Building Surveyor

Housing 21; Lancashire, West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing 21 is seeking a Building Surveyor to join our Asset Management team. You will provide professional surveying and technical support to deliver the Asset Management strategy.

This is a mobile role with frequent travel across Lancashire and West Yorkshire to support the delivery of capital investment, cyclical, fire safety and statutory maintenance services. You will work independently, ensuring projects meet time, budget and quality targets, while maintaining compliance with health and

Qualifications

• Degree in a construction-related discipline or relevant experience.
• Significant demonstrable surveying experience in housing association, private practice, local authority, or similar.
• Full contract administration responsibilities for major works projects including tendering, cost analysis and budgets, site management, supervising contractors and certification.
• Robust understanding of health and safety legislation, CDM and statutory obligations.
• Knowledge and experience of Building Safety and Compliance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional surveying and technical support, contributing to the Asset Management strategy.
• Support the delivery of Housing 21’s technical service function to time and budget.
• Work independently to deliver capital investment, cyclical, fire safety and statutory maintenance services.
• Travel across Lancashire and West Yorkshire as required to fulfil the role.

Skills

Surveying experience

Contract administration

CDM & health & safety

Building Safety & Compliance

Education

Degree in construction-related discipline

Job description

Location: North - Lancashire and West Yorkshire

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy

The vacancy

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

Location: This is a mobile role covering Lancashire and West Yorkshire, the successful applicant must be based within one of these areas

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.

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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, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications: 16 September 2026

Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

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.