Senior Surveyor

Haig Housing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Haig Housing invites applications for a Senior Estates Surveyor to lead the Morden Estate surveying team and act as the frontline technical authority on building pathology, repairs, and housing condition standards.

The role ensures safety, compliance with statutory codes including HHSRS, Decent Homes Standard and Awaab's Law, and provides coaching and development to the team while supporting flexible hybrid working with occasional office days at our London Victoria head office.

Qualifications

• Senior Estates Surveyor with leadership experience in property surveying.
• Expertise in building pathology and housing condition standards.
• Knowledge of statutory codes such as HHSRS, Decent Homes Standard, and Awaab's Law.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the Morden Estate surveying team.
• Provide coaching, quality assurance and CPD alignment.
• Ensure homes are safe, compliant and well-maintained to standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Surveying

Building pathology

Repair diagnostics

Housing standards

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Help us support Veterans and make a difference!

About us:

Haig Housing is a long-established charity based in London with a presence across the UK. We are the largest veterans housing charity, providing houses for over 1500 veterans and their families. We put people at the centre of everything we do - our beneficiaries and staff. All our employees can expect to experience a professional and friendly working environment where we deliver for those who need us. We will celebrate our centenary in 2028 and intend to develop our estate for the next 100 years to provide for the veterans of the future.

About the role:

The Senior Estates Surveyor operates in a pivotal dual capacity, serving both as an operational field surveyor for our Morden Estate of properties and as the frontline operational and technical line manager for the team of four (4) Surveyors.

Acting as the Trust's lead technical authority on building pathology, repair diagnostics, and housing condition standards, the postholder ensures that Haig Housing's homes are safe, structurally sound, fully compliant with statutory and regulatory codes (including HHSRS, Decent Homes Standard, and Awaab's Law), and maintained to an exemplary standard for our veteran beneficiaries.

The role provides essential day-to-day leadership, coaching, and quality assurance to the surveying team, and ensures that continuous professional development and training are directly aligned to frontline service priorities.

The role has a remote working arrangement, however occasional working days in our head office, London Victoria will be required depending on priorities and essential meetings.

What we offer:

You will be provided with IT equipment for home working and supported by our Head Office staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we provide a generous package that includes an excellent company pension, optional private medical insurance, good holiday allowance, life insurance and ongoing training and professional development.