Building Surveying Manager in London

We are proud to be partnering with a Local Council based in the East of England who is looking for a Building Surveying Manager on a permanent contract. The role is a full time position that offers hybrid working, two days in the office, three days on site/working from home. The salary is up to £50,000.

The ideal candidate will have five years of experience in a Building Surveyor role, have knowledge of capital programmes, Awaab's law and have ideally managed staff before.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Managing and leading a team of surveying and technical staff, allocating work, monitoring performance, ensuring quality, safety and compliance, and representing the Council as required.
• Leading and coordinating complex maintenance and capital projects, organising project teams, liaising with stakeholders, and reporting progress and issues.
• Driving service improvement by reviewing best practice, developing procedures, promoting partnership working, and improving customer-focused services.
• Investigating and resolving customer complaints and contractor disputes, reporting outcomes, and implementing service improvements.
• Coordinating responsive repairs, planned maintenance and capital programmes, managing budgets, and improving communication with contractors and customers.
• Overseeing feasibility studies, surveys, drawings, specifications and contract documentation, ensuring statutory approvals and CDM compliance.
• Leading procurement activities, preparing specifications, managing tender processes, and overseeing contract delivery, quality, cost and safety.

Experience required:

• Demonstrated experience of managing and leading surveying or technical teams, including allocating workloads, monitoring performance and supporting staff development.
• Proven experience in delivering complex maintenance, planned works or capital improvement projects, coordinating teams and achieving time, cost and quality targets.
• Experience of managing budgets and programmes, demonstrating effective financial control and value-for-money decision making.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and compliance with health and safety legislation, building regulations and CDM requirements in a professional environment.
• Experience of preparing specifications, drawings, estimates and contract documentation, with involvement in procurement and contract administration.
• Experience of dealing with customer complaints and contractor disputes, demonstrating the ability to resolve issues constructively and learn from outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience of providing professional advice to senior managers or Members and contributing to service improvement or strategic initiatives.

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop and manage multidisciplinary surveying and technical staff.
• Extensive knowledge of building surveying, maintenance, planned works and capital improvement programmes.
• Solid understanding of health and safety legislation, building regulations, CDM requirements, and other statutory compliance obligations.
• Excellent project and contract management skills, including procurement, tendering, cost control, and quality assurance.
• Strong financial management and budgeting skills, with the ability to monitor and control significant budgets effectively.

Working hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.