Overview
Waverley Court
Salary: £46,023 - £54,476
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
We are looking for anexperienced and motivated individual to fill the role of Senior Building Standards Surveyor working within a diverse and professional department.
Role and Team Context
Edinburgh is a dynamic and growing city, and the Building Standards Team has a key role in the continued development of our capital city by processing around 5000 building warrants a year. We aim to provide a seamless development consent process with close collaboration between professionals in different service areas. You can be part of this exciting journey, helping to facilitate these opportunities whilst ensuring construction works within the city are designed and built to meet safety standards, further sustainable development and ensure the safety of people in and around buildings.
Responsibilities
* Processing complex building warrants
* Supporting team managers in their activities
* Inspecting dangerous/defective buildings
* Developing Surveyors, Assistant Surveyors and Graduate Apprentice Surveyors
* Delivering improvement projects for the service to maintain high levels of performance and customer satisfaction
* Manage a diverse caseload, working as part of a team or on your own initiative
Requirements / Skills
* Good communication, IT and organisational skills
* Commitment to a high standard of customer care
* Ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative
* Experience in Building Standards surveying (implied)
* Clear understanding of quality assurance and project delivery
Working Arrangements
Hybrid working encompassing home, office and site work. Our modern open-plan offices are in Edinburgh City Centre, 5 minutes\' walk from Waverley Station.
Application and contacting information
If you are interested, you should bring relevant experience, a strong sense of customer service, excellent communication skills, a clear understanding of quality assurance and an appetite for project delivery and continuous improvement.
If successful, two references will be required.
If you wish to discuss aspects of the role or have any questions prior to applying, please contact Gary Gilruth - 07885 477 546.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We\'re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we\'re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
Interview Process
To help achieve this, we\'re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Salary Note
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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Application Link
View Senior Building Standards Surveyor Job Description
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