Senior Project Surveyor

Cross Keys Homes; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of affordable housing as a Senior Project Surveyor in Peterborough. Lead a dedicated team to deliver exceptional planned works and stock condition programs, while ensuring compliance and maintaining high standards. If you're a proactive leader committed to quality, apply today!

Benefits

Great pension scheme with life cover

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible family friendly policies

CKH Rewards benefits platform

Access to health benefits post-probation

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project and team management within housing or construction.
• Ability to manage budgets, specifications, and contractor performance.
• DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of 4 surveyors, ensuring high quality project delivery.
• Manage contracts from procurement to completion, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Prepare technical reports and specifications to support project planning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budget Management

Data Analysis

Education

HNC in Building Studies

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

The Vacancy

Full Time – 37 Hours per week – Permanent - Peterborough

Join Cross Keys Homes (CKH), one of the East of England’s leading providers of affordable housing, as a Senior Project Surveyor. You’ll lead a small team of surveyors, delivering high-quality planned works and stock condition programmes that make a real difference in our communities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support a team of 4 surveyors, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Oversee delivery of planned programmes—ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to high standards.
• Oversee the programme of stock condition surveys – ensuring accurate data is recorded
• Manage contracts from procurement to completion, ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, health & safety, and statutory requirements.
• Conduct site inspections, snagging, and quality assurance checks to maintain high standards of workmanship.
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery and continuous service improvement.
• Monitor and report on contractor performance using KPIs and data analysis, identifying areas for improvement.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, and tender documentation to support project planning and execution.
• Contribute to long-term asset management planning by identifying future investment needs and informing programme development.
• Ensure accurate financial control, including valuations, accruals, and cost reporting, in line with CKH’s financial regulations.
• Support the Assistant Director of Asset Management in strategic planning and service delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in project and team management within housing or construction.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Project, and report writing.
• Ability to manage budgets, specifications, and contractor performance.
• HNC in Building Studies (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• DBS check required.

If you’re a proactive leader with a passion for quality and improvement, we want to hear from you.

Apply now – we may close early if we receive strong interest.

No agencies please.

The Company

A commercial business with a social heart, our vision is to create opportunities that change lives through our drive, expertise, resources and passion.

Our dynamic approach has made us one of the region’s leading providers of affordable homes for rent and sale. Developing new homes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and the surrounding area, we’re committed to increasing the supply of affordable homes in the communities where they are needed most. Agility and innovation are central to our approach to adapting to change, and we’ll continue to grow our business in today’s fast-paced operating environment.

There’s more to building communities than building houses. In addition to providing quality homes and delivering excellent landlord services, we also provide care at home and at our two extra care communities in Peterborough as well as around the clock support through our LifeLine personal alarm service. Our community investment programme sees us working with specialist partners to bring a range of employment, wellbeing and family-friendly services to the heart of our communities, with a rapidly expanding digital support offer too.

You can find out moreabout usand theservices we offer our residentson the CKH website.

Putting People First

CKH actively seeks to continue to build an inclusive environment for its employees and the communities it serves and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.

At CKH, everything we do is about the people who live in our homes and access our services. So, we know we need the best people to deliver the outstanding services and support our communities deserve. No matter where your career with us takes you, you’ll be part of a team that makes a difference and creates opportunities that change lives.

As well as working to create sustainable, prosperous communities, we’re also keen to build a workplace community where you can feel supported by colleagues and enjoy your time at work. With a broad range of backgrounds and experience, our team is united by our shared values: action, commitment, excellence, integrity and teamwork. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

We know we need to provide a great working environment to attract the best people. Our offer includes:

• A great pension scheme: we will double your contribution up to a maximum of 10% and include Life Cover

• Generous holiday entitlement; 25 days plus bank holidays increasing with time

• Flexible family friendly and carers policies that allow a range of paid and unpaid leave

• CKH Rewards benefits platform including cashback on purchases, instant vouchers and reloadable gift cards

• Westfield Health, giving access to a range of benefits such as 24 hour DoctorLine, Employee Assistance Programme, money back for glasses and dental treatment (after probation)