Senior Property Surveyor

Lewisham Youth Service; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Season ticket and bicycle loans

Staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships

Supportive staff networks

Job summary

Lewisham Youth Service is hiring a Senior Property Surveyor to tackle complex housing challenges in Greater London. You will oversee a diverse residential portfolio, ensuring compliance and quality in surveying services.

The role involves managing disrepair and major repair cases while working collaboratively with contractors. A hybrid work model is adopted, balancing office and remote work. The position also offers excellent training, flexible policies, and a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized for high-quality outputs.
• Proactive approach to managing complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases related to disrepair and structural issues.
• Oversee repair and maintenance works for compliance.
• Support development of junior staff and drive service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-focused service delivery

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented

Communication

Job description

• Locations 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU, GB
• Apply Before 06/14/2026, 10:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Take a leading role in tackling complex housing challenges. As a Senior Property Surveyor, you will drive high-quality surveying across disrepair, damp and major repairs, ensuring residents receive safe, compliant and well-maintained homes.

What’s the role?

As a Senior Property Surveyor, you will take a leading role in delivering a high-quality surveying service across a diverse residential portfolio. You will manage complex cases including disrepair, damp and structural issues, ensuring accurate diagnosis, robust specifications and effective resolution.

Working closely with contractors and internal teams, you will oversee the quality, compliance and value for money of repair and maintenance works, while ensuring all activity meets statutory and regulatory requirements.

You will act as a technical expert within the service, providing advice, supporting decision-making and contributing to the management of legal cases and customer escalations.

The role also involves monitoring contractor performance, identifying trends from property data, and using this insight to inform service improvements and asset planning.

Alongside this, you will support the development of junior staff, promote high professional standards, and play a key role in driving continuous improvement across the repairs and maintenance service.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a confident and credible leader who leads by example and sets the standard for professional, customer-focused service delivery.

You will have strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to develop teams, build capability and drive performance.

Detail-oriented and organised, you will ensure high-quality outputs across inspections, specifications and case management.

You will bring a proactive approach to problem solving, confidently managing complex situations and competing priorities.

A strong commitment to customer outcomes is essential, with the ability to balance technical decisions with resident needs.

Above all, you will be motivated to drive continuous improvement, using insight and experience to challenge performance and deliver better results.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Must have a driving license
• Weekend working is required for this job
• The job is subject to a basic DBS check

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply