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Hove Town Hall
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Senior Building Surveyor – M9 plus £6k annual market supplement
Hove Town Hall, Hove
37 Hours per week with flexible hybrid working
No two days are the same in Brighton & Hove City Council’s Building Surveying Team! If you like genuine diversity in your Building Surveying work and are looking to learn new skills, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.
This council has set the City an ambitious carbon neutral target by 2030 and this is the chance for you to contribute to that in a positive, meaningful way.
Interview date: to be confirmed
From finding solutions to rectifying defects, undertaking all kinds of refurbishments to organising a far-reaching programme of planned maintenance works, we deal with schools, social care premises, non-housing buildings, listed historic buildings, etc. You will work with our Mechanical and Electrical Engineers as part of a design team approach to refurbishment projects that reduce carbon.
We need team players who are strong on Health and Safety, confident on AutoCAD, proactive in monitoring contractor performance on site, a flexible approach, good communication skills with the ability to work under pressure in our trusted, busy team of professionals.
The post is full-time, permanent, 37 hours a week. There are two other Senior Building Surveyors within the team, each of whom also have direct reports to support, mentor and manage. You will be well supported by the team as you grow your career.
You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of Client teams across the City who will value and respect your input. We remain sustainably independent as we generate fees through the works we manage. Always busy, we continue to secure further programmes of work and need to fill these posts with the right people.
Job Introduction:
We need a team player who has good leadership and person management skills, is strong on Health and Safety, confident on AutoCAD, have monitoring contractor and performance on site skills, a flexible approach, good communication skills with the ability to work under pressure in our trusted, busy team of professionals.
You will have relevant experience working as a Building Surveyor, preferably in a Senior role with good leadership and management skills and be qualified MRICS or MCIOB. We will pay your annual subs.
You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of Client teams across the City to support service provision, corporate objectives and ensure the best use of our assets. We remain sustainably independent as we generate fees through the works we manage. Always busy, we continue to secure further programmes of work and need to fill this post with the right person.
In return you will enjoy a package of benefits that includes;
Based at Hove Town Hall there will be opportunity for hybrid working to help ensure a real work life balance.
If you would like to find out more please e-mail the best number to call you back on to the Building Surveying & Utilities Management martin.hilson@brighton-hove.gov.uk or Senior Building Surveyors will.davis@brighton-hove.gov.uk or martyn.heasman@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We offer the opportunity for the suitable candidate to choose to work in a hybrid way. Your specific working arrangements will be subject to team and service working arrangements already in place alongside Government guidance. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
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Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
