Building Surveyor

NOTTING HILL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption pay

Employee assistance

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Interest-free loans

Cycle to work

Life assurance x4

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis seeks a Senior Building Surveyor to lead damp, mould and complex defect programmes for residential properties in London. You will provide technical leadership, prepare technical reports, and manage budgets and schedules across Repairs, Assets and Housing.

The role requires Chartered membership, extensive post-qualification housing experience and a track record of supervising teams. You will drive improvements and mentor colleagues while maintaining resident-focused service

Qualifications

• In-depth post-qualification experience providing services to residential property owners and managers.
• Significant experience in project management of major works, including cost appraisal.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Strong experience investigating building defects, including damp, mould and condensation issues.
• Experience delivering repair improvement plans and performance projects in complex delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex damp and mould investigations, building defect assessments and remedial programmes, ensuring works are delivered on time and within budget.
• Carry out detailed building surveys and prepare technical reports, specifications, recommendations and cost appraisals.
• Manage contractors, consultants and specialist suppliers, ensuring works deliver value for money and meet NHG standards.
• Monitor contractor performance using data, insight and technical expertise, identifying opportunities for improvement and service enhancement.
• Provide expert advice on major repairs, defects, latent defects, FRA, EPC and other technical property matters.
• Support and mentor surveyors within the team, helping to build technical capability and professional development.
• Work closely with residents, keeping them informed throughout complex cases and ensuring their experience remains at the centre of decision-making.
• Analyse performance information and identify opportunities to improve the delivery of repairs, damp and mould services and wider surveying functions.

Skills

Damp and mould investigations

Project management

Team management

Building defect investigations

Repair improvement programmes

Education

BSc/MSc in surveying or equivalent

Chartered membership of RICS or CIOB

Job description

As a Senior Building Surveyor, you'll lead the delivery of complex inspection, remediation and improvement programmes focused on damp, mould, condensation and associated building defects. Using your extensive surveying expertise, you'll provide technical leadership, manage complex cases, support colleagues and contractors, and ensure residents receive a proactive, high-quality service that resolves issues for the long term rather than simply treating symptoms. You'll work closely with colleagues across Repairs, Assets and Housing, helping to drive improvements in how we diagnose, manage and prevent damp and mould issues. As a member of the Repairs Senior Management Team, you'll also contribute to the development of our Repair Strategy and the continuous improvement of our surveying services. How you'll do it

• Lead complex damp and mould investigations, building defect assessments and remedial programmes, ensuring works are delivered on time and within budget.
• Carry out detailed building surveys and prepare technical reports, specifications, recommendations and cost appraisals.
• Manage contractors, consultants and specialist suppliers, ensuring works deliver value for money and meet NHG standards.
• Monitor contractor performance using data, insight and technical expertise, identifying opportunities for improvement and service enhancement.
• Provide expert advice on major repairs, defects, latent defects, FRA, EPC and other technical property matters.
• Support and mentor surveyors within the team, helping to build technical capability and professional development.
• Work closely with residents, keeping them informed throughout complex cases and ensuring their experience remains at the centre of decision-making.
• Analyse performance information and identify opportunities to improve the delivery of repairs, damp and mould services and wider surveying functions
  We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

Essential:

• Senior surveying qualification (e.g., BSc/MSc), Chartered Membership of RICS or CIOB
• In-depth post-qualification experience providing services to residential property owners and managers
• Significant experience in project management of major works, including cost appraisal
• Experience in managing a team
• Strong experience investigating building defects, including damp, mould and condensation issues.
• Experience delivering repair improvement plans and performance projects in complex delivery models.

Desirable:

• Experience working within social housing.
  Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and we employ around 1,500 staff.
  Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary