Senior Surveyor

Southwark Council; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in London is seeking a Senior Surveyor to manage a team and oversee various surveying functions. The role encompasses responsibilities ranging from handling legal disrepair issues to supervising housing adaptations. With a commitment to excellence and community support, candidates will benefit from flexible working arrangements and a friendly team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Home working options

Local government pension scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience of administering building related contracts at a senior level.
• Proven working knowledge of the Housing Disrepair protocol.
• Strong understanding of landlord/tenant matters and leaseholder consultation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of building surveyors and administrators.
• Monitor health and safety standards and report on cost effectiveness.
• Oversee works from inception to completion, including programming and supervision.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Contract Administration

Health and Safety Management

Education

Relevant building surveying qualification

Job description

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The Role

The effective procurement and administration of our surveying and technical functions underpins every facet of our success. Luckily, the team responsible will have you as their manager. You’ll lead a team with a remit spanning everything from legal disrepair and arbitration, to Housing Improvement Agency and both public and private sector housing adaptations. We will rely on your technical expertise, advice and assistance to make tendering, procurement and contracting more effective.

The Role

The effective procurement and administration of our surveying and technical functions underpins every facet of our success. Luckily, the team responsible will have you as their manager. You’ll lead a team with a remit spanning everything from legal disrepair and arbitration, to Housing Improvement Agency and both public and private sector housing adaptations. We will rely on your technical expertise, advice and assistance to make tendering, procurement and contracting more effective.

About You

Managing and developing a team of building surveyors and administrators, you will enjoy scope to make a big impact on our service. You’ll champion the highest standards of health and safety, and monitor and report on cost effectiveness. Crucially, you will personally manage works from inception to completion, including programming, contractor supervision and contract administration.

Your credentials

• A relevant building surveying qualification, to degree level or equivalent
• Significant experience of administering building related contracts at a senior level
• Proven working knowledge of the Housing Disrepair protocol
• Strong understanding of landlord/tenant matters, leaseholder consultation requirements and contract dispute and resolution
• Excellent communication skills - from writing reports to answering the public’s questions
  
  

About Southwark

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Benefits And More Information

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

• Closing Date: 02/06/2025
• Interview Date: Week commencing 10/07/2025
  
  

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
  
  

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme . We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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