Principal Building Surveyor

Directorate: Corporate Resources
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract type: 2 year contract with a possibility of extension
Location: The Council House

The Property Projects and Technical Services Team are looking for Principal Building Surveyors with experience of working on Disability Adaptation Works who will provide a comprehensive building surveying service predominantly focusing on Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Funded works.

Lead on carrying out inspections and condition surveys and prepare reports, confirm the required scope of adaptation work within the properties, including defect diagnosis with priorities, lead on recommendations and costings, breaches of legislation, inadequate fire precaution measures and DDA issues. Prepare reports, estimates, specifications, drawings and works schedules for quotations or tendering purposes in relation to the work .

The property Design and Maintenance Team are looking for a Principal Building Surveyor with experience of working on various corporate buildings and assets. The responsibilities of this post relates to planned preventive, reactive maintenance works, major and minor projects. The department wishes to provide a qualified and competent delivery team member for project and maintenance delivery, focusing on corporate assets.

As part of their role, the candidate will carry out:

• Inspections
• producing condition surveys and reports
• confirmation of a client’s requirement
• where necessary develop a scope of works within the properties
• including defect diagnosis with priorities
• recommendations and costings
• breaches of legislation
• inadequate fire precaution measures and DDA issues
• Prepare reports, estimates, specifications, drawings and works schedules for quotations or tendering purposes in relation to the work.
• Procurement and project resourcing will be a required services for the works ensuring compliance with the Council’s procurement and contract procedures.
• Manage delivery of building projects including project management
• contract administration
• cost management ensuring that all works are carried out in an efficient manner and delivered to budget, timescale and specification.

The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment with a continuous stream of work within the public sector, working with internal and external clients and organisations on a varying and challenging portfolio of buildings. You must be comfortable in a client-facing role, helping to develop the existing business by establishing close bonds with both clients to achieve repeat business.

The ideal candidate will thrive on the responsibility and autonomy in managing a varied workload and be able to spot opportunities to help clients achieve their ambitions.

What you can expect from us:

You’ll join an inclusive culture. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

As a diverse and inclusive employer, Derby City Council strives to contribute to the lasting values for clients, employees, stakeholders, communities and the public sector.

You will have the opportunity to work with other experienced members of staff in your field of work as well as opportunity to work with other departments across the council.

We are a team of property professionals including Building Surveyors, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Project Managers and Specialist Professionals looking after a property portfolio of over 100 council owned commercial buildings.

If you’re looking to step up your career, this is the perfect opportunity to have a chance to work with successful leaders in their field and put that expertise into action on a wide range of property types and wide ranging projects. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best. We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours.

Achieve your ambitions – join us at Derby City Council!

Prior applicants should not apply

Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are ’at risk’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

All new starters will automatically start at the bottom of the grade.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 8th August 2021 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.

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