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Building Surveying Manager

• Location: Ipswich, Suffolk (Hybrid Working Available)
• Salary: £49,282 per annum
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (37 hours per week)
• Closing Date: 14th June 2026

Are you a Chartered Surveying professional looking for a leadership role where your work directly transforms local communities?

Ipswich Borough Council is on an ambitious journey. As we actively drive forward major regeneration, investment, and housing improvements across our diverse and growing borough, we need an inspiring Building Surveying Manager to lead our professional technical teams from the front.

Innovation and aspiration are actively encouraged here. If you are ready to step away from repetitive commercial contracts and move into a high-visibility, rewarding role with vast project variety and professional autonomy, this is your next career move.

Why Join Us? (The Benefits)

We value our people and believe that a healthy work-life balance drives excellence. When you join Ipswich Borough Council, you unlock a top-tier public sector rewards package, including:

• Generous Annual Leave: Start with 27 days of annual leave, increasing to 32 days after 5 years of service, plus 8 bank holidays.
• Unrivalled Pension: Contractual enrollment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)—one of the UK’s last defined-benefit schemes, where the Council contributes over twice as much as staff on average.
• True Work-Life Flexibility: Hybrid working options, compressed hours, and flexible contracts to seamlessly fit your lifestyle.
• Health & Wellness Perks: FREE gym and swimming memberships at local Council sports centers, a dedicated 24/7 Wellbeing Hub, and a confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Commuter Savings: Subsidised employee parking, a tax-free Cycle Purchase Scheme, and deep public transport discounts (including up to 60%–75% off bus and train season tickets).
• Continuous Career Growth: Funded professional/vocational qualifications, coaching, mentoring, and tailored management development programmes.

The Role: Impact & Leadership

As our Building Surveying Manager, you will hold professional leadership over the Council's housing maintenance and major capital improvement programmes. Managing a dedicated team of Chartered surveying professionals and technical officers, you will ensure our housing stock remains safe, compliant, and modern.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead & Mentor: Head a high-performing technical team, overseeing work allocation, performance appraisals, and career development.
• Complex Project Delivery: Act as the senior lead on high-value procurement, complex capital projects, and design workflows (CAD).
• Strategic Influence: Formulate responsive repairs and major capital HRA improvement programmes, collaborating directly with Senior Management, stakeholders, and Councillors.
• Asset Management Excellence: Oversee feasibility studies, contract specifications, and risk management compliance (CDM, building regs, health & safety).
• Budgetary Control: Strategically manage and monitor significant asset budgets to maximize value and service delivery.

What We Are Looking For

To excel in this role, you will bring a blend of technical expertise and natural leadership:

• Qualifications: A Bachelor of Science degree in a building-services-related field (or equivalent professional building qualification) combined with roughly 5 years of qualitative post-qualification experience.
• Professional Status: Membership in a building-related professional body (e.g., RICS, CIOB) is highly desirable.
• Expertise: Extensive experience in project management, staff supervision, and managing complex building contracts.
• Compliance Knowledge: Solid grasp of health and safety legislation (an IOSH or NEBOSH certificate is a plus) and standard forms of building contracts.
• Skills: Excellent negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate complex customer and stakeholder environments.

Note: Due to the nature of the role, occasional attendance at evening meetings or working outside standard hours will be required.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

Join a supportive, diverse, and forward-thinking workplace that is genuinely proud of its community.

Apply Now via the apply Link above to submit your application and view the full job specification.

Ipswich Borough Council is a proud Disability Confident and Living Wage Foundation Employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.