Building Surveyor

What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want

Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleagues

About the role

Working as part of national team of Surveyors, you will be responsible for carrying out building condition and risk surveys on Tesco stores, offices and distribution centres. This is a regional, field based role.

The surveys will inform the building capital programme. You will support the wider building maintenance strategy and collaborate with the development and maintenance teams with an opportunity to work with structural engineers and specialists to diagnose building defects. You will be part of a national team of go-to expert Building Surveyors in the effective management and assessment of building conditions and risks. Driving and enabling our property programmes and developing building standards.

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You will be responsible for

Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities:

• Completing property condition surveys to identify defects and building element life cycles.
• Conducting scoping surveys ahead of work programmes and ensuring all relevant information for the completion of work is captured.
• Conducting risk surveys for roofs, car parks and stores, correctly identifying and classifying hazards.
• Provide technical knowledge and understanding of commercial buildings, including accurately identifying when a building element has reached the end of its economic life.
• Be self-motivated; working individually and being comfortable working as part of a team that shares knowledge and understanding. Offer feedback and advice towards continuous improvement in the survey process.
• Work closely with other areas across the Tesco's business including the landlord and tenant management teams in assets and estates, the wider property team and our retail colleagues.
• Ensure compliance on all matters related to building maintenance. Providing feedback to the design standards process to ensure the appropriate building materials are specified.
• Staying current with the building industry including new technology, construction methods and survey techniques.

You will need

Operational skills relevant for this job:

• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Able to articulate technical information in a simple way
• Excellent collaboration skills across a large organisation
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• Able to manage large quantities of data in a simple way
• Excellent organisational skills

Experience relevant for this job:

• Chartered RICS/CIOB Building Surveyor
• Degree level qualification in Building Surveying or Construction
• Experience managing building asset conditions and property risks
• Experience and working knowledge of UK building standards and legislation including CDM

About us

At Tesco Property – Maintenance, it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks and head offices, to deliver first class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.  

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan, we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first-rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated and professional, maximising the level of support we offer to Tesco stores. 

From multi-skilled, to technically-savvy technicians, we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically-minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done.  Our Engineering team work to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.  

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.