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It's no surprise that Bristol is consistently rated as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
Join us and you'll get more than a challenging job; you'll enjoy all the benefits of living and working in one of Europe's most vibrant and best-located cities.
Our international reputation as a centre of culture and place to visit has grown dramatically in recent years, partly thanks to the council-led regeneration of the city centre and historic Harbourside.
With great architecture and stunning views, a host of cultural attractions and a great range of places to eat and drink, the city welcomes over nine million visitors every year.
It also offers one of the country's widest selections of music, multimedia and performance venues, nightclubs, art galleries, museums and historic buildings.
Bristol can provide a shopping experience to suit every taste and pocket. The best-known high street names can be found in the heart of the city's £500 million Cabot Circus development. We have more independent shops than any other major city and if you head to vibrant locations like Park Street, Whiteladies Road, Gloucester Road, Clifton Village and the historic St Nicholas Market, you'll find just the unusual and individual gift you were looking for.
In and around the hustle and bustle of the city, Bristol boasts over 400 gardens and parks, ideal for walking, cycling and relaxation.
As well as all this, and more, Bristol is within easy reach of some of Britain's most stunning landscapes, such as the Cotswolds, Cheddar Gorge, Stonehenge and Somerset, Devon and South Wales countryside and coast.
It's easy to get to the rest of the UK and Europe from Bristol; of all the major UK cities, it's the nearest to London and has unrivalled rail and motorway links, not to mention one of the country's fastest growing international airports.
Its green and blue spaces, compact nature and diverse, village-like communities make it a great place to live and visit.
You can find out more about Bristol's attractions at our tourism website, Visit Bristol, and there's a wide range of information about the city on the Bristol City Council website.
We're Bristol City Council, a vibrant local authority responsible for providing services to the 450,000-strong population of Bristol.
We provide hundreds of day-to-day services, from being a landlord, providing social care and running our museums and parks, we deliver a diverse range of services to support people who live and work in Bristol, and people who visit the city too.
Read about our corporate values and behaviours.
Bristol is a successful city with much to be proud of but, like all cities, we have our challenges. The city's success does not reach everyone living here and this brings some difficult issues.
Through the One City Plan Go to https://www.bristolonecity.com/ (opens new window), we are working with partners towards an ambitious shared vision for 2050 of being a fairer, healthier and safer Bristol, a city of hope and aspiration that includes everyone in the city's success.
We're looking for innovative and talented individuals who can help us achieve this vision and the promises we've made in both our Corporate Strategy and Equality and Inclusion Strategy. We want people who share our values and commitment to serve the city, its communities and citizens.
It's a great time to join us - we're changing how we deliver our services, ensuring the council is one that people are proud of and which delivers its priorities to high standards.
We need dynamic people from a diverse range of backgrounds who are keen to work in a fast-paced environment to help empower people to live successful and independent lives as part of their community.
We're looking for people as vibrant, as inspiring and as unique as the city of Bristol itself.
We offer a competitive salary, along with a generous benefits package. We also offer a commitment to your professional development, with access to a Learning and Development fund, and apprenticeship levy. Surveyors have benefitted from completing their HNC's and Chartered Institute of Building qualifications.
To help us to achieve our ambitions you will be able to benefit from a range of family friendly policies with access to flexible and agile working practices. You will spend time on site, either on live projects or surveying, in the office as well as some time working from home. With 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after five years of continuous service, you'll also have the option to buy additional leave through our annual leave top up scheme.
Your feedback is important to us as an organisation, and you will have the opportunity to voice your views through our various staff-led groups which includes: embRACE staff network, Disabled Colleagues Network, LGBT+ group, and the Young Professionals Network.
You'll join a supportive organisation and have access to an anonymous Employee Assistance Programme should you need it.
Bristol is regularly voted to be one of the country's most desirable places in which to live and work, and that is something that we wholeheartedly agree with. As such, we'll support you with a good work-life balance and your endeavours will be rewarded with a competitive benefits package and access to the local government pension scheme.
All complemented by a truly great role in an attractive and collaborative agile working environment, you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
Would you like the opportunity to improve the lives of Bristol's citizens?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Housing Repairs and Maintenance, part of Housing and Landlord Services at Bristol City Council. You can help make a big difference by ensuring our properties are safe and secure homes for our residents.
The Housing Repairs and Maintenance service focuses on providing good quality repairs to a large variety of different types of properties amongst our 27,500 homes for residents and leaseholders. You'll work within teams of dedicated construction professionals to carry out minor and major repairs on residential properties across the city.
All the roles require commitment, accountability and a can-do attitude, where going the extra mile is normal practice. We're always looking for continuous improvement in our delivery of this essential service, working within dedicated timelines and budgets. The role is varied, fast paced, challenging, rewarding and delivers job and customer satisfaction.
