Maintenance Surveyor

COASTLINE HOUSING LIMITED; Redruth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastline Housing in Redruth is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor to oversee the delivery of repairs, ensuring works are costed and resourced accurately and completed to high customer satisfaction. You will bring knowledge of building construction, cost estimation and contractor management, plus familiarity with CDM, Fire Regulations and HHSRS.

A full driving licence and DBS check are required. This role sits in our Property Investment and Compliance team and offers a circa £36,000 per annum, with

Qualifications

• Experience delivering responsive repairs and continuous improvement.
• Sound knowledge of building construction and defect diagnosis.
• Ability to estimate repair and maintenance costs with project/contractor management.
• Understanding CDM regulations, Fire regulations and HHSRS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure works are costed, resourced accurately and delivered with high customer satisfaction.
• Provide extensive technical support across the team on repairs and maintenance of homes and non-residential assets.
• Advise on health and safety requirements; bring shortfalls to the attention of the responsible people.

Skills

Contractor management

Cost estimation

Responsive repairs

Safety regulations

Job description

Maintenance Surveyor

Coastline House, Redruth

Circa £36,000 per annum

37

1 Nov 2026

Please note we may opt to close this vacancy earlier if we have a large response to the advert, so we would encourage you to get any application in as swiftly as possible to avoid disappointment. Please note, if we have asked for a cover letter and you have not submitted one, your application will be automatically rejected and you will not be shortlisted. Closing date: 1 November 2026 Anticipated interview date: 9 November 2026 Copy and paste this URL to view the Role Profile https://www.coastlinehousing.co.uk/documents/195/Role_Profile_Maintenance_Surveyor.pdf

About Coastline

Coastline Housing is a charitable social landlord serving Cornwall. Winners in the Third Sector category at the Cornwall Business Awards and one of the fastest growing landlords in the country, we are proud to be a key provider of housing and support in Cornwall. That includes social housing for thousands of people across Cornwall, plus shared ownership and rent to buy homes to help people get a home of their own. Our Extra Care scheme in Redruth houses many older people, and our services for anyone experiencing homelessness help hundreds each year who are rough sleeping. Accredited with Investors in People Gold, Investors in Volunteers, a Menopause Workplace Pledge and Disability Confident Leader, we are a proven, people-focused employer, putting customers and colleagues at the heart of what we do.

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About the job

We have an exciting and new opportunity within our Property Investment and Compliance team for a Maintenance Surveyor. Working across a multidisciplinary team, the Maintenance Surveyor will be responsible for ensuring that all works are costed and resourced accurately and delivered effectively with consistently high levels of customer satisfaction. The post holder will also be responsible for providing accurate breakdowns of costs, sourcing and specifying high quality products and providing extensive technical support across the team. High quality technical advice/actions will be provided to colleagues on the repair and maintenance of homes and non-residential assets.

You will have: previous experience in the delivery and continuous improvement of responsive repairs; sound knowledge of building construction, including diagnosis of defects and remedial actions in domestic dwellings; and the ability to estimate costs of repair and maintenance works with demonstrable project and contractor management experience.

You will understand health and safety legislation requirements of a social housing landlord, including CDM Regulations, construction site requirements, Fire Regulations and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), and bring any shortfalls observed to the attention of the people concerned.

You will need a full driving licence and a satisfactory DBS check.

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