Overview
Building Surveyor – NN17 1QG
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
You will be working as part of the OperationsTeam, delivering services across North Northamptonshire for non domestic properties and other assets.
No two days are ever the same.
The team deliver repairs and maintenance and Statutory Compliance Inspections and Remedial Works across the estate, as well are more complex projects in conjunction with our Capital Projects Team.
If you wish to discuss the role further please contact Head of Operations – lisa.phillips@northnorthants.gov.uk
About you
a. Preferably educated to degree level or minimum experienced time served Building Surveyor with qualifications in a building services environment –
b. Higher level nationally recognised Health & Safety qualification – eg NEBOSH/IOSH
c. Demonstrable competence to fulfil the role of Responsible Person as defined in said instruments.
d. Considerable experience and understanding of Buildings and their construction as well as wider asset management, eg flood defences etc.
e. Experience of Project Management
f. Experience of JCT Contracts and an understanding of Contract Law.
g. Experience of procuring and managing external contractors to ensure high quality service provision.
h. Proven IT skills and demonstrable experience
i. Experience of operating within financial constraints and procuring services within best value principles.
j. Proven ability to manage a range of conflicting work demands and pressures
k. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external), across all levels; and also write clear and concise management reports.
l. Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills •
m. Practical experience of working in the construction and services industry.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
