Compliance Surveyor

Anchor Care; Bradford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Hanover Group is seeking a Compliance Surveyor to work from home with travel to schemes across our portfolio. The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours) with a £50,000 salary per year. You will manage life safety contracts, inspect sites and drive improvements in compliance, safety and service delivery.

The role requires strong knowledge of building regulations, health and safety, and stakeholder management, plus a driving licence and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing property, compliance, repairs or planned investment activities within social housing.
• Strong knowledge of housing and building regulations, health and safety legislation, fire safety standards and Building Safety Regulations.
• Experience managing contractors, monitoring performance and driving service improvements through KPIs and quality assurance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build productive relationships with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues, assess risks and deliver practical solutions.
• Experience carrying out inspections, managing complex repairs and providing technical property advice.
• HNC/HND in Building, Construction or a related discipline, or equivalent experience (desirable).
• Membership of, or working towards, a professional qualification such as RICS or CIOB (desirable).
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Managing the delivery and performance of life safety, repairs and remedial contracts across a diverse property portfolio.
• Carrying out property inspections and site visits to monitor quality, compliance, health and safety, and contractor performance.
• Supporting planned investment works, complex repairs and insurance-related projects from scoping through to completion.
• Investigating and resolving resident concerns, complaints and property-related incidents while ensuring lessons learned drive continuous improvement.
• Working closely with operational, housing and property teams to ensure services are delivered efficiently, compliantly and with residents' needs at the centre.
• Monitoring contractor KPIs, managing work-in-progress levels and identifying opportunities for service improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Providing technical expertise on building safety, fire safety, regulatory compliance and asset investment activity.

Skills

Property management

Compliance

Life safety

Contract management

Inspections

Regulatory knowledge

Education

HNC/HND in Building, Construction or related discipline

RICS/CIOB membership or equivalent (desirable)

Job description

Compliance Surveyor

Location: Home-based with travel to schemes across the portfolio
Contract: Permanent | Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £50,000 per annum

Help us keep residents safe and services performing at their best

Are you an experienced property professional with a strong understanding of compliance, building safety, and social housing? We're looking for a Compliance Surveyor to help ensure our homes and communities remain safe, compliant, and well maintained while delivering excellent outcomes for residents.

This role plays a key part in managing life safety contracts, supporting investment programmes, and driving service improvements across our property portfolio.

What you'll be doing

• Managing the delivery and performance of life safety, repairs and remedial contracts across a diverse property portfolio.
• Carrying out property inspections and site visits to monitor quality, compliance, health and safety, and contractor performance.
• Supporting planned investment works, complex repairs and insurance-related projects from scoping through to completion.
• Investigating and resolving resident concerns, complaints and property-related incidents while ensuring lessons learned drive continuous improvement.
• Working closely with operational, housing and property teams to ensure services are delivered efficiently, compliantly and with residents' needs at the centre.
• Monitoring contractor KPIs, managing work-in-progress levels and identifying opportunities for service improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Providing technical expertise on building safety, fire safety, regulatory compliance and asset investment activity.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience managing property, compliance, repairs or planned investment activities within social housing.
• Strong knowledge of housing and building regulations, health and safety legislation, fire safety standards and Building Safety Regulations.
• Experience managing contractors, monitoring performance and driving service improvements through KPIs and quality assurance processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build productive relationships with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose issues, assess risks and deliver practical solutions.
• Experience carrying out inspections, managing complex repairs and providing technical property advice.
• HNC/HND in Building, Construction or a related discipline, or equivalent experience (desirable).
• Membership of, or working towards, a professional qualification such as RICS or CIOB (desirable).
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to residents' safety and wellbeing while working on a varied portfolio of properties. You'll play a key role in maintaining compliance, improving services and helping shape future investment programmes across our homes and communities.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate their legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Note: This role is know as Surveyor - Life Safety internally.