Building Surveyor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor to join the Peak District National Park Authority and help lead on the management and development of our key corporate properties and rural estate built assets.

You will play a key role in ensuring that we achieve our aim of making Assets a cornerstone of how we operate. The role will present an opportunity to work around the National Park, contributing to the management of our diverse property portfolio.

The Role
The post is based in Bakewell, Derbyshire and presents an excellent opportunity for a surveyor to gain experience across a range of areas, particularly heritage buildings and building techniques, procurement, specification, contract management and line management responsibilities. The role is ideal either for a chartered surveyor or those wishing to work towards becoming MRICS and the Authority has a programme of support in place to help post holders develop in this area.

As a Building Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing some of the key development projects across the Authority as well as managing or overseeing the delivery of a focused Building Surveying service potentially including the completion of condition surveys, implementation of maintenance programmes and the management of smaller development projects.

Building Surveyors plays a key part within the Authority in achieving development projects and condition objectives that ensure our property portfolio is fit for purpose, sustainable and protected into the future.

About You
Working within a small but busy team, you will be a professional Surveyor with a relevant qualification (RICS/CIOB/or construction related Degree or HNC).

Self-motivated, you must have good organisation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate practical and technical experience in a range of work including all types of modern and traditional construction, condition surveys, preparation of CAD plans, project monitoring and management.

You will have a track record of leading projects and the ability to manage your own workload and ways of working is essential.

About Us
The Peak District National Park was the first of Britain’s 15 national parks and is still enjoyed by millions, looking for both adventure and a breathing space to escape. It is also the most accessible due its proximity to four major cities of the UK and its 38,000 residents. We recognise the importance of our national park and our job is to speak up and care for the Peak District National Park for all to enjoy forever.

The Authority owns or manages approximately 450 built assets including operational properties, visitor facilities, agricultural properties, listed buildings, ex railway structures and office accommodation. The building surveyor role will work across this varied portfolio and gain a range of experience of differing construction types and ages of buildings.

Further Information

For more information and to apply, please visit https://bit.ly/46fuALi

The top end of the salary is subject to a pay review proposal that is due to be implemented in January 2024.

Closing date: 8 December 2023

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jamie Nuttall, Senior Building Surveyor on jamie.nuttall@peakdistrict.gov.uk . No agencies at this time please.

Benefits
The successful candidate will have access to a wide range of benefits and support including; flexible working arrangements that are second to none, a generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and staff development as well as free parking at most of our offices. Please look at our Total Reward Brochure to see what we offer.

As part of our reward package created to recruit and retain high calibre staff, we’re offering the successful candidate for this particular post a ‘golden hello’ into the Authority after you have joined us. Further information can be found in the advert documents.

Our Values
• Care – We care for the Peak District National Park, the people we work with and all those we serve. It’s at the heart of everything we do.
• Enjoy – We take pride in what we do and feel good about our contribution.
• Pioneer – We were born of pioneers. We will continue to explore opportunities to inspire future generations.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Peak District National Park Authority is committed to equal opportunities. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role.

If you are unable to apply on line and require a word version of the application form please contact HR@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.