Residential Technical Survey & QA Lead

Trident Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Life assurance (3 x salary)

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Trident Group is recruiting for a Building Surveyor/Clerk of Works to provide technical surveying, oversee repairs, and ensure quality across projects in the Midlands. The role covers voids, refurbishments, and minor works with a focus on safety, standards, and contract compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant Building Surveying or property discipline qualification and has experience in inspecting residential properties, diagnosing defects, and producing technical reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical surveying, clerk of works, repairs inspection or construction quality assurance.
• Experience inspecting residential properties and diagnosing building defects.
• Experience preparing scopes of work, schedules, specifications and technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Undertake technical inspections, prepare scopes of work and specifications, monitor contractor workmanship and ensure works are delivered safely, to the required standard, within agreed timescales and in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provide practical technical support to the repairs and property services function, helping to resolve complex property issues, manage defects, oversee small works and ensure effective contractor performance across day‑to‑day and project‑based activity.
• Support refurbishment schemes, disrepair cases, damp and mould inspections, complex repairs, building safety related works and other ad hoc property projects where technical oversight is required.

Skills

Technical surveying

Clerk of works oversight

Quality assurance

Building defects understanding

Education

Building surveying/property-related degree

Job description

Trident Group is recruiting for a Building Surveyor/Clerk of Works to provide technical surveying, oversee repairs, and ensure quality across projects in the Midlands. The role covers voids, refurbishments, and minor works with a focus on safety, standards, and contract compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant Building Surveying or property discipline qualification and has experience in inspecting residential properties, diagnosing defects, and producing technical reports.