Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 21July 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 13 July 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC 7 32,437.03 - 40,358.57 per year

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Bankhead Central

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

To undertake comprehensive surveys of Council operational property assets to determine the condition of these assets against defined criteria.


The postholder will have a key role in the planning and implementation of a programme of surveys which is aimed at establishing core information on the condition of all operational properties.


These properties will predominantly be schools, however, may also include care homes, offices, libraries, public halls and leisure facilities if required.


You will be expected to work on your own and with a wider surveying team and Inspectorate Staff. You will require to have a good knowledge of Microsoft systems or similar.


Salary range is between 32,437.03 and 40,358.57, full employment working a 36 hour week with flexibility to change working patterns, based in Bankhead but working Fife wide.


Include the benefits of working for Fife Council, including staff development, PPE equipment, pension and discounts.

The Person

Educated to SCQF level 7, which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent in Building Surveying or a related construction discipline is essential as is a commitment to a continuous personal development in the role.


Minimum of 3 years practitioner experience as a Building Surveyor/Building Surveying Technician or a related field.


Ability to carry out building condition surveys including identifying and reporting matters requiring priority attention.


Ability to produce clear, concise and accurate documentation and reports. Ability to schedule workload, prioritise, adapt to changes in priorities, and to meet deadlines.


Ability to communicate verbally and engage in a professional manner with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.


Ability to manage your peaks in workload, deadlines and priorities, with minimum of supervision. Ability to travel to various locations across Fife.

Further Information

Role Profile -

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Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

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For more information, please contact: Sandy White, sandy.white@fife.gov.uk