Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting and supplying recommendations for improvements/ maintenance requirements to Council properties taking into account Listed Buildings and Conservation areas.
Undertaking planned and ad hoc repairs and maintenance of Council properties, including drawing up specifications, repairs order and contract documents for works.
Manage internal and external contractor performance to deliver those works on time, on budget and to the required standard. Effective contract administration to include: instruction, valuation, certificates, accounts and documentation.
Inspection of works prior to acceptance and payment at practical completion and end of defects liability stages. To incorporate the production of comprehensive ‘snagging’ sheets to support or refute payment applications
To have a good basic knowledge of building construction, ability to prepare reports and positively contribute to the preliminaries, preambles and Bills of Quantities for external contract documentation.
Have a working knowledge of JCT standard forms of contract law and be able to act as Contract Administrator.
Preparation of accurate and achievable programmes of work stages and monitoring of progress against these.

Requirements

Contract

Building Surveyor

Job Description