For most of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available. This allows teams to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice and mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive a generous rewards package including:
- flexible working options
- membership of the Local Government Pension scheme
- a generous annual leave allowance
In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis and the job advert will come to a close, once positions have been appointed. If shortlisted, applicants will be given a weeks’ notice for interview.
At Bristol City Council, we're passionate about our aim to be an inclusive workplace for all that reflects the communities we serve, and we believe everyone is valuable. We particularly welcome applicants from groups underrepresented within this service, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female, LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates. We're committed to ensuring all our staff can succeed. Appointments will be made on merit.
Repairs Services Surveyors
Salary: £35,411 to £37,261
All the roles require commitment, accountability and a can-do attitude, where going the extra mile is normal practice. We're always looking for continuous improvement in our delivery of this essential service, working within dedicated timelines and budgets. The role is varied, fast paced, challenging, rewarding and delivers job and customer satisfaction.
Experience of surveying to carry out improvements to residential property is required and experience of working within social housing would be beneficial.
While we're recruiting specific positions, there are 2 service areas the Repairs Surveyor role can work in. If future demand and priorities change, you may be required to work across any of these.
Job paperwork
We're seeking an enthusiastic and motivated building surveyor to join our responsive repairs team.
Within this role you'll:
- attend daily inspections to assess, oversee and manage the day-to-day response repairs that are reported
- provide technical support from inception to completion to manage the end-to-end repairs process service and expectations for our residents and leaseholders
This will include resolving any issues that could happen before, during and after works are completed, to ensure a high standard is achieved to meet our customers' needs. You'll work with our internal trade teams and a range of external contractors from general building to specialists.
The scope of works you will come across daily can include but are not limited to:
- repairing the roof and windows
- replacing doors
- internal decorations
- bathroom and kitchen repairs
- managing asbestos removals
- mould and ventilation issues
- damp and timber treatments
- concrete and balcony repairs
- works to the curtilage of the property or of blocks, sometimes involving working at height
You'll make sure work is carried out to Bristol City Council standards, specification and timescales, providing quality and value for money.
As a surveyor you'll inspect work at key stages through to practical completion and record all outcomes.
For an informal discussion call Ashley Lehous-Reuben (Responsive Repairs Manager) on 07392 108 824 or email Ashley.Lehous-Reuben@bristol.gov.uk
We're seeking an enthusiastic and motivated housing disrepair surveyor.
This role requires a good understanding of building pathology, especially hazards, defects and their causes. The successful candidate should be methodical and enquiring.
All allegations must be assessed by the surveyor in relation to Bristol City Council's repair obligations. This will involve researching the history of the response records and contact logs and attending property inspections to make a decision on the validity of a legal claim.
The surveyor will be responsible for ordering any works and monitoring the works' progress from start to completion.
The situations surrounding disrepair claims can be numerous. You will:
- inspect a property
- write a report
- take photographic evidence
- compile a witness statement to a standard expected by the courts
- managing repairs works from inception through to completion
Occasionally, you'll need to attend court and give evidence under oath of your findings. An understanding of the disrepair protocol would be an advantage, but we'll provide training.
You'll gather all evidence from a property to enable us to first deal with the claim through Bristol City Council's complaints procedures. Your opinions will be fundamental in deciding our stance in relation to defending or settling a claim.
For an informal discussion call Ashley Lehous-Reuben (Responsive Repairs Manager) on 07392 108 824 or email Ashley.Lehous-Reuben@bristol.gov.uk
More information
The roles are:
- full time, 37 hours per week
- permanent
However, we may consider applications from candidates who want to work reduced hours.
If you have questions after reading the job advert along with the job paperwork, call the named member of staff for the role you want to apply for.
While we're recruiting to specific vacant positions, there are 3 areas of the service that the Repairs Surveyor role can work within. If future demand and priorities change, you may be required to work in any of these.
How to apply
If you have the skills and feel you meet the essential criteria in the relevant job description and person specification and wish to develop them further, we'd like to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis and the job advert will come to a close, once positions have been appointed. If shortlisted, applicants will be given a weeks' notice for interview.
You'll be taken to our jobs website to apply.
You'll need to submit your CV and a supporting statement which provides practical examples of how you meet the following criteria:
- qualifications and experience that demonstrate your knowledge of building defects and solutions
- experience of supervision of contractors or sub-contractors working within agreed timescales under CDM regulations
- a commitment to continuously improve the citizens experience and work conscientiously to ensure the service is delivering the best possible performance
- ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively to ensure work objectives and deadlines are met
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