Braintree District Council
Building Surveyor
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Braintree District Council has an exciting Building Surveyor opportunity to join their Property and Asset Management Team!
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Location: Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB
Salary: £48,945 to £53,082 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing Date: 3rd August 2026
About Us
Braintree is an ambitious and dynamic Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the District located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community.
Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach, which is led by our employees, and are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Our people see the difference they make and how the work they do actively contributes to and encourages positive change in the local community.
Building Surveyor - The Role
You will work in our team providing professional asset and estate management services and deliver property management solutions for the general fund portfolio. The portfolio is mostly commercial property and land including corporate offices, leisure centres, investment property, country park estates and community centres.
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Building Surveyor - Key Responsibilities
- Undertake and commission a wide range of building surveying duties, including condition surveys, schedules of dilapidations, planning and building control applications, specifications, drawings, contract administration and project management
- Support to the wider Asset Management Team with property-related maintenance and regulatory requirements, including the delivery of minor works and major projects within the Capital Programme
- Take the lead on the design and project management of maintenance and refurbishment schemes, including instructions to contractors and consultants and attendance at site meetings, you will Commission and deliver the intelligent client role for condition surveys and planned maintenance programmes for Council property
- Prepare and submit planning and building regulation applications for relevant building surveying minor works projects, appoint, co-ordinate and manage external consultants for capital and building maintenance projects and other property-related works and investigate building issues identified, commissioning specialists if required
Building Surveyor - You
- Degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent qualification, as well as a NEBOSH or IOSH qualification and experience of working within established regulatory frameworks
- Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and/or Chartered Institute of Building
- Demonstrable technical experience and competence in estimating and surveying in construction
- Experience of managing projects and contracts from inception to completion, using recognised project management techniques and systems
- Good IT skills, including CAD programmes, and knowledge of JCT construction contracts
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to work under pressure and proactively manage your own workload
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Benefits
- Flexible working
- Local government pension scheme
- Learning and development for all employees
- Employee discounts at local businesses
- Employee recognition schemes
- Extensive health and wellbeing programmes, including discounted gym membership
Closing Date: 3rd August 2026
Interviews will be held on Monday 17th August 2026
Although our vacancy is being advertised on this job board/external website, we will never ask you to submit an application through this site. To protect your personal information, please visit our Braintree District Council site and click ‘Join our team’. You can then apply through the ‘Current Vacancies’ link.
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