Major Works Surveyor

Park Avenue Recruitment; East Horsley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Housing Association is seeking an experienced Interim Major Works Surveyor to join the property team on a hybrid basis. You will lead complex repair projects from diagnosis to completion, focusing on major works in social housing.

Strong surveying skills, contractor management and budget control are essential, with excellent stakeholder communication to ensure timely delivery and high standards of quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex repairs and major works within social housing, local authority or housing association environments.
• Strong technical surveying knowledge and defect diagnosis skills.
• Experience preparing specifications, managing contractors and controlling project budgets.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and hit the ground running.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex repair projects from diagnosis through to completion.
• Investigate and specify remedial works relating to structural defects.
• Address significant water ingress, roofing and drainage failures.
• Oversee procurement and instruction of contractors.
• Monitor project delivery, cost control and variations.
• Ensure quality, compliance and customer satisfaction throughout lifecycle.

Job description

Interim Major Works Surveyor

Surrey Housing Association | Hybrid Working | Up to £375 per day

A Surrey-based Housing Association is looking to appoint an experienced Interim Major Works Surveyor to join their property team on a hybrid basis.

This role is ideal for a surveyor with a strong background in managing complex repairs and building defects from inception through to completion. The successful candidate will take ownership of technically challenging cases, oversee contractors, manage budgets and variations, and ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex repair projects from diagnosis through to completion.
• Investigate and specify remedial works relating to:
• Structural defects
• Significant water ingress
• Roofing and drainage failures
• Subsidence
• Insurance-related repairs
• Decants and complex multi-trade works
• Procure and instruct contractors.
• Oversee project delivery, cost control and variation management.
• Monitor quality, compliance and customer satisfaction throughout the lifecycle of each project.

About You

• Proven experience delivering complex repairs and major works within social housing, local authority or housing association environments.
• Strong technical surveying knowledge and defect diagnosis skills.
• Experience preparing specifications, managing contractors and controlling project budgets.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and hit the ground running.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Details

• Rate: Up to £375 per day
• Location: Surrey
• Working Pattern: Hybrid
• Contract: Interim