Building Surveyor

• Ipswich Borough Council
• Address: Grafton House, Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE
• Salary: £24,266 - £25,273 per annum
• Hours: 22.2 hours per week, (Tuesday – Thursday)
• Contract:  Permanent, based at Layard House, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich
• Reference: 0940.

Ipswich Borough Council is a progressive local authority with a large and varied property portfolio. 

Maintenance and Contracts spend circa. £25 million annually, repairing and improving a retained housing stock of around 8000 properties and 13 sheltered schemes to our local “Ipswich Standard”. 

The Council takes a holistic approach to stock management and has one seamless service that is now responsible for everything in connection with the asset management of that stock. This involves everything from the initial design to completing works on site on a right first-time basis using our own directly employed trade teams and external contractors. 

This is an exciting time to join the Maintenance and Contracts team at Ipswich Borough Council helping to deliver the Council’s vision and ambitions by growing the property portfolio and using assets in more innovative ways.  You will play a critical role in the Building Surveying team delivering its operational objectives that will make a difference to the councils housing tenants.

Maintenance and Contracts has an opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join our busy team dealing with a varied and diverse residential portfolio of properties within the borough of Ipswich. If you want to join a Council that has the drive and determination to succeed through innovation, then we can provide you with opportunities to build your career and be part of a committed team helping to make a real difference to the people of Ipswich.

Day to day

You will be expected to manage your own time flexibly and effectively, whilst working with a larger team of professional people undertaking various building surveying works and involvement with projects.

About you

As a Building Surveyor, you will be responsible for delivering key objectives using robust techniques and governance. 

You must have:

• excellent communication skills
• a sound understanding of building surveying techniques and related issues within the industry
• a good understanding of relevant Health and Safety and an awareness
• strong numerical analysis and analytical thinking.

You will be required to demonstrate up to date knowledge of technical issues related to the construction and maintenance of buildings, determine their condition, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repairs, advise on energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainability of buildings, ability to use a wide range of ICT operating systems. Ideally, you will be educated at degree level or working towards this and have three years qualitative experience.

You will need key skills in:

• building surveying 
• Health and Safety 
• ICT
• procurement (preferable)
• a similar environment
• managing and overseeing projects.

As well as a good salary, we offer:

• a career grade average pension scheme

• generous holiday and sick pay entitlements

• subsidised parking for work and leisure

• public transport discounts

• free swimming and gym membership

• cycle purchase scheme,

• plenty of personal and professional development opportunities

• flexible working / hybrid working opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• the opportunity to work with great colleagues. 

For more information

Please contact Joe Orves (he/him) on 07443782571 or via email joe.orves@ipswich.gov.uk 

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place. 

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role.

How to apply

Apply online at Home - Ambition Ipswich where you can complete the online application form for this vacancy. The selection process will be an interview, carried out in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Please note CVs are not accepted. 

Closing date: 16 October 2026.

Interviews: week commencing 26 October 2026.

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