Construction Development Surveyor

Full Time, Permanent

Delivering High Quality, Affordable New Housing Developments for Bristol. 

Can you help us deliver more high quality, affordable homes in Bristol to help ensure the city’s success benefits all our citizens?  With a diverse and growing population, Bristol is regularly voted one of the best places to live in the UK and we need to deliver more homes to tackle the crisis of housing affordability and supply that the city faces.  

Bristol City Council is delivering its biggest affordable housing delivery programme for decades.  We are focussing our land, resources and influence to create a step change in the way Affordable Housing is delivered in Bristol and significantly increase delivery of high-quality market and affordable homes.   

Alongside delivery through our Registered Provider Partners and our own housing development company, Goram Homes, the Council also has ambitious plans to build high quality Council Homes.  

This role will focus on direct delivery of new Council Homes (primarily Social Rent, with some Shared Ownership) on council-owned land in the city and the acquisition of homes form the market.

Construction Development Surveyor - New Housing Delivery 

The Role 

The Council’s Housing Delivery Service has one Permanent full time vacancy for a Construction Development Surveyor to manage the delivery of new-build housing development projects, delivering new homes and residential-led community facilities and public realm.   

This role is based in the Housing Delivery Team, working citywide on various projects. The team manages the delivery of high quality affordable housing developments through the whole project lifecycle, from early stage site feasibility and de-risking work, community engagement and planning applications, through to appointing contractors, detailed design and construction, and handover of completed homes to the client.   

This Construction Development Surveyor role will focus primarily on the construction and delivery stage of projects which already have planning consent, you will be involved with the tendering to appoint construction contractors and to assist with the management of the construction on site. Delivery of housing may be through developer led or via the purchase of Street properties, you will need to have oversight of delivery depending on the scope of the project.

Projects typically range in size from 5 to 30 residential dwellings and depending on the project may involve traditional construction methods or Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). 

The Construction Development Surveyor will be responsible for overseeing the contracts with appointed contractors during the enabling works and on-site construction stages, to deliver developments to the agreed programme, costs, scope and design quality specification, and effectively manage risks to successful delivery of the agreed project outcomes.   

Profile of the Type of Construction Development Surveyors We Are Looking For 

You will have project and contract management, budget management, and technical construction knowledge and experience and be able to demonstrate a track record of overseeing the construction of new housing developments. 

Other key skills and experience which candidates will need to demonstrate include overseeing enabling work, including demolition; having a working knowledge of Health & Safety practices and legislation in construction; knowledge of legislation and policy affecting development, including Planning; Tendering processes and evaluation; running regular project delivery meetings with multi-disciplinary teams; conflict management, and negotiation skills; and contributing positively to team skills development and team building. 

You are also likely to have a relevant qualification in Surveying, Construction Project Management or a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through experience in the construction or development sectors. 

You have good people management and relationship building skills, and a track record of successful partnership working with a range of stakeholders to deliver development projects.

Please also refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that although the Job Description describes a range of Surveyor responsibilities for both ‘new build’ and ‘conversion/renovation/ maintenance’ projects, the focus of this role will be new-build residential development projects as described in this advert.   

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and 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.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Louise Brown louise.brown@bristol.gov.uk 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews taking place w/c 20/07/26

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised, Disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

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