Assistant Surveyor (Building Surveyor)
Waverley Court
Salary: £34,452 - £40,501
Hours: 36 per week
We are looking for a motivated Assistant Building Surveyor to join the Low Rise - Area Based Regeneration (Mixed Tenure Improvement Service). This innovative service tackles essential repairs and maintenance in mixed-tenure tenement blocks across Edinburgh
About the Role
You will support the delivery of fabric repairs, maintenance, and energy efficiency improvements to common parts of buildings such as roofs, walls, stairs, and external wall insulation.
Working under the Building Surveying Manager, you will help organise and manage projects that benefit both Council tenants and private homeowners, improving neighbourhood conditions, reducing disrepair, and enhancing energy efficiency
Key Responsibilities
Assist with building surveys, inspections, condition reports, and technical assessments.
Support project delivery, including stakeholder liaison (owners, residents, contractors), tender processes, contract management, and site activities.
Contribute to option appraisals, risk management, performance reporting, and ensuring high standards of customer service and compliance with legislation.
Help develop and improve service processes in this expanding programme.
Ideal Candidate
Relevant qualifications or working towards a Building Surveying degree.
Interest or experience in building pathology, repairs, project coordination and working in a public sector or housing context.
Strong communication skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders, including in sometimes challenging situations.
Organised, with good IT/numeracy skills, and able to undertake site visits (including working at height/outdoors).
This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a high-profile, impactful service that makes a real difference to Edinburgh’s neighbourhoods while developing your surveying career.
This position is subject to Basic Disclosure check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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