Building Safety Surveyor

Raven Housing Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Flexible working

Extensive wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Health cash plan

Job summary

Raven Housing Trust in Redhill is seeking a Building Safety Surveyor to lead compliance across our homes, offices, and facilities, ensuring full adherence to statutory requirements. You will oversee fire, water and asbestos management, supervise contractors, and drive audits and remedial works.

Working in a hybrid pattern with site visits and 1-2 days in the office, you will provide expert guidance on Building Safety Act changes, champion safety culture, and support senior stakeholders in

Qualifications

• A Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited degree or a valid building maintenance/construction qualification, or extensive demonstrable experience.
• Extensive knowledge of building regulations, health and safety, fire safety legislation, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead surveying, inspection, and remedial works to ensure quality, cost, and timescales.
• Procure and deliver compliance contracts with focus on value and performance.
• Provide technical oversight of planned maintenance, ensuring compliance with regulations and CDM requirements.
• Guide on regulatory changes and best practice in building and fire safety across Raven.
• Attend and respond to serious building safety and repair emergencies, including out-of-hours duties.

Skills

Customer focus

Problem solving

Education

RICS accredited degree

Building maintenance qualification

Job description

36 hours per week

Permanent, Full time

Hybrid working– site visits and 1-2 days per week in the office

Raven is here to make a difference, working as a team to build homes and change lives. We’re also ambitious: a sector-leader in carbon reduction, with commercial ventures and a focus on the future. But it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that sets us apart from other organisations and helps us create a great experience for our customers and one another.

Our culture statements form the principles for how we work and what we expect of one another whilst working together as One Raven.

• WePut Customers Firstin everything we do.

• We willAlways Be Curiousabout how we can do better.

• We work together toMake It Happen.

Want to be part of our community? We’re currently recruiting for a Building Safety Surveyor to join our Corporate Health and Safety and Building Compliance Team.

What you’ll achieve in the role:

The overall purpose of this role is to lead the delivery of planned, cyclical, and reactive maintenance services across Raven’s homes, offices, and facilities, ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Overseeing key areas including fire, water and asbestos, you will manage contractors, monitor performance, carry out compliance audits, and ensure timely completion of inspections and remedial works. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will provide expert compliance advice, support Building Safety Act requirements, and champion a strong culture of Health & Safety and building compliance across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure surveying, inspection, and remedial works are delivered effectively, maintaining accurate maintenance schedules and achieving agreed standards for quality, cost, and timescales.
• Lead the procurement and delivery of compliance contracts, ensuring excellent performance, value for money, and customer outcomes, while providing technical and project management expertise.
• Provide technical oversight of planned maintenance projects, ensuring designs, materials, and delivery comply with building regulations, CDM requirements, health and safety standards, and Section 20 consultation obligations.
• Provide expert guidance on emerging legislation, regulatory changes, and best practice in building safety, fire safety, and compliance, driving continuous improvement across Raven.
• Attend and respond to serious building safety and repair emergencies, including out-of-hours call-outs where required.

What you’ll bring to Raven:

For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

• A Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited degree course or a relevant building maintenance or construction qualification or extensive and demonstrable experience.
• Extensive knowledge of building regulations, building law, health and safety, fire safety legislation, and industry best practice, including key compliance frameworks and emerging developments in building and fire safety.
• Strong technical knowledge of passive and active fire protection systems, including their specification, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Strong customer focus with the ability to take a practical, problem-solving approach to balancing customer needs, cost control, and programme delivery.

DBS clearance will be required for this role.

Vacancy Close Date:15th September 2026

Please review the job description and Raven Strengths Matrix for full role details.

Job Description - Building Safety Surveyor

Raven Strengths Matrix

What Raven will offer in return:

To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.

Our reward package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Funded health cash plan
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Voucher-based recognition scheme
• Retail discounts

Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications form all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know at [e-mail] or 0300 123 3399.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.