Commercial & Community R&M Surveyor

Help shape places that support communities and generate value.

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Repairs & Maintenance Surveyor to help us maintain safe, compliant and high-quality buildings across Dorset’s Commercial & Community property portfolio. 

About the role

As a Commercial & Community Assets R&M Surveyor, you’ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of assets—including leased properties, community buildings and income-generating spaces—ensuring they are well maintained, compliant, and deliver value for our residents and the council.

Working within our Facilities Management service, you’ll provide professional surveying expertise to manage repairs and maintenance activity, while supporting long-term asset performance in line with Dorset Council’s Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) 2024–2030.

This is a varied and commercially aware role covering: 

• Day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance
• Contractor and performance management
• Lease and landlord compliance responsibilities
• Tenant and stakeholder engagement

What you’ll deliver

You’ll play a key role in ensuring our Commercial & Community assets are safe, sustainable and fit for purpose by:

• Managing your portfolio – overseeing condition, compliance and repairs, ensuring assets meet statutory and lease obligations
• Leading maintenance works – commissioning and managing contractors and consultants to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Supporting asset performance – maintaining accurate data, contributing to budget planning, and helping optimise maintenance spend
• Engaging with tenants and stakeholders – building strong relationships to support effective, customer-focused service delivery
• Ensuring compliance and governance – supporting safe, legally compliant buildings across a varied estate
• Providing resilience – participating in the out-of-hours emergency rota as required

You’ll act as a custodian of value, helping ensure assets are maintained in a way that supports both community outcomes and financial sustainability.

About you

You’ll bring a strong grounding in building surveying and property maintenance, along with:

• Experience in repairs & maintenance, building surveying or property management, ideally across commercial or mixed-use assets
• Good technical knowledge of building construction, compliance, landlord responsibilities and contracts
• Confidence in managing contractors, stakeholders and competing priorities
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, particularly with tenants and partners
• The ability to balance customer needs, risk, and value for money

You’ll be joining a forward-looking Assets & Property service that is transforming how its estate is managed. 

Your work will:

• Support a sustainable and income-generating property portfolio
• Enable community use and local benefit
• Help deliver a leaner, more efficient estate aligned to strategic priorities 

Help us deliver a resilient, compliant and high-performing Commercial & Community estate for Dorset. 

For an informal conversation, please contact: James Langdale, Service Manager – Facilities Management: 01305 224643 or Jessica Maskrey, Head of Assets & Property: 01305 224332

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed. 

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders. 

The key skills recruitment and retention scheme applied to these positions, subject to eligibility. The amount payable will be £2000 (pro-rata for part time positions) after 24 months of employment. 

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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We:

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to a range of benefits and support
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.

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