PS/505/B - PO1/PO2 - Building Surveyor - Estates and Facilities

The Estates and Facilities Department of Bedfordshire Police, provides expertise, support and the appropriate built environment to meet the requirements of the diverse operations of a modern police force. The Building surveyor will be essential to the success of the department ensuring the accommodation continues to evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of policing as well as maintaining and prolonging building life.

Working within a small but busy team in a public sector organisation, you will be a professional Surveyor, with a relevant qualification (RICS/CIOB/or construction related Degree or HNC). You will be responsible for the delivery of a focused Building Surveying service potentially including the completion of condition surveys, the management of development projects as well as the coordination of office moves and stakeholder engagement.

Self-motivated, you must have good organisation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate practical and technical experience in a range of work including all types of modern and traditional construction, condition surveys, preparation of CAD plans, project monitoring and management. The ability to lead projects and manage your own workload and ways of working is essential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for projects ranging in size, from project inception to completion and beyond. They will be expected to take a proactive role in co-ordinating and leading design and contractors and advising clients.

The Estates and Facilities Department is based at Police HQ, but maintains buildings across the whole of Bedfordshire – the successful candidate will be required to travel to these sites.

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police should, upload their CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form (if you do not have a current CV), which can be found in the vacancy documents below. We strongly recommend that where possible, a CV is provided to ensure that your full experience and employment history is demonstrated. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile.

External applicants should ensure that their current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name.

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75(7777) or the manager for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview.

Further information on the vacancy can be obtained from Lorraine Chown, on 07507 684341 or via email to Lorraine.chown@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk.

All applications must be made through our online recruitment portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button below.