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- £47,280 - £51,771 a year
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Senior Building Surveyor Projects

Somerset Council -
Taunton

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Job details

Full-time
£47,280 - £51,771 a year

Benefits

Annual leave

Qualifications

Project Management
Driving Licence
Procurement
Supply chain
Compliance management
Contracts
Construction experience
Budgeting
Project contract management
Project leadership
Project management experience

Full job description

Date: 22 Aug 2026

Location: Taunton, GB, TA1 4DY

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Company: Somerset Council

Senior Building Surveyor - Projects

Closing date: 04/09/2026

Salary: £47,280 - £51,771 per annum, including recruitment allowance of £10,000 available until 30/06/2029.

Role summary

You’ll be responsible for managing and delivering a portfolio of construction, condition and capital improvement projects.

These projects will carry budgets ranging from approximately £250k - £2m, and will be key to achieving the Council’s strategic objectives.

Your role will be to ensure that these projects are delivered safely, compliantly and within the allocated budget. You will be working on these projects from inception through to completion, procuring and project managing them, undertaking feasibility studies and developing concept designs.

Success in this role will allow you to positively contribute to the provision of high-quality, compliant environments for staff, stakeholders and service users. You will be successfully achieving value-driven outcomes and helping the Council to achieve key strategic objectives.

What you’ll do - key responsibilities

Support the delivery of the Council’s key strategic aims and objectives.
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy and codes of conduct.
Use professional skills and experience to recommend optimum project management & works delivery / supply chains.
Lead on various directly delivered projects from inception to completion.
Undertake RIBA stages 1-6 for intermediate scale and complexity projects and programmes.
Act as lead client as required for projects and programmes of more significant complexity, impact or risk.
Undertake feasibility studies for various projects to RIBA stage 3.

What we’re looking for – knowledge, experience & skills

Prior experience as a Building Surveyor (or similar role) delivering a wide range of maintenance and improvement projects.
Evidence of working with and influencing a range of stakeholders and partners.
Proven project management experience using PRINCE2 principles.
Comprehensive knowledge of the Building Regulations and Planning process.
Good working knowledge of statutory compliance legislation, standard forms of construction contracts, and construction procurement practices and procedures.
Relevant RICS accredited degree.
Associate membership of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Proven financial, project and contract management skills.

Additional Information

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week.
This role will be based in County Hall, Taunton, but will also include regular travel to a variety of sites around Somerset.
A driving licence and access to a car is essential for the role.
30 days of annual leave (additional to bank holidays)
Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Nicola Johns, Lead Building Surveyor - Client, via email at [email protected].

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