Vacancy at Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
Buildings & Maintenance Surveyor
Salary
£ 50,000
Vacancy listed
14/04/2025
Application deadline
02/05/2025
Details
Full time - 35 hours per week
£50,000 – depending on experience and qualifications
Letchworth/Hybrid (3 days in office per week)
Join us in seeing our vision come to life, where living in Letchworth Garden City offers everyone the opportunity to flourish as part of a vibrant community, enjoy the best that both town and country offers, and benefit from easy access to nature with unrivalled facilities, culture, and support networks.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Building & Maintenance Surveyor in our Property Team, helping us to maintain and enhance our varied property assets.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a varied role with responsibility for:
- Conducting building surveys and inspections to assess the condition and identify defects;
- Providing expert advice and supporting Asset and Facilities Managers with the maintenance of commercial and residential property assets;
- Maintaining, repairing and refurbishing buildings;
- Completing routine inspections and drafting planned maintenance and asset improvement plans, including energy efficiency and sustainability enhancements;
- Specifying, procuring and managing delivery of maintenance and refurbishment projects;
- Specifying and procuring term maintenance contracts and supporting with the performance management of service providers.
ABOUT YOU
You will have:
- Chartered status with RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) or working towards chartered status
- Degree in building surveying, construction management or related field
- Proven experience in building surveying, building maintenance or project management, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of building regulations, compliance, planning laws, construction processes, health and safety and contract administration
- Proficiency in survey software and relevant industry tools
- Excellent report-writing and communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently
- Full UK Driving License
CLOSING DATE: 2nd May 2025
APPLICATIONS
If you are keen to develop your skills and looking for that next step, why not apply today.
If you are keen to develop your skills and looking for that next step, why not apply today.
Applications must include a CV and a covering statement/letter explaining why you are applying for the role. Applications without a covering statement may not be accepted.
We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application process should you require these please contact hr@letchworth.com
We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application process should you require these please contact hr@letchworth.com
OUR VALUES
Collaborative. Evidence-based. Inclusive. Supportive. Impactful
Collaborative. Evidence-based. Inclusive. Supportive. Impactful
We are a people business. We look for passionate people who will help us to meet our vision and values. Our values demonstrate our principles and guide our actions. We want our values to come to life through people’s experience of each other and the Foundation as whole - ultimately helping create a culture that ensures our commitment to achieving our vision and mission.
EQUAL OPPORTUNTITIES
Whether it is creating diversity in our services or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have. We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.
Whether it is creating diversity in our services or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have. We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.
SAFEGUARDING
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all our colleagues to share this commitment.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all our colleagues to share this commitment.
FLEXIBILITY
We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
PERSONAL DATA
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation (LGCHF) will only collect personal data relevant to the recruitment process and will process that data in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 / UKGDPR. Your personal data will only be shared with persons directly involved in the recruitment process, and LGCHF will retain your personal data for only as long as it remains relevant to LGCHF. For further information please ask for a copy of our general recruitment privacy policy. For information on your data rights, go to www.ico.org.uk.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation (LGCHF) will only collect personal data relevant to the recruitment process and will process that data in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 / UKGDPR. Your personal data will only be shared with persons directly involved in the recruitment process, and LGCHF will retain your personal data for only as long as it remains relevant to LGCHF. For further information please ask for a copy of our general recruitment privacy policy. For information on your data rights, go to www.ico.org.uk.
Benefits
Every member of our team is valued, which is why we support them with a range of benefits to help them thrive both inside and outside of work.
Our benefits are grouped around three priorities – Health, Work life balance/time and Finances
Health:
Cash Health Plan
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme & Wellbeing resource
Smart Health 24/7 GP consultation
Time:
27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time)
Holiday buy / sell scheme
1 day paid Volunteering Leave per year (pro rata for part time)
Finances:
Company Pension
Life Assurance
£220 Wellbeing Allowance per year
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Employee Discount Scheme
Discounts for our venues