Building Surveying Manager

Hill & Hill Recruitment are seeking a Building Surveying Manager to work within a Local Authority based in Suffolk. Key Responsibilities

• You will provide professional leadership and technical expertise across the Council's housing maintenance, planned maintenance and major capital improvement programmes, ensuring works are delivered effectively and to the required standards.
• You will manage and lead a team of building surveyors, technical officers and other property professionals, including allocation of workloads, programming, performance management, mentoring and appraisal.
• You will lead project teams delivering high-value and complex maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects, coordinating internal teams, contractors and external stakeholders.
• You will provide senior technical advice to housing management, senior leadership teams, elected members and other stakeholders, ensuring building-related issues are clearly communicated and appropriately managed.
• You will oversee the delivery of responsive repairs, planned maintenance and major capital programmes, ensuring works are properly prioritised, programmed and delivered within agreed timescales and budgets.
• You will undertake and oversee feasibility studies, condition surveys, cost estimates, specifications, drawings and contract documentation for repair, maintenance, refurbishment, adaptation, demolition and other building works.
• You will ensure appropriate statutory approvals, Building Regulations, health and safety and CDM requirements are considered and complied with throughout projects.
• You will lead or support significant procurement exercises, preparing detailed specifications and contract documentation, obtaining tenders and quotations and ensuring procurement is undertaken in accordance with relevant procedures.
• You will oversee contractors and project delivery, including chairing meetings, monitoring progress, managing costs, assessing quality and ensuring health and safety requirements and specifications are met.
• You will investigate and manage complex customer complaints, contractor disputes and service issues, working with relevant stakeholders to achieve appropriate resolutions and identify lessons learned.
• You will contribute to service improvement, policy development and strategic planning, identifying improved working practices and developing initiatives to improve customer service, efficien...