Building Surveyor WCC621438

Salary range: £60,795 - £64,032 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience.

Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QPHours per week: 36

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 15 July 2025

Interview date: 18 July 2025

About Us:

Housing in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where dedicated and compassionate professionals bring everything to their work. Our housing portfolio is significant, with around 22,000 homes. There’s scope to make a big difference. With a range of void works at various stages of construction across Westminster, you’ll enjoy the challenge of managing multiple projects at once. You’ll visit sites regularly and produce progress reports. Targets and deadlines can be urgent, so you’ll be ready to adapt and prioritise to make sure we deliver for people. Great communication will be key to your success – from briefing contractors, through to arranging joint visits with colleagues in the Housing team and making sure their requirements are included in the scope of works.

The Role:

As a Building Surveyor, you can make your own powerful contribution to our mission: to ensure residents across Westminster have the very best. Your portfolio of responsibilities will span safety assurance, pre-void work checks, post-void work reviews, compliance and risk management, as well as acquisition support. Our hybrid system means you can work two or three days a week at home. With all staff in the office together every Wednesday, it’s easy to tap into a wealth of diverse experience and perspectives. You’ll discover a supportive and welcoming environment in which you’ll be supported in your day-to-day activities and in the development of your career. We champion your long-term ambitions through training and development, including regular CPD events.

About You:

A proactive individual with a flair for analytical thinking, you have the ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment. MRICS or MCIOB qualified, with a valid UK building inspection certificate you’ll bring to the role a proven track record in overseeing large-scale construction projects. Your track record reflects your commitment to safety, efficiency and meticulous attention to detail. Together with a deep understanding of UK building codes and regulation, you’ll bring to the role proficiency in modern building inspection tools and software. Crucially, you’ll also have the ability to develop and manage relationships with a wide range of people – from contractors to senior council members.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe. At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way.

As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working. The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.