Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
AY Project Manager OPI Direct (850005) G2
About Network Rail
Our North West & Central region runs from London Euston and Marylebone in the South through the Chiltern and West Midlands regions, the North West of England, and Cumbria before joining with Scotland at Gretna. We are home to the West Coast Mainline, the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe, serving London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.
We’re a very busy region, with 1.3 million passengers travelling on our rails every weekday, and 700,000 tonnes of freight moved a week. With 571 stations in the North West & Central region, we make up a quarter of Britain’s railway system.
We are committed to transforming the North West & Central region into a customer-focused service organisation, putting passengers first. We will prioritise safe, reliable train services against the ongoing need to build a bigger, better railway capable of transporting more people and produce in the future.
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Brief Description
Join Our Team as a Building Surveyor – NW&C Operational Property Inspection
Are you looking for a career that blends technical surveying with real-world impact across a diverse portfolio of buildings? Network Rail's Operational Property Inspection team is the place for you. As one of the largest land and property owners in the UK, we’re responsible for maintaining over 3,000 buildings across the North West & Central (NW&C) region—including stations, depots, and lineside assets.
About The Role (Internal)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team that’s at the heart of keeping Britain’s railway infrastructure safe and functional. As a Building Surveyor, your main responsibility will be to deliver a structured programme of annual property inspections and report on the condition of Network Rail’s building assets. These inspections directly inform our maintenance and renewal strategies, ensuring they are aligned with safety priorities and budget planning.
You’ll be responsible for developing yearly survey strategies, capturing and reporting data in our asset management systems, and working closely with the Works Delivery Manager and Asset Engineers to turn insights into action. Your work helps drive both short-term maintenance and long-term planning across the route.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct and manage building condition surveys across a variety of asset types
- Upload survey findings into company asset systems and complete standard reporting
- Support development of maintenance priorities and technical scopes of work
- Fulfil duties under CDM 2015 regulations applicable to the Building Surveyor role
- Attend maintenance scheme handbacks, ensuring work is delivered to spec
- Occasionally work nights/weekends and travel as needed
You’ll receive ongoing training to maintain rail-specific and safety-critical competencies and will operate under Network Rail’s policies, standards, and values.
- Essential Criteria
- Educated to HNC / HND level or equivalent in Building Studies
- Experience in surveying asset property portfolios.
- Computer-literate, including knowledge of Microsoft programmes including Word and Excel.
- Strong communication skills.
- Full Driving Licence.
Desirable Criteria
- Understanding of track safety and railway possessions regime.
- Experience of surveying property within the public sector transport environment or similar.
- Experience in property asset management & data collection systems
- Educated to Degree level.
- Knowledge/use of AutoCAD.
- Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent (CIOB).
- Land surveying/Total Stations/3D Modelling
About The Role (External)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team that’s at the heart of keeping Britain’s railway infrastructure safe and functional. As a Building Surveyor, your main responsibility will be to deliver a structured programme of annual property inspections and report on the condition of Network Rail’s building assets. These inspections directly inform our maintenance and renewal strategies, ensuring they are aligned with safety priorities and budget planning.
You’ll be responsible for developing yearly survey strategies, capturing and reporting data in our asset management systems, and working closely with the Works Delivery Manager and Asset Engineers to turn insights into action. Your work helps drive both short-term maintenance and long-term planning across the route.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct and manage building condition surveys across a variety of asset types
- Upload survey findings into company asset systems and complete standard reporting
- Support development of maintenance priorities and technical scopes of work
- Fulfil duties under CDM 2015 regulations applicable to the Building Surveyor role
- Attend maintenance scheme handbacks, ensuring work is delivered to spec
- Occasionally work nights/weekends and travel as needed
You’ll receive ongoing training to maintain rail-specific and safety-critical competencies and will operate under Network Rail’s policies, standards, and values.
- Essential Criteria
- Educated to HNC / HND level or equivalent in Building Studies
- Experience in surveying asset property portfolios.
- Computer-literate, including knowledge of Microsoft programmes including Word and Excel.
- Strong communication skills.
- Full Driving Licence.
Desirable Criteria
- Understanding of track safety and railway possessions regime.
- Experience of surveying property within the public sector transport environment or similar.
- Experience in property asset management & data collection systems
- Educated to Degree level.
- Knowledge/use of AutoCAD.
- Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or equivalent (CIOB).
- Land surveying/Total Stations/3D Modelling
Additional Details
How To Apply (External)
Closing date: Monday 18th August - Late applications will not be accepted.
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Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
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Maximum Salary 46340
Currency
GBP
