Role Summary & Benefits

At Cheltenham Borough Council, we take pride in managing some of the town’s most iconic buildings and structures. From over 4,500 council homes to historic listed buildings, leisure centres, swimming pools, war memorials, and even a football stadium, our portfolio reflects the rich heritage and vibrant spirit of Cheltenham.

Our Property Team oversees everything from routine maintenance to multi-million-pound redevelopment projects. Right now, we’re making record investments to enhance these spaces—driving sustainability initiatives, refurbishing properties, meeting new legislative standards, and delivering exciting new-build projects.

As a Building Surveyor, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the council’s diverse property portfolio. Your expertise will ensure that our buildings remain safe, functional, and well-preserved for generations to come.

Your Responsibilities:
– Ensure building work complies with council regulations, codes of conduct, and financial policies while maintaining health and safety standards.
– Manage reactive and planned maintenance projects, ensuring contractor compliance, procurement regulations, and cost scrutiny.
– Build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers, and stakeholders.
– Identify the need for specialist contractors and propose process improvements to enhance value for money in building services.

To be successful in this role, our ideal candidate will have:
– A degree in Building Surveying or a construction/property-related subject.
– A relevant technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB, or equivalent) or be working towards one.
– Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field.
– Experience in building relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Ready to make an impact while growing your expertise in a supportive, dynamic team? We’d love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure building work is completed in compliance with the codes of conduct, regulations (including financial) and policies of the council
• To undertake building work in line with health and safety legislation, including monitoring that contractors are also compliant with these regulations when working in our buildings
• Manage multiple reactive and planned maintenance projects to ensure issues are prioritised and the annual maintenance plan is completed
• To ensure contractors are procured in line with our Local Government procurement regulations
• To provide scrutiny and challenge to contractor costs, standard of work and timeliness of resolution of issues
• To build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers and other key stakeholders who use our buildings
• To identify when more specialist contractors are required to deal with building issues
• To be proactive in proposing changes to our processes to deliver value for money from our buildings and our building service
• Any other tasks or activities that may be deemed reasonable for this role.