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What will I be doing?
We’re working to improve the lives of people here in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. As a Senior Surveyor, you will use your professional skills and experience to project manage and lead on various home adaptation projects from inception to completion. We are looking for an exceptional individual for a vacancy in the Home Adaptation team. The Surveyor will be managing, delivering and supervising a range of adaptations and alterations to properties, ensuring the financial and legislative risks are managed and to deliver safe, compliant, accessible homes. You would be joining a busy team who deal with a wide range of statutory services which include disabled facilities grants, home adaptations and property interventions.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
* Offer support and provide technical guidance on property related queries, carry out property feasibility studies and scope of works.
* Prepare and submit planning and building regulations applications including design duties using AutoCAD.
* Communicate with and develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels via phone, email and letter.
* Process a range of applications and deal with statutory consultations.
* Contract management and monitoring of progress and quality of building work.
* Undertake principal designer/designer and client roles under CDM regulations.
* Manage projects from conception to completion.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
This role offers the opportunity to make a difference to our customers and service. Applicants should demonstrate:
* An ability to be highly organised and self-motivated.
* Reliability and a willingness to take on new tasks and learn new skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
* Meticulous working with a strong drive for accuracy.
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Excel, Word and SharePoint.
* Prior experience as a building surveyor (or similar role) delivering a wide range of building and improvement projects.
* Educated to HNC/D Level in surveying or relevant professional qualification.
We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team.
What’s in it for me?
We offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management, and a range of employee benefits:
* Flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
* Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
* Staff discounts in gyms.
* Employee Assistance for support and a variety of wellbeing services.
* Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme with optional pension enhancement through AVC.
* Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice for cycle schemes and health screenings.
* My Staff Shop discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.
Anything else I should know?
The salary for this Grade 10 role is £37,280 to £41,771 per annum. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Karen Wilcox at karen.wilcox@somerset.gov.uk. When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment. If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Government Administration
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