Complex repairs building surveyor x 2

Beyond Housing; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Holiday entitlement up to 39 days

Real Living Wage

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Free tea and coffee

Recognition schemes

Cycle to work

Discounts scheme

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle

Job summary

Beyond Housing is seeking a Complex Repairs Specialist to join the team. You will inspect properties, draw up survey reports and detailed specifications for complex repairs, and monitor work against quality, timescales, health and safety and costs while keeping customers informed.

You will liaise with legal and insurance teams, act as an expert witness when required, and work with planning colleagues to identify trends that improve service delivery and compliance with Awaab’s Law.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of building construction, maintenance and common property issues.
• Ability to identify and resolve defects such as damp and mould.
• Experience drawing up survey reports and specifications.
• Collaborates with customers, colleagues and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections, draw up survey reports and detailed specifications of work, and monitor progress against quality standards, timescales, H&S requirements, and costs, keeping customers updated.
• Liaise with legal and insurance teams, and act as an expert witness in any court proceedings.
• Work with planning teams to identify trends to drive organisation-wide actions to proactively reduce future issues.
• Support compliance with Awaab’s Law to ensure timely, accurate diagnosis and resolution of damp and mould cases.

Skills

Building maintenance

Damp and mould expertise

Inspection and surveying

Stakeholder liaison

Communication

Job description

You will work as part of our Complex Repairs Team, alongside team leaders to ensure Beyond Housing is able to respond effectively to disrepair claims, damp and mould issues, and complex repairs. You will undertake inspections, draw up survey reports and detailed specifications of work, and will then monitor the progress of works against quality standards, timescales, H&S requirements, and costs, keeping customers updated throughout. The work will involve liaison with legal and insurance teams, and acting as an expert witness in any court proceedings. You’ll also work alongside planning teams to identify trends to drive organisation‑wide actions to proactively reduce future issues.

You will bring a strong understanding of building construction, maintenance, and common property issues, with the ability to identify and resolve defects such as damp and mould in a practical and effective way.

You will play a key role in supporting compliance with Awaab’s Law, ensuring that damp and mould cases are assessed promptly, accurately diagnosed, and resolved within required timeframes to safeguard customers health and wellbeing. Your work will contribute to delivering a proactive, risk‑based approach to property management and regulatory compliance.

You will work closely with customers, colleagues, and contractors, so strong communication and a collaborative approach are essential. A commitment to delivering safe, comfortable, and well‑maintained homes is key, along with a keen eye for detail and a proactive attitude to problem solving.

Closing date for applications is Monday 24 August 2026, applications will be reviewed throughout the duration of the advert and we may close it early should enough applications be received. We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy.

Who is Beyond Housing?

Our story began in 2018 and we’d like you to be part of our future. With over 15,000 homes, 30,000 customers and 750 colleagues, we're changing lives every day. Our mission is simple; to provide homes customers want, services they value, delivered by people who care. We want to help our customers and communities to succeed and thrive. Considerate, collaborative, ambitious and accountable – that’s just our way of life.

Our offices are more than just the space we work in. We encourage inspiration, creativity and productivity in a relaxed and comfortable environment. We’re looking for people who are travelling in the same direction when it comes to the way we work, live our values and deliver our services. Our reward and recognition offer is pretty impressive too!

We have ambitious plans for further growth and impact, and we need the right people to take this leap with us. It may be challenging at times, but you can be assured that it is going to be rewarding and inspiring. After all, we are changing lives, every day, in all that we do.

Our values and extremely important to us and we want all our colleagues to really live our values every day, we are looking for candidates who show they have the skills to do the role and are aligned with our values.

At Beyond Housing, we are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fair throughout our recruitment and selection processes and are not discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Why choose us?

The team here at Beyond Housing genuinely cares about the work we do to transform the lives of our customers. We think this is a pretty big reason to love your career at Beyond Housing, and that’s why our benefits package shows Beyond Housing genuinely cares about its teams too.

Here are some details of our employment package:

• Agile working – to give you that positive work-life balance. This enables you to work up to two days from home (if your role is suitable for that) after you have settled in and learned the ropes
• Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days including bank holidays after 5 years’ service) with the ability to purchase more if you wish
• Impressive salaries that match the market rate, with a commitment to an annual cost of living rise
• Commitment to paying the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation
• Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions, to help you plan financially for your retirement
• Life assurance to look after your loved ones should the worst happen to you, and generous time off for bereavement if the worst happens to your loved ones
• Health cash plan, to claim back basic medical expenses such as optical, dental, and complementary therapies, along with free flu jabs to keep you tip-top
• A much‑needed caffeine boost with free tea and coffee (and cordial for when you’re feeling parched)
• Recognition schemes such as weekly ‘Cheers For Peers’, ‘Star of the Quarter’ and our prestigious annual Star Awards event
• Long service awards every 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme and cycle parking (if you’ve got the legs for it)
• Cashback and discounts scheme covering a range of well‑known retailers and leisure providers to help your money go further
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle lease scheme to support cost effective green travel