You will be part of a collaborative environment where professional expertise is valued, colleagues support one another and everyone is focused on achieving positive outcomes for customers. Your work will directly contribute to maintaining high-quality temporary accommodation and ensuring vulnerable residents are supported in suitable homes.

Bracknell Forest council are proud to be an inclusive employer. This means that if you have made us aware on the application form that you have a disability, are an armed forces veteran or you are a care leaver, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. 

• Procure and deliver planned, cyclical and capital works projects that meet statutory requirements, internal governance standards and value-for-money expectations.
• Provide professional building surveying expertise across temporary accommodation, including compliance programmes, day-to-day repairs, voids, adaptations, refurbishments and acquisitions.
• Safeguard residents, visitors, neighbours and the wider public by ensuring council-owned, leased and managed homes meet landlord health and safety responsibilities.
• Access role-specific training and professional development to strengthen your technical skills and support career progression

As a Senior Building Surveyor, you will have strong professional knowledge and experience in building surveying, with the ability to apply your technical expertise across a varied portfolio of temporary accommodation.

With a strong understanding of landlord health and safety responsibilities, you will use your professional judgement to ensure homes are safe, compliant and suitable for vulnerable residents. Your expertise will also help identify practical solutions to complex property issues and support the successful delivery of a range of projects.

The role will see you taking ownership of planned, cyclical and capital works from initial assessment through to completion, ensuring projects meet statutory requirements, internal governance standards and value-for-money expectations. You will also provide professional surveying advice across repairs, voids, adaptations, refurbishments, acquisitions and compliance programmes.

Strong organisational and communication skills will be essential, as you will manage competing priorities and work closely with colleagues, contractors and partner agencies. A proactive approach and the ability to build effective working relationships will help you deliver positive outcomes for customers.

Above all, you will be motivated by making a practical difference, using your surveying expertise to help keep temporary accommodation safe and ready for residents when they need support most.