We are proud to be partnering with a Local Council based in the East of England who is looking for a Building Surveying Manager on a permanent contract.

The role is a full time position that offers hybrid working, two days in the office, three days on site/working from home. The salary is up to £50,000.

The ideal candidate will have five years of experience in a Building Surveyor role, have knowledge of capital programmes, Awaab's law and have ideally managed staff before.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Managing and leading a team of surveying and technical staff, allocating work, monitoring performance, ensuring quality, safety and compliance, and representing the Council as required

• Leading and coordinating complex maintenance and capital projects, organising project teams, liaising with stakeholders, and reporting progress and issues

• Driving service improvement by reviewing best practice, developing procedures, promoting partnership working, and improving customer-focused services

• Investigating and resolving customer complaints and contractor disputes, reporting outcomes, and implementing service improvements

• Coordinating responsive repairs, planned maintenance and capital programmes, managing budgets, and improving communication with contractors and customers

• Overseeing feasibility studies, surveys, drawings, specifications and contract documentation, ensuring statutory approvals and CDM compliance

• Leading procurement activities, preparing specifications, managing tender processes, and overseeing contract delivery, quality, cost and safety

Experience required:

• Demonstrated experience of managing and leading surveying or technical teams, including allocating workloads, monitoring performance and supporting staff development

• Proven experience in delivering complex maintenance, planned works or capital improvement projects, coordinating teams and achieving time, cost and quality targets

• Experience of managing budgets and programmes, demonstrating effective financial control and value-for-money decision making

• Demonstrated knowledge of and compliance with health and safety legislation, building regulations and CDM requirements in a professional environment

• Experience of preparing specifications, drawings, estimates and contract documentation, with involvement in procurement and contract administration

• Experience of dealing with customer complaints and contractor disputes, demonstrating the ability to resolve issues constructively and learn from outcomes

• Demonstrated experience of providing professional advice to senior managers or Members and contributing to service improvement or strategic initiatives

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop and manage multidisciplinary surveying and technical staff

• Extensive knowledge of building surveying, maintenance, planned works and capital improvement programmes

• Solid understanding of health and safety legislation, building regulations, CDM requirements, and other statutory compliance obligations.

• Excellent project and contract management skills, including procurement, tendering, cost control, and quality assurance

• Strong financial management and budgeting skills, with the ability to monitor and control significant budgets effectively

Benefits:

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• Public transport discounts

• Flexible working

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week

• Monday - Friday

• Flexible working hours

• Local Government Pension Scheme

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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