Network Rail
Building Surveyor (Commercial Property)
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Who We Are
Join Our Property Team at Network Rail!
Our regional property team are a vital part of the North West & Central function, serving the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe and creating opportunities for economic growth for our communities and customers alike. With strategic land holdings at the heart of our major urban centres in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, together with major rail investment initiatives underway across the region, we support some of the most exciting rail based transformations in the country.
Across Property, we create exceptional places for customers across our destination stations; provide workplaces that support our colleagues; and work creatively with Network Rail assets to generate income which drives investment and growth in the railway. Our regional property team generates significant income each year and seeks business efficiencies throughout, which is a benefit and value that is directly reinvested back into the railway.
With exciting growth and development plans ahead, our regional work is underpinned with our commercial plan. All of our work is focussed on delivering benefit for our customers and passengers - creating great places and generating sustainable income to help support rail investment and maintenance. We aim to deliver non-operational property initiatives which are rooted in improving our customer experiences, creating vibrant station environments and providing high quality level of service throughout. A key aspect of this is our collaborative approach throughout - we are specifically developing our long-term relationships across the rail industry, both internally and with our key external stakeholders.
Our vision is to care for and invest in the Regions' non-operational property assets to generate lasting benefit for all our passengers and communities. We have an important role in contributing to our future - helping to tackle climate change and supporting sustainability drivers in our collective mission to achieve Net Zero. We have made significant strides in our delivery of improved social value metrics with improvements across our community and active travel processes. This supports greater visibility of the positive impact our railways have for all our customers and communities.
Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we need to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably. Discover more about our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail Equity, diversity and inclusion - Network Rail. We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
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About The Role
About the role:
You'll support the management of the delivery of planned & cyclical maintenance, renewals and capital investment programmes as well as providing professional building surveying guidance to support compliance with statutory legislation and minimise risk to Network Rail's infrastructure. You'll bring your experience to ensure we maintain a safe and compliant estate that is vast, varied and in many locations has a direct interface with the operational railway or the public. You can expect to work across a wide range of exciting projects that will require you to think creatively, to challenge traditional ways of working, and where innovation is encouraged. Our projects necessitate significant stakeholder engagement, both internal and external, so an adaptable, resourceful and collaborative approach is required to minimise any impact on the running of the railway.
- Package: This role sits within Band 4C. £43,588 - £53,167 Depending on experience.
- Location: The successful candidate can be based in Birmingham Baskerville House / Manchester Square One.
- As this is a role in a regional team, occasional travel across NW&C is required. Candidates should be comfortable with occasional travel to client sites, regional offices, or other business locations as needed.
What's In It For You
Here are a few of the benefits we have to offer:
- 28 days annual leave - with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
- Access to a range of contributory pension schemes
- The potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
- A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
- Privileged staff travel - Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75%
- We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted.
- A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
- Hybrid working where possible and enhanced family-friendly support
- Take advantage of healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
- 5 days of paid volunteering leave
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community
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Your Experience And Skills
What you'll be doing:
- Support the delivery of agreed reactive maintenance, planned maintenance, renewals and service charge / cyclical maintenance programmes in compliance with agreed budgets, company standards, statutory legislation and best practice so that the asset condition of the portfolio is maintained and improved and the risk to Network Rail's operational infrastructure is minimised.
- Maintain and manage an inspection and maintenance programme on all residential, rafts, lineside-interface structures and common areas (in accordance with the Safety Inspections Matrix) such that Network Rail complies with its statutory obligation as a Landlord and minimises risk to Network Rail's operational infrastructure.
- Develop routine maintenance, renewal and minor capital investment scheme remits into technical work scopes to develop & tender delivery of schemes remitted and manage the progress of works through to completion and hand-back to improve asset value and condition as well as protecting Network Rail's operational infrastructure.
- Provide a professional standard of guidance and building surveying advice on all matters relating to tenant alterations, structural integrity, building defects, dilapidations, maintenance delivery mechanisms and costs pertaining to the assets to support the delivery of business objectives and targets.
- Implement a programme of asset condition inspections and assessments and evaluate the outputs to appropriately inform maintenance & renewal proposals and predict & prevent repetitive / similar failures so as to maintain Health & Safety compliance and minimise risk to Network Rail's operational infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with property market professionals, contractors, local authorities and within Network Rail to support the effective maintenance of the portfolio.
- Undertake role of Client Representative and Designer (including any other roles allocated under Property's CDM 2015 RACI) on behalf of Network Rail in line with CDM Regulations and company standards.
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What You'll Have
- Understanding of statutory and industry requirements for building and construction works including the Building Regulations, CDM Regulations and Planning & Consents Processes
- Understanding of track safety, railway possessions regime and rail industry construction requirements
- Understanding of statutory and / or rail industry requirements for maintenance and construction
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrable experience in delivering a programme of maintenance works
- Contract management experience
- Experience of working on heritage buildings
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
- MRICS qualified
- Full Driving Licence
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What does our recruitment process look like?
Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV. If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to a face to face interview with the hiring manager.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a large volume of applications is received.
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