Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

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An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen within the Assets Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, extremely organised and self-motivated person with construction knowledge to join the Building Projects Team.

As an experienced professional, you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of projects of varying sizes and complexities. The role could see the successful individual undertaking major refurbishment projects on public buildings or large-scale extensions to increase capacity in our schools. You will be responsible for delivering projects through the RIBA project lifecycle and take all stakeholders along the journey with you.

As part of your employment you will work a 36 hour week and receive the following benefits; access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which offers a valuable package of benefits for you and your dependants, a generous holiday entitlement of a minimum of 27 days each year (exc. bank holidays), access to a flexi-time scheme, agile and modern working practices to enable you to achieve a successful work-life balance and discounts on the use of our leisure facilities.

We are looking to appoint a senior professional, responsible for managing building surveying commissions, including surveys, dilapidation advice, and construction projects for new builds, refurbishment and maintenance works.

You will be required to undertake building surveys, create CAD drawings and gather detailed survey information required to progress the scheme. You will produce specifications, schedules of works, cost projections, undertake site visits and produce final accounts.

You will be required to write reports to a high level and follow all statutory requirements and be responsible for ensuring CDM Legislation is adhered to whilst, providing H&S advice to clients on their responsibilities

The role will require excellent communication skills so that project updates are provided to clients as and when required.

This is a Senior Building Surveyor role which requires versatile and robust management of multiple concurrent construction projects. As a key member of the Assets Service, you will be leading and managing a wide range of projects across the Council’s portfolio.

This is a great opportunity for someone to take their career further within the construction sector and join an amazing team. There has never been a more exciting time to join Knowsley Council

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. There is a requirement for you to attend your work base at least 3 day’s per week.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

Please note sponsorship is not available for this role.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Michelle Higham, Group Manager (Building Projects and Maintenance) on 07385944982 / michelle.higham@knowsley.gov.uk   or Rebecca Gavin (Education Buildings Programme) on 07766780375 / Rebecca.gavin@knowsley.gov.uk

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.