Building Surveyor

Job Introduction

We’re looking for an exceptional Building Surveyor to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Building Surveyor, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. 

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Exeter. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. 

As our Building Surveyor you will be part of our Engineering profession and community.

World changing work 

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. 

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise 

Our property and facilities team have responsibility for delivering hard and soft facilities management services at Exeter and frontline locations. You will concentrate on the surveying related duties at our UK sites. Our properties are a mixture of leasehold and freehold, approximately 10 of which are occupied by Met Office staff, the remainder are unoccupied operational sites (e.g. radar structures).  

You will also support projects and deliver discreet tasks on the frontline estate and at Exeter HQ, within agreed building surveying principles and professional standards.

Your key duties 

• You will undertake periodic inspections of the Met Office estate.  You will monitor condition, identify maintenance needs and ensure maintenance issues are addressed.  This will involve frequent travel across the UK.
• You will assist with the preparation of works specifications, technical briefs and tender documentation. You will also be required to provide technical guidance to assist with the delivery of projects and maintenance activities. 
• You will provide technical expertise, advice and guidance when called upon by members of property management, as well as colleagues in the wider Met Office to ensure compliance with the required standards is not overlooked.

Why join us 

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists. 

As our Building Surveyor, your total reward package will be up to £46,974 annually, which includes: 

• £33,794 base pay.
• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £2,800 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2024 until September 2025 in your monthly pay.
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience: 

1. You are an expert by nature with (or working towards) a relevant surveying or construction professional qualification (e.g. MRICS MCIOB).  You will have successfully completed a construction related academic pathway in building surveying or construction.
2. An ability to keep evolving and apply knowledge and expertise to ensure the Met Office complies with its statutory duties.
3. Have a keen interest in the built environment and demonstrate an understanding of different building methods. Experience in managing construction and building fabric maintenance is required.
4. Demonstrate capability, knowledge and experience in tendering small works and understand the related contract law applicable to contracts. 
5. You work better together in a team and use your communication skills (oral and written) to provide proactively advice and support delivery of work.
6. Hold a valid UK driving licence and be prepared to drive officially provided pool vehicles.
7. Working knowledge of AutoCAD LT, MS Outlook, Excel and Word

How to apply 

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. 

Closing date 30/09/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 21/10/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. 

How we can help 

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. 

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. 

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.