Building Surveyor

Housing 21; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discount

Holiday trade scheme

Volunteer days

Occupational Sick Pay

Occupational Maternity Pay

Nine-day fortnight

Job summary

Housing 21 is recruiting a Building Surveyor to join our Asset Management team. The role is mobile across South London, requiring travel within the area, and involves delivering capital investment, cyclical and statutory maintenance services to time and budget.

You will provide professional surveying support, with full contract administration responsibilities for major works, and ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and Building Safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in a construction related discipline or relevant experience.
• Significant demonstrable surveying experience in housing/related settings.
• Full contract administration responsibilities including tender docs, cost analysis and budget control.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender documentation, cost analysis and budgetary control.
• Site management and supervision of contractors on major works projects.
• Quality control and certification of works.
• Robust understanding of health and safety, CDM including Principal Designer experience.
• Knowledge and compliance with Building Safety and statutory obligations.

Skills

Surveying experience

Health & Safety knowledge

Contract administration

Education

Degree in a construction related discipline

Job description

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)

Location: This is a mobile role covering South London the successful candidate must be based withing this area

The role

We are currently looking to recruit a Building Surveyor to join our Asset Management team here at Housing 21.

Within the role of Building Surveyor you will provide professional surveying and technical support, contributing to the smooth and efficient delivery of the Asset Management strategy.

You will work independently in supporting the delivering Housing 21’s technical service function which provides effective capital investment, cyclical, fire safety and statutory maintenance services, to time and budget, in line with legislation, Housing 21 policy, capital programme and strategic objectives.

This is a mobile role where frequent travel across the area you cover will be required in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

We’d love to meet you!

What we’re looking for

The essential requirements for the role include:

• Degree in a construction related discipline or relevant experience
• Significant demonstrable experience in a surveying role in a housing association, private practice, local authority, or similar.
• Full contract administration responsibilities of a range of technical and complex major works projects; including preparing tender documentation, cost analysis and budgetary control, site management, supervising contractors, quality control and certification
• Robust understanding of current health and safety legislation, CDM (including Principal Designer experience) and comprehensive knowledge of other building related statutory obligations
• Robust knowledge and experience of Building Safety and Compliance good practice and statutory requirements

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced disclosure check.

Closing date for applications: 27 September 2026

About us

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!