Department of Corporate Resources

Building & Technical Services

Building Surveyor (Condition)

PO1:  £30,507 - £32,878 pa

1 x  37hrs per week

Based at  Britannia House, Bradford

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

An opportunity has arisen within Building & Technical Services for a Building Surveyor to work within the Council’s corporate buildings across the Bradford District.

You will be responsible for the condition surveying, inspection, testing of all the Council operational properties. 

You will be carrying out and compiling reports on condition surveys, inspections, testing, repairs, maintenance and modifications.

You will work closely with Senior Officers/Management both in this and other Department’s within the council to be responsible for ensuring that Buildings are surveyed, maintained, and/or modified to the highest possible standards consistent with the level of finance available and due regard being paid to Legislation, Council Policies, Statutory Regulations and Standing Orders.

You will have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Building Surveyor or 5 years relevant experience in a Building Maintenance/Management related post
• Experienced in planned building maintenance & surveying
• HNC/D qualification in Building related subject or equivalent
• Experience in using a range of specialist ICT systems including CAD, MS Project, and NBS

If you feel that you can meet the above criteria and can demonstrate that you are a self-motivated team worker, we would love to hear from you.  If successful, you will be rewarded with a generous holiday allowance, an excellent pension scheme and all the other benefits you would expect from a Local Authority employer.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service check.

If you require any further information regarding this post please contact Tommy Conroy on 01274 431756 or email tommy.conroy@bradford.gov.uk

Closing date:  30th September 2019

Please find attached the Job Profile:   Building Surveyor (Condition) - JP.docx