Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001616

Date posted

25/06/2025

Apply by

25/07/2025

Salary

35,235

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Architects, Engineers and Surveyors

Surveyor

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

An opportunity has arisen for two positions of Surveyor within the Housing Grants and Building Control Team. We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to become an integral part of the surveying team, that will be responsible for delivering a wide range of Grants to private homeowners throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf.



The successful candidate will be responsible for inspecting and verifying levels of work eligible for grant award, preparing specifications and quantified schedule of work. You will be required to inspect work in progress, to check the standards of work and verify and agree levels of unforeseen work. In addition your duties will involve inspecting, valuing and verifying interim and final payments of all grants awarded to properties throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf.



You must possess a HNC in Building Studies or a recognised Building Trade Qualification.



For an informal discussion or further information about the post, please contact Anthony Kibble, Housing Grants and Building Control Manager on (01443) 281119.



Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.



The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.



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