Assistant Surveyor

Wates Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Property Services in Birmingham is recruiting an Assistant Surveyor to support a busy planned maintenance programme across social housing properties. The role involves surveys, preparing specifications, monitoring progress, and liaising with residents and operations to ensure quality and safety.

You will work alongside experienced surveyors and operational teams, gaining exposure to ranging works from refurbishments to retrofit and decarbonisation projects within occupied housing.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Building/Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or related surveying discipline.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Proactive and collaborative approach.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of planned maintenance and retrofit programmes.
• Undertake property inspections and condition surveys.
• Assist in preparing specifications, schedules of work and reports.
• Monitor project progress and quality on site.
• Support contractor and supply chain management.
• Liaise with residents, clients and operational teams.
• Assist with commercial tracking and project reporting.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company procedures.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Driving licence (UK)

Education

Building Surveying

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Property Studies

Related surveying discipline

Job description

Wates Property Services is delighted to be mobilising a brand-new social housing planned works contract across the Birmingham area – one of the largest contracts within our business. As part of this exciting growth, we're looking to appoint an Assistant Surveyor to support the successful delivery of a diverse programme of planned maintenance and improvement works.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious surveying professional looking to further develop their career within a market-leading organisation delivering high-quality housing improvements to communities across the region.

About The Role

Working alongside experienced Surveyors and operational teams, you'll support the commercial and operational delivery of planned maintenance projects across occupied social housing properties.

The programme will include a range of planned works such as:

• External and internal refurbishments
• Roofing renewals
• Window and door replacements
• Energy efficiency improvements
• Retrofit and decarbonisation works
• Kitchen and bathroom programmes
• General planned maintenance projects

You'll assist with surveys, specifications, project monitoring, reporting, cost control and stakeholder engagement to help ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of planned maintenance and retrofit programmes.
• Undertake property inspections and condition surveys.
• Assist in preparing specifications, schedules of work and reports.
• Monitor project progress and quality on site.
• Support contractor and supply chain management.
• Liaise with residents, clients and operational teams.
• Assist with commercial tracking and project reporting.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company procedures.

What We're Looking For

Essential

We're keen to hear from candidates who have:

• A degree, HNC, HND or equivalent qualification in:
  • Building Surveying
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Construction Management
  • Property Studies
  • Or a related surveying discipline
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• A full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience within social housing, planned maintenance or property services.
• Knowledge of planned works, refurbishment, retrofit or housing maintenance projects.
• Understanding of construction contracts and project delivery.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting