Senior Maintenance Surveyor

Home Group Limited; Houghton-le-Spring; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days leave

Health cash plan

Matching pension contribution

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Home Group Limited seeks a senior technical surveying expert to lead a team of Maintenance Surveyors or manage contractors, driving quality across repairs and maintenance to ensure safety and compliance.

You will oversee complex repairs, damp and mould, disrepair, adaptations and HHSRS within statutory timeframes while setting standards for in-house DLO or contractors and managing performance and budgets in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing surveying teams or leading surveying services in construction environments.
• MRICS and an accredited Building Surveying degree (or equivalent).
• Health and Safety qualification relevant to housing/building environments.
• PCAQT and HHSRS qualification, or willingness to complete it after joining us.
• Experience with Damp and Mould, Building and Planning regulations, Decent Homes Standard, LTA and Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act.
• Knowledge of housing legislation, statutory compliance and Construction Design Management (CDM) responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Be our technical expert and lead on complex repairs, damp and mould, disrepair, adaptations and HHSRS within statutory timeframes.
• Lead and develop a team of Maintenance Surveyors, delivering high-quality surveying services and acting as escalation point for compliant repairs.
• Set clear standards for in-house DLO teams or contractors through inspections, specifications, and QA checks.
• Manage performance, resolve issues fairly and firmly when needed.
• Support customers by solving challenges and improving property standards.
• Keep control of budgets and priorities to deliver value for money and great outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance surveying

Contract management

Damp & mould expertise

HHSRS knowledge

Education

MRICS

Building Surveying degree

Tools

CDM knowledge

Job description

About the role Circa £50,000 (depending on experience) plus 34 days leave + Health Cash Plan Home, a place where you belong

If you are someone who sets the standards, this role is for you. As our senior technical surveying expert, youll lead a team of Maintenance Surveyors or manage contractors (depending on your region), to drive quality across repairs and maintenance. From safety and compliance to getting it right first time, you will directly shape the homes and services we provide. Whether youre supporting your team to deliver excellence in Surveying services, managing contractor performance, or spotting the small details others may miss. Together, you ensure our customers' homes are safe and compliant, enabling us to deliver on our Customer Promise.

What youll do

Be our technical expert and lead on complex repairs, damp and mould, disrepair, adaptations and HHSRS within statutory timeframes.

Lead and develop a team of Maintenance Surveyors, to deliver high-quality surveying services, being the escalation point to enable us to deliver compliant repairs, right first time.

Set clear standards for our in-house DLO teams or contractors through inspections, specifications and quality assurance checks.

Youll manage performance, resolve issues fairly and firmly when needed.

Support customers by solving challenges and improving property standards.

Keep control of budgets and priorities to deliver value for money and great outcomes.

Why join us

Youll enjoy real flexibility, work alongside a supportive team, and have the space to grow your own technical skills while leading others. Be part of one of the UKs Great Places to Work! Unfortunately, we cant offer a CoS for this role.

You have Experience of managing surveying teams or leading surveying services in a construction environment, ideally within the housing maintenance sector.

MRICS and an accredited Building Surveying degree (or equivalent qualification).

A relevant Health and Safety qualification and strong experience built up through your working profession.

PCAQT and HHSRS qualification, or willingness to complete it after joining us.

Expertise in Damp and Mould, Building and Planning regulations, Decent Homes Standard, Landlord and Tenant Act and Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act.

Current knowledge of relevant housing and building legislation, statutory compliance and experience of Construction Design Management (CDM) client and design side.

Stronger together We do our best work when were ourselves. Thats why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

Youll work Monday to Friday. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days in the office and the rest working across your patch and from home You need to be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle insured for business purposes.

Well pay for your business mileage

You need a Basic DBS check done, and we also pay for that.

Whats in it for you?

• 34 days leave, (this includes bank holidays and a me day).
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £#####+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support

Finally For reasonable adjustments email .

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