Assistant Surveyor

Spider Web Recruitment Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading disability charity in Cambridge is seeking an Assistant Surveyor to support property inspections and ensure regulatory compliance. The role offers a competitive salary of £30,000 per annum along with 33 days of annual leave. Ideal candidates should have at least 2 years' experience in a related field, and strong communication, problem-solving, and IT skills are necessary. Commuting across various counties is required, promoting flexibility and collaboration within the team.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Pension with enhanced employer contribution

Health cashback plan

Access to ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication abilities are essential.
• Knowledge of housing maintenance and building regulations is required.
• Experience as a maintenance surveyor or asset surveyor is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct property inspections and produce accurate reports.
• Support compliance with various safety regulations.
• Advise tenants and contractors on compliance matters.

Skills

Building inspections

Communication

Problem-solving

Numeracy

IT skills

Education

At least 2 years’ experience in housing associations or similar

Job description

Assistant Surveyor – Spider is advertising on behalf of our client who is looking for an Assistant Surveyor to join their Property team in this exciting new role. The right candidate will be supported to further their surveying knowledge and skills, supporting the delivery of a professional and effective surveying service across their domestic and commercial properties. This full‑time, permanent position is based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with travel across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Hertfordshire, so applicants must be able to commute reliably across these areas.

Why them:

They are a leading disability charity, dedicated to empowering disabled people to live with equality, choice, and independence. Their vision is a world where disabled people are seen for who they are.

Fantastic company benefits include:

• Competitive Salary: £30,000 per annum
• Holiday: 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Pension: choice of two schemes with an enhanced employer contribution
• Employee extras: health cashback plan, occupational sick pay (after probation), employee assistance helpline, online wellbeing apps, mental health first aid and wellbeing discussions, and access to ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Additional perks: Values in Practice reward scheme, cycle‑to‑work and other tax‑saving incentives, involvement in employee forum and colleague experience groups.

About the role:

As an Assistant Surveyor, you will support and carry out property inspections and asset management, ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards. You will work with colleagues, tenants, and contractors to deliver a high‑quality, customer‑focused service.

Working hours for this role will be 37.5 hours per week, currently anticipated with 1‑2 days based in the office and the rest visiting sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct stock condition, maintenance, measured, and pre/post inspections, producing accurate floor plans and reports, and diagnosing property defects (including damp and mould) with practical solutions.
• Support major works and tendering programmes by preparing specifications, documentation, and monitoring compliance with asbestos, fire, legionella and other regulations.
• Advise tenants, contractors and external partners on works, permissions and compliance matters, ensuring high‑quality, customer‑focused service.
• Participate in policy, procedure and service development initiatives, safeguarding tenants’ health and wellbeing, and reporting concerns in line with Trust policy.
• Take part in the on‑call Duty Officer rota, maintain personal CPD and actively contribute to the organisation’s mission and values.

About you:

As an Assistant Surveyor, you will share the organisation’s values and support equality, inclusion and safeguarding. You will ideally have at least 2 years’ experience in housing associations, council housing or similar, with skills in building inspections, maintenance or asset surveying. Strong problem‑solving, communication, numeracy and IT skills are essential, along with knowledge of housing maintenance, construction, building regulations, CDM, H&S and ideally compliance (asbestos, fire, legionella). You will be flexible, self‑disciplined and collaborative; experience as a maintenance surveyor, asset surveyor or ex‑trades/contract manager inspecting building works is highly desirable. You will also need access to your own vehicle to travel between sites.

Additional information

The post is subject to a basic DBS check and candidates must be authorised to work in the UK.

The organisation is a Disability Confident employer. They welcome applications from disabled candidates and guarantee interviews to those who meet the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments or alternative formats, please let us know as early as possible.

If you are passionate about empowering individuals, promoting independence and delivering inclusive, high‑quality care, we would love to hear from you. To apply for the Assistant Surveyor role, please submit your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

No Recruitment agencies please.