Job Description

Please note:

City of Lincoln Council do not accept CVs.

The City of Lincoln Council are pleased to have an exciting new opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join our Maintenance team based at Hamilton House on a full time, fixed term basis.

This new role will undertake essential work for the Housing Repairs Service in relation to disrepair, damp and mould casework, option appraisals and structural inspections across the Council's 7,800 properties throughout Lincoln.

We pride ourselves on providing quality housing and repairs for our tenants and are looking for a friendly and approachable candidate who will underpin our core values to provide excellent customer care to the residents of Lincoln.

Key responsibilities:

- Supporting the Maintenance & Investment Team in providing an efficient and effective service in response to building maintenance.

- Carrying out various property inspections and assessments across the housing stock, including housing disrepair, damp and mould cases, stock options appraisals and general building defect investigations.

- Ensuring building remedial works are specified correctly and completed efficiently and effectively, to a high standard whilst providing excellent customer experience and satisfaction levels.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- Experience of producing accurate estimated costs for project works and ability to analyse alternative solutions to ensure most appropriate cost benefit.

- Experience of writing reports and making recommendations relating to landlord requirements.

- Experience in the identification of different types of dampness and the ability to recommend and schedule the correct remedial work in accordance with the requirements of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.

- HNC / degree or above qualification in building, construction surveying or related subject and / or membership of a recognised professional body or equivalent qualification or experience.

Benefits we offer:

- Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.

- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.

- Local government pension scheme (currently 23.4% employer contribution).

- Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).

- Health and Wellbeing support.

- Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).

- Free on-site parking at Hamilton House.

In order to complete your application, please visit our website. You will find the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification section of the job description, so please ensure you address this in your supporting statement.

All external candidates are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and a 6-month probationary period. This role also requires a basic DBS check.

Please be aware that the City of Lincoln Council does not hold a UKVI sponsor licence and is therefore unable to sponsor work visas. If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, please refer to UK Visas & Immigration before applying as you may be eligible to work in the UK via an alternative visa route.

As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 45,469.00-48,643.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Flexitime Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Work Location: In person