Building Surveyor - Commercial Properties

About the role

At Cheltenham Borough Council, we take pride in managing some of the town’s most iconic buildings and structures. From over 4,500 council homes to historic listed buildings, leisure centres, swimming pools, war memorials, and even a football stadium, our portfolio reflects the rich heritage and vibrant spirit of Cheltenham.

Our Property Team oversees everything from routine maintenance to multi-million-pound redevelopment projects. Right now, we’re making record investments to enhance these spaces—driving sustainability initiatives, refurbishing properties, meeting new legislative standards, and delivering exciting new-build projects.

As a Building Surveyor, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the council’s diverse property portfolio. Your expertise will ensure that our buildings remain safe, functional, and well-preserved for generations to come.

Your Responsibilities:
- Ensure building work complies with council regulations, codes of conduct, and financial policies while maintaining health and safety standards.
- Manage reactive and planned maintenance projects, ensuring contractor compliance, procurement regulations, and cost scrutiny.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers, and stakeholders.
- Identify the need for specialist contractors and propose process improvements to enhance value for money in building services.

To be successful in this role, our ideal candidate will have:
- A degree in Building Surveying or a construction/property-related subject.
- A relevant technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB, or equivalent) or be working towards one.
- Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field.
- Experience in building relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Ready to make an impact while growing your expertise in a supportive, dynamic team? We’d love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

About us

We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council. We are committed to making Cheltenham a better place to live and work, enabling communities and businesses to thrive whilst protecting what is good about our town.

We aim to be an employer of choice where everyone is treated fairly and feels valued and respected. We aim to provide a stimulating and rewarding working environment that encourages our people to work together, provides opportunities for them to reach their full potential and achieve a healthy work/life balance. Working at Cheltenham Borough Council means working as part of a committed, professional, and friendly team.

Benefits

• An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days (pro rata) rising to 31 days (pro rata) after five years (excluding Bank Holidays).
• A flexible and agile working environment. We aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours.
• A comprehensive programme of learning and development.
• Two days (pro rata) paid time off for volunteering.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
• Access to free counselling services.
• Upon successful completion of your probation period, you will then have access to our Healthcare Cashback Plan.
• A cycle to work scheme.
• Low-cost town centre parking.
• A commitment to employee wellbeing.

How to apply

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" at the bottom of this page to complete an application form and supporting statement together with your CV. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Cheltenham Borough Council. The council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Supporting documents

• Download job description and employee specification
• Building Surveyor Job Description.pdf