pension scheme, and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, we empower our team to reach their full potential.

Together, we’re building a vibrant future for Cheltenham and its people.

Building Surveyor - The Role:

At CBC, we take pride in managing some of Cheltenham's most iconic buildings and structures. From over 4,500 council homes to historic listed buildings, leisure centres, swimming pools, war memorials, and even a football stadium, our portfolio reflects Cheltenham's rich heritage and vibrant community.

Our Property Team oversees everything from day-to-day maintenance to multi-million-pound redevelopment projects. Right now, we’re making record investments to enhance these special places, delivering innovative sustainability initiatives, refurbishing properties, meeting new legislative standards, and spearheading exciting new-build projects.

We’re investing in our Property Team as much as we are in our properties, and we’ll make sure you’ll never stop learning and progressing here. Working with like-minded, equally passionate professionals, no two projects are the same and each will bring its own challenges and its own opportunities.

Building Surveyor Key Responsibilities:

1. To ensure building work is completed in compliance with the codes of conduct, regulations (including financial) and policies of the council.
2. To undertake building work in line with health and safety legislation, including monitoring that contractors are also compliant with these regulations when working in our buildings.
3. Manage multiple reactive and planned maintenance projects to ensure issues are prioritised and the annual maintenance plan is completed.
4. To ensure contractors are procured in line with our Local Government procurement regulations.
5. To provide scrutiny and challenge to contractor costs, standard of work and timeliness of resolution of issues.
6. To build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers and other key stakeholders who use our buildings.
7. To identify when more specialist contractors are required to deal with building issues.
8. To be proactive in proposing changes to our processes to deliver value for money from our buildings and our building service.

Building Surveyor - You:

1. 5 GCSEs including English and Maths.
2. Degree in Building Surveying or Construction/Property related subject.
3. Qualified or working towards an appropriate technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB or equivalent).
4. Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field.
5. Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders.
6. Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
7. Excellent communication skills.

Building Surveyor - Benefits:

1. An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
2. A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days rising to 31 days after five years.
3. A flexible and agile working environment. We aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours.
4. A comprehensive programme of learning and development.
5. Two days paid time off for volunteering.
6. Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
7. An employee counselling service.
8. Free eye tests (for some posts) and contribution towards the cost of glasses.
9. A cycle to work scheme.
10. Low-cost town centre parking for some jobs, depending on work location.
11. A commitment to employee wellbeing.

Applications:

The council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity; we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you’re ready to make a difference while growing your expertise in a supportive, dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: Monday 24th March 2025

To submit your application for this exciting Building Surveyor opportunity, please click on Apply now!