building maintenance surveyor

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and professional building maintenance surveyor seeking a new challenge to join our award winning Property Services Building Team.

As part of a wider team including building surveyors & M&E engineers, the postholder will coordinate and deliver works through our supply chain, ensuring high standards and conformity to specification throughout. Working predominantly within the county of Warwickshire for a range of customers, the buildings we maintain include office accommodation, schools, fire stations, libraries, heritage and culture property, industrial buildings as well as farms and small holdings.

This post offers challenge, stimulation and requires a self-motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and team focused person. The Building Maintenance Surveyor post is key to our continued success and your performance will directly contribute to it. Within the Building Services Team you will be working as part of a professional team of surveyors and engineers responsible for a wide range of revenue and capital projects for clients both within and external to the Council.

Working from Warwickshire County Council's property condition data or to external client briefs you will be conducting site surveys, preparing specifications and tender drawings, certifying contractors accounts, instructing contractors, chairing meetings, and managing your own projects through from inception to handover, liaising with stakeholders along the way. You will be assisting the Building Team Manager in providing technical support both within Building Maintenance and to other services within Warwickshire County Council.

The role requires an ambitious, qualified, and motivated building maintenance surveyor who will be provided with all the support needed to deliver a quality service

About the Role

37 hours per week

Salary £39,186 - £41,418 (pay award pending)

Agile Working Hours and Agile Place of Work - Ability to work from home or from one of WCC's office spaces, to suit the needs of the service. Agile working is a fluid working practice, which is about finding the best way for both the individual and the organisation to work.

Professional Membership fees - Payment of CIOB, RICS or similar professional membership fees. (Single membership only)

Key Requirements

The post holder must have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

The postholder will be required to independently travel to various properties managed by WCC within Warwickshire County.

The post holder should be qualified to HNC level or equivalent in construction., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

An NPPV check is required for individuals who are to be appointed due to frequent and uncontrolled access to government assets.

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare's county- but that's only half the story. We're also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we're home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here.

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

• Schools and Learning


• Social Care and Health


• Community Safety


• Environment and Planning


• Leisure and Tourism


• Roads and Travel
  
  Out of hours callout & standby: Approximately one weeks duty, every four to six weeks, paid at 12.5% of hourly rate. Full rate if required to work, or attend site.


Generous Annual Leave entitlement - 26 days rising to 31 days after 4 years service, plus bank holidays and an additional Company Day at Christmas., Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.