Maintenance Surveyor - Expert Repairs & Compliance (Hybrid)

Stevenage Borough Council; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Part time and Job share opportunities

25 days holiday rising to 31 days

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor to provide specialist repair and maintenance expertise across housing stock. You will inspect defects, prepare costed specifications, and supervise works to ensure high professional standards and compliance with tenancy agreements and statutory obligations.

In this role you will manage contractor performance, issue variations, and monitor budgets while handling residents’ enquiries and housing disrepair matters with timely, compliant

Qualifications

• Inspect & diagnose defects in building fabric/services
• Produce costed specifications and schedules of work
• Be responsible for quality and compliance of work delivered by Repairs Team including contractor work
• Supervise works in progress

Responsibilities

• Inspect and diagnose defects in building fabric/services
• Produce costed specifications and schedules of work to remedy defects
• Monitor contractor and Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) performance
• Issue variation orders and instructions as required
• Evaluate invoices against SBC regulations
• Inspect and sign off completed work and address substandard works
• Investigate and respond to residents enquiries promptly
• Manage complaints and Housing Disrepair investigations following SBC procedures
• Arrange appointments to survey properties
• Instruct and manage specialist contractors with clear briefs
• Ensure invoices coded correctly and costs recovered per Financial Regulations
• Obtain quotations and issue works orders
• Monitor budgets and provide technical support on insurance claims

Job description

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor to provide specialist repair and maintenance expertise across housing stock. You will inspect defects, prepare costed specifications, and supervise works to ensure high professional standards and compliance with tenancy agreements and statutory obligations.

In this role you will manage contractor performance, issue variations, and monitor budgets while handling residents’ enquiries and housing disrepair matters with timely, compliant