Special Projects Surveyor - Major Works

Newlon Housing Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Non-contributory pension

Flexi scheme

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Newlon Housing Trust is seeking an experienced Building Surveyor with Project Management skills to join the Special Projects Team in North and East London. The role focuses on latent defect remediation, external wall defects, and fire safety compliance, using BIM to record works and maintain information threads.

You will manage investigations through to completion, coordinate across consultants and contractors, ensure safety and quality, and support residents during major works.

Qualifications

• Experience managing latent defect and remediation projects.
• Strong coordination with consultants, contractors and internal teams.
• Knowledge of fire safety standards and building regulations.
• Ability to support residents during major works and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee remediation and latent defect projects from investigation to completion.
• Coordinate technical work across consultants, contractors and internal teams.
• Monitor compliance, safety, quality and contractor performance.
• Lead client role under CDM Regulations and tendering of contracts.

Skills

Latent defect management

Project management

Building surveying

Contract administration

Education

Degree in Building Surveying

NVQ or equivalent

Tools

BIM

Job description

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the leading providers of new affordable housing across North and East London.

We are currently seeking an experienced and highly capable Building Surveyor with Project Management skills to join our Special Projects Team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical expