Response Repairs Surveyor (Roofing)

Salary: £37,336 - £39,186. (2024 pay award pending).

Bristol City Council’s Housing & Landlord Services are currently recruiting a Roofing Surveyor to join our Responsive Repairs team.

The Response Repairs Team focuses on delivering high quality, cost effective responsive repairs to a large variety of properties amongst our 28000 homes.

We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic and motivated building surveyor to join our roofing team. Within this role you will attend daily inspections to assess, oversee and manage day-to-day response repairs and provide technical support from inception to completion to manage the end-to-end repairs process service for our residents and leaseholders.

This will include resolving any issues that could occur pre, during and post works completion to ensure a high standard is achieved. You will work with our internal trade teams and a range of external contractors.

This role requires a good understanding of building pathology, especially when related to roofing hazards, defects, and their causes. 

You should be methodical and enquiring. The role requires commitment, accountability, and a can-do attitude, where going the extra mile is normal practise.

We are always looking for continuous improvement in our delivery of this essential service, working within dedicated timelines and budgets. The role is varied, fast paced, challenging, rewarding and delivers job and customer satisfaction.

You will hold a HNC or equivalent in a construction field, plus a further period of relevant practical experience or equivalent knowledge and skill demonstrated from significant and relevant experience in surveying or similar construction related environment and extensive professional trade experience in pitched and flat roofing systems.

You will also hold a full driving licence. The post requires a moderate level of fluency. Candidates must have the ability to converse with citizens and provide complex information in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter.

This post is permanent, 37 hours per week.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.