Assistant Building Surveyor – Braintree District Council

Assistant Building Surveyor - Braintree District Council

Braintree District Council

Permanent, Full Time

£39,868 to £44,086 per annum

Location: Braintree

Closing Date: 1st July 2025

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree Council to recruit this Assistant Building Surveyor role.

To Apply please click here: Assistant Building Surveyor or visit https://www.braintree.gov.uk/join-our-team. Please DO NOT click the Apply button on the left.

The Opportunity:

We have a new opportunity for an assistant building surveyor to join our Property and Asset Management Team at Braintree District Council.

About our Property and Asset Management Service

We provide professional asset and estate management services and deliver property management solutions for the general fund portfolio. The portfolio is mostly commercial property and land including corporate offices, leisure centres, investment property, country park estates, and community centres.

This is a new role, to support the Senior Building Surveyor to deliver a programme of capital projects and support the Councils transition to a corporate landlord model by supporting teams with repairs and maintenance advice.

Your duties will include:

· Assist in the design, tender, contract manage/project manage maintenance and refurbishment schemes, including instructions to contractors, consultants and site meetings.

· Undertake building surveying surveys including condition surveys, schedules of condition and schedules of dilapidations, overseeing these through to completion.

· Assist the Senior Building Surveyor in the preparation of specifications and schedules of work and delivery of procurement processes where required as part of the Council’s minor works Capital Programme, general property management duties and other related duties.

· Liaison with Council Officers responsible for Council property in connection with maintenance requirements, compliance requirements and other building works.

· Appoint, co-ordinate, and manage external consultants in connection with minor works capital projects, building maintenance projects and other property related works.

· Assist the Senior Building Surveyor in the Commission of other specialist surveys and compliance work including, Fire Risk Assessments, Asbestos inspections etc. supported by the wider team to manage consultant site inspections.

· Assist the Senior Building Surveyor in investigations into building defects, identification of solutions and advise on remedial options procuring structural engineering services where required.

· Assist the Senior Building Surveyor to undertake pre-contract and contract duties for planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes to include the following duties: Feasibility studies; Scheme designs; Specification and tender (pre-contract); Contract management; Project Management; Customer Relationship Management.

Experience:

Our ideal Assistant Building Surveyor will have the below skills and experience;

· Bachelor’s degree in Building Surveying or a RICS degree accredited to the Building Surveying Pathway

· Satisfactory level of post – graduate professional experience, as a qualified Building Surveyor to meet the requirements of the role.

· Experience within the commercial property sector.

· Proven knowledge of industry standards including, legislation, compliance, health & safety relating to the property industry and CDM Regulations.

Working towards Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Why choose Braintree District Council?

Braintree District Council is an ambitious and forward-thinking authority with a vision of creating a great place for our residents and businesses.

As a Council our role is as a guardian of the place and its people; where residents live well in healthy and resilient communities; a well-connected district with high-quality homes delivered with the infrastructure and a place which attracts and provides good employment opportunities.

We are becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community and are committed

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Some of the benefits of working for Braintree District Council are:

• Flexible working
• Local government pension scheme
• Learning and development for all staff
• Staff recognition schemes
• Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership.

To apply, click here:Assistant Building Surveyor or visit https://www.braintree.gov.uk/join-our-team. Please DO NOT click the Apply button on the left.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Midnight on 4 th July 2025.

Please Note – Essex County Council is advertising this role on behalf of Braintree District Council and if successful you will be employed by Braintree District Council.