Repairs Surveyor

Niyaa People Ltd; Camberley; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Niyaa People Ltd in the Camberley area is seeking an experienced Repairs Surveyor to support a social housing group with responsive repairs, voids and maintenance. You will inspect properties, diagnose defects, and manage contractors to deliver timely, cost-effective works to lettable standards.

Ideal candidates will have social housing and voids experience, be familiar with damp and mould issues, and hold a full UK driving license to cover Camberley and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Essential social housing experience.
• Voids experience, including inspections and lettable standards.
• Experience managing contractors and reviewing costs.
• Knowledge of HHSRS, health and safety requirements.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK driving licence; availability at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Inspecting properties and diagnosing building defects.
• Assessing void properties and specifying works to achieve lettable standards.
• Preparing scopes of work and specifications for responsive repairs and voids.
• Managing contractors and monitoring progress through to completion.
• Reviewing contractor quotations and challenging excessive costs.
• Investigating damp and mould issues and specifying remedial works.
• Carrying out post-inspections to ensure quality and compliance.
• Ensuring works meet health and safety housing standards.
• Liaising with contractors and internal teams to resolve issues and minimise delays.
• Maintaining accurate records of inspections, specifications and completed works.

Skills

Surveying experience

Social housing

Voids experience

Contractor management

HHSRS

Health & safety

Communication

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Job description

We are recruiting a Repairs Surveyor for an established social housing group covering the Camberley region, supporting their responsive repairs, voids and maintenance team!

You will be responsible for inspecting properties, diagnosing defects, preparing specifications and managing contractors to ensure repairs are completed efficiently, cost-effectively and to the required standard. Previous social housing and voids experience is essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced surveying professional to join a well-established housing provider on a contract basis.

What's on offer

• Rate: £250-£325 per day
• Location: Camberley and surrounding areas
• Contract: Temporary
• Start date: Immediate start preferred

Our client manages a portfolio of social housing properties and works with external contractors to deliver responsive repairs, voids works and property maintenance, ensuring homes remain safe, compliant and ready for occupation.

As a Repairs Surveyor, you will manage a varied workload covering responsive repairs, voids inspections and damp and mould cases. You will assess property conditions, identify required remedial works and oversee contractors through to completion. A key focus will be ensuring void properties are brought up to a lettable standard promptly, minimising turnaround times and achieving value for money.

Key responsibilities include

• Inspecting properties and diagnosing building defects.
• Assessing void properties and specifying works required to achieve lettable standards.
• Preparing scopes of work and specifications for responsive repairs and voids.
• Managing contractors and monitoring progress through to completion.
• Reviewing contractor quotations and challenging excessive costs.
• Investigating damp and mould issues and specifying remedial works.
• Carrying out post-inspections to ensure quality and compliance.
• Ensuring works meet relevant health and safety requirements and housing standards.
• Liaising with contractors and internal teams to resolve issues and minimise delays.
• Maintaining accurate records of inspections, specifications and completed works.

The successful candidate will have

• Previous experience in a surveying or property maintenance role.
• Essential social housing experience.
• Essential voids experience, including inspections, specifying works and managing properties through to a lettable standard.
• Strong knowledge of responsive repairs, building defects and damp and mould.
• Experience managing contractors and reviewing costs.
• Knowledge of HHSRS, health and safety requirements and housing standards.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A full UK driving licence and availability to start at short notice.

This role would suit an experienced surveying professional who can confidently manage voids and responsive repairs, oversee contractors and ensure properties are maintained and returned to a safe, lettable condition.