Building Condition Surveyor

Job Title: Building Condition Surveyor

Primary Location: Preston

Type: Contract (12 Months)-Inside IR35 extension possibility

The candidate will travel throughout Lancashire so needs to live within the Lancashire area

Expenses will be paid for travel only within the Lancashire boundary

candidates must be competent and have experience of using Autocad and familiar with design practice

Job Description:

The Asset Management Service provides strategic management of the county council's property portfolio (operational and non-operational) to ensure that the organisations property holdings enable the delivery of corporate priorities and service objectives. This comprises in the region of 600 schools and 450 operational buildings.

Reporting to the Capital Programme Officer, a highly experienced condition surveyor is required to work in the Capital Programme Team within the Asset Management Service.

The role - to assist in the delivery of the condition survey programme across the educational and operational building portfolio within Lancashire. To carry out condition surveys within a set parameter and timescale and input the information into a property asset management system.

To work with the Capital Programme Officer to identify improvements in the systems and processes that are used to capture and record condition data and support the wider Capital Programme Team in the delivery of its service objectives.

Skills and experience:

• Experienced Building Surveyor suitably qualified to degree status or equivalent.
• High level of experience and knowledge in building/mechanical/electrical pathology, identifying defects and remedies, building construction types, mechanical or electrical infrastructure(particularly educational buildings), Health and Safety legislation, codes of practice, relevant legislation and current standards.
• Experience of identifying and prioritising condition needs across a varied portfolio.
• Experience of undertaking detailed condition surveys from start to completion identifying defects and priorities.
• Have experience in construction enabling the assessment of a wide variety of construction related problems.
• Experience of Department for Education (or equivalent) condition survey methodology.
• Experience of interpreting information and undertaking analysis of information from differing sources to formulate a conclusion.
• Experience of using property asset management systems to input data.
• Experience of working with or within local authorities, schools and public buildings