Principal Building Surveyor

Adecco are delighted to be supporting a highly regarded South London Borough Council in their recruitment of a Principal Building Surveyor.

Reporting to the Design Manager, you will be the recognised expert completing building forensics, surveys, reporting, and giving advice to a wide range of facilities including parks, leisure centres, council buildings, residential homes, crematoriums and day centres. You will be working alongside a wide range of professionals from the Council who deliver essential services where no two days are the same. You will be building professional relationships and have the ability to adapt to a diverse client base.

About the role

Project Delivery: From inception to completion, deliver a project on time and to cost.

Report writing: You will need to effectively convey findings from surveys to suppliers and clients.

Building Compliance: You will ensure that all building works are compliant and that regulations are adhered to.

Deliver in competition to the private sector: You will have competition from private sector consultants and fees will need to be extremely competitive.

Customer relationships: Working with adiverse client group across many different services you will need to build relationships across these services and fully understand the needs of the service and their facilities.

Dilapidation surveys: You will need to be able to complete these surveys on behalf of the Council.

Benefits

• 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working
• Generous pension plan
• Continuous personal development training
• Mileage or use of a council vehicle

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• RICS Qualified
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt to a diverse range of clients
• Excellent understanding of construction regulations and standards
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD
• Commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of services provided

Council's recruitment statements

We are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).