Job Title: Commercial Building Surveyor
Team: Building Surveying Team
Location: Lancashire
Salary: £35.65p/h 
Contract Type: Conteract- 6 month contract
Reporting to: Senior Building Surveyor / Design & Construction Manager

Job Purpose
We are seeking an enthusiastic and engaging District Building Surveyor to join our experienced Building Surveying Team. You will be responsible for delivering expert technical and professional advice to headteachers, premises managers, and external stakeholders across a diverse portfolio of educational and operational properties.
You will coordinate the delivery of minor building projects, manage reactive repairs, and ensure statutory compliance using approved framework contractors within a designated geographical area. This customer-facing role requires excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of building regulations, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Key Responsibilities
·Act as the first point of contact for schools and corporate clients under service level agreements (SLAs) for reactive and planned maintenance, capital programme delivery, and externally funded projects.
·Provide Premises Management compliance advice in line with Lancashire County Council's Statement of Compliance, ensuring clients meet legal obligations in areas such as:
oPlanning & Building Control
oAsbestos Management
oFire Safety
oHealth & Safety Compliance (HSAW, CDM Regulations)
·Manage and coordinate maintenance and improvement projects, from inception to completion.
·Undertake the role of Principal Designer under CDM Regulations for relevant projects.
·Assist clients in budget planning, capital funding bids, and asset management strategies.
·Deliver building surveys, condition reports, schedules of dilapidation, and cost estimates.
·Conduct inspections of High Alumina Cement (HAC) buildings and advise on structural risk.
·Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners such as LCDL, Dioceses (Cumbria, Lancaster, Blackburn, Salford, Liverpool, West Yorkshire), and other design and construction disciplines.
·Support statutory and emergency repair services across all maintained schools, care homes, and other council-operated buildings.
·Provide 24/7 property emergency support, including out-of-hours duty cover on a rotational basis.
·Advise clients on property-related risk management, health and safety issues, and long-term planning.
·Monitor, analyse, and report on SLA performance and budget usage.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:
·Chartered membership of:
oRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or
oChartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
·Proven experience or extensive vocational background in building surveying, ideally within public sector or education environments.
·Strong knowledge of:
oCDM Regulations
oHealth & Safety at Work Act
oAsbestos regulations and building compliance legislation
·Experience in delivering and managing maintenance and capital works.
·Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders.
·Project and contract management skills, with a strong understanding of property and construction-related statutory requirements.

Desirable:
·Experience in the school estate, education sector, or managing diocesan property responsibilities.
·Ability to lead complex and high-risk building projects or assessments.
·Knowledge of current innovations or best practices in public sector asset management.

Additional Information
·Driving Licence required - travel between sites within the region is expected.
·Must be able to work outside normal hours as part of a 24/7 emergency support rota.
·Collaborative team player, open to challenging practices and driving improvements in service delivery.

How to Apply
Please submit your CV to eva.padgett@carringtonwest.com or call me on 02393876212
 

Interviews will be scheduled as soon as possible.