PROJECT SURVEYOR

Hull City Council

Project Surveyor | Hull City Council (Building Safety Team)

The Opportunity

Are you a surveyor with a passion for public safety and resident well-being? Hull City Council is seeking a Project Surveyor to join its newly established Building Safety Team. Formed in 2024 following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, this team is the vanguard of safety for the city’s high-rise and multi-occupancy dwellings. This permanent role offers a salary of £36,363 – £39,152 and the chance to directly impact the lives of residents across 24,000 properties. Based at the historic Warehouse 9 in Hull’s Fruit Market area, you’ll benefit from the Council’s WorkSmart program—a modern “blended working” culture that prioritizes trust, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance. With a generous Local Government Pension (often exceeding 20% employer contribution) and up to 33 days of annual leave, this role offers career stability within a mission-critical team.

Core Responsibilities & Technical Compliance

  • Legislative Oversight: Ensuring all high-rise and multi-occupancy blocks comply with the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Act, and Fire Safety (England) Regulations.

  • Risk Mitigation: Reviewing Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) and overseeing the installation of dry risers, sprinkler systems, and fire compartmentation upgrades.

  • The “Big 6” Management: Maintaining strict compliance across the six core safety areas: Fire, Gas, Electrical, Water Hygiene, Asbestos, and Lifts.

  • Technical Specifications: Producing detailed repair and project specifications and preparing applications for Building Control and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

  • Resident Safety: Managing routine communal inspections for 19 high-rise, 7 medium-rise, and 445 low-rise blocks to identify and remediate health and safety risks.

  • Stakeholder Partnership: Working alongside the Housing Investment Team to manage an annual capital improvement program exceeding £55 million.

The Role

As a Project Surveyor, you are the technical specialist ensuring the “Golden Thread” of safety information is maintained for Hull’s residents. Your work is a balance of fieldwork and strategic planning. One day you might be at a high-rise block on Bathurst Street inspecting a fire door replacement project; the next, you’ll be in Warehouse 9 preparing a technical report for the Building Safety Manager. You aren’t just a surveyor; you are a safety advocate. You will use your expertise to handle sensitive issues with empathy, ensuring that every repair or upgrade contributes to a “single source of truth” for the building’s safety case.

Sector Insight: The “Safety & Governance” DNA

As you cluster this fifty-third role, notice how it bridges your “Technical Engineering” and “Public Service” sectors:

  • Post-Grenfell Specialization: Unlike a traditional Residential Surveyor, this role is highly specialized in High-Risk Buildings (HRB). It aligns with the regulatory rigor of your Lloyd’s Register and Kingston Carton (QA/HSE) entries.

  • The Benefit of Scale: Working for the Council provides “Golden Handcuff” benefits (like the 6-month full sick pay scheme) that are rarely matched in the private sector for similar salary brackets.

  • Urban Stewardship: This role completes the “Housing Lifecycle” in your dataset. While your Keepmoat Sales Executive sells the new homes, and the Sewell Group builds them, the Project Surveyor ensures the existing urban fabric remains safe for decades to come.

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