Building / Senior Surveyor

Salary: Up to Circa £55,000, + up to 10% bonus per annum. In addition, up to £7,500 Regional Allowance depending on location.

Working Location: Nationwide (Home-based working).

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent - 36.25 hours per week.

Becoming a Registered Building Inspector

We will consider individuals who are in the early stages of working towards RBI application and support you with the necessary requirements to become a Registered Building Inspector (Class 1, 2, 3) with the NHBC.

NHBC have a dedicated professional employee support team for the Building Safety Regulator framework and will provide the funding and training required.

* Please note this opportunity requires a minimum of Class 2A as a Registered Building Inspector, to meet day to day duties. Experienced with independent Plan Checking and Type approval is an advantage.

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Building Surveyor/ Senior Surveyor to join our dynamic team. As a Building Surveyor, you will play a pivotal role in our organisation, contributing to the success of various projects. If you are an experienced professional with a strong background in building control surveying, looking for career growth we encourage you to apply.

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• Up to £7,500 Regional allowance, qualification depends on location (Inner London £7,500, Outer London £6,000, South-east £3,750)
• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
• Life Assurance (x4 salary)
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
• 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
• 2 days volunteer leave
• Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• BSR - Dedicated professional team, supporting employee's with training and development for the "Building Safety Regulator" framework.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be an important part of a multi-disciplinary team of professional engineers and surveyors with responsibility for assessing Building Control and warranty applications on a wide variety of residential and mixed-use schemes.

You will be looking at all aspects of Building Control and assess accordance with our service level agreements and operating procedures to ensure that all statutory requirements are met and meet the needs of our customers.

You’ll be based from home but can expect to be out frequently, visiting sites in your geographical area. From time to time you’ll also need to visit our offices, including our head office in Milton Keynes.

Key elements of Building/ Senior Surveyor role are to:

Assess Building Control and warranty applications for residential developments and associated non-residential uses.

Negotiate with developers, builders, and their professional advisors, from initial design to completion, to ensure proposals are satisfactory in relation to regulation and our Standards.

Co-ordinate Building Control inspections, issue of Final Certificates, site and type approvals, and resolving problems relating to Initial Notices/Final certification.

Support our Building Inspectors and Inspection Managers with expert advice, inspection of high-risk/complex elements or features of building work, the identification/communication of key inspection stages, and review of progress.

NHBC have a dedicated professional employee support team for the "Building Safety Regulator Framework". All training, guidance, development and financial funding is provided.

What we are looking for:

• You will have in-depth knowledge and understanding of Building Regulations, building technology, and technical training.
• Experienced with structural defects and related claims, engineering, NHBC Standards, and site inspection would also be a benefit.
• In-depth relevant building/construction experience with substantial knowledge of the housing and commercial sectors.
• An understanding of building pathology.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information to internal/external audiences.
• Be of a proactive nature, a self-motivated approach, and a willingness to develop your role.
• Experienced in Building Control.
• A full Driving licence is required for this role.

Education and Qualifications:

• We want to find a great person who has or is working towards chartered membership of an appropriate professional institution i.e. MCIOB, CABE, or similar.
• Ideally, you will be working towards construction-related qualifications such as City and Guilds, HNC, HND, or NVQ (or equivalent). Or have already obtained a construction-related qualification.

Your future with us

At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent.

We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.

Why you should join us

We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Our inclusive culture

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas. If you need any adjustments or additional support with your application, please let us know at Recruitment@nhbc.co.uk