Building Surveyor - Fire Safety & Compliance

Job reference RWD
0000846 Date posted 16/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 01/11/2026 Location Homebased / Agile Salary £32,046 to £47,665 per annum Package Local Government Pension Scheme, Bupa Cashplan Scheme, Up To 32 Days Annual Leave, Work Perks Scheme. Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Asset Management, Housing, Surveyors Attachments Building Surveyor Career Grade.docx Sept 2026.docx 37. Building Surveyor (Fire Safety & Compliance) .docx

Here at Warwick District Council, we pride ourselves on the fact that we offer you a great place to work.

We achieve our goals by recruiting and retaining motivated, empowered and flexible staff. We are committed to training and development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

We offer the rewards and benefits package that make it a great place to work.

We’re excited to be recruiting to this opportunity for an experienced Building Surveyor who is looking to work with a broad range of professionals in an enthusiastic and forward-looking organisation. If you are passionate about housing and you believe customers should be at the heart of all we do, then we would love to hear from you.

Our portfolio of circa 6500 properties includes an exciting mix of high, medium & low rise blocks alongside traditional dwellings, predominantly rented units with some leaseholds, the stock also includes Listed Buildings & Conservation areas offering you considerable scope to apply your talents.

You will be part of a team responsible for the delivery of external contractor led fire safety improvement programmes across the stock in accordance with the organisations fire risk management strategy.

Many of these projects are likely to be inter‑dependant on other parallel work streams, keeping these individual pieces of work on track and focussed will require programme management experience and skills. It will often require co‑ordination across multiple service areas, each with its own budgetary and service delivery issues.

There are excellent transport links, check how long your commute might be!

We offer a great working environment with good training prospects. You don’t need to be MRiCs qualified but you do need to be prepared to train and gain qualifications as deemed necessary to fulfil this role. You must also have experience in Housing.

The intention is for the postholder to work predominately from home however, it is a requirement to attend our offices or sites within Warwick District as required. Any costs for travel from home to the office will be met by the successful candidate. However, office and hybrid working are also available.

If you read this advert and think you would like to know a bit more we would encourage you to contact Paul Arundel – Principal Building Surveyor (Fire Safety & Compliance) for an informal chat please email: p

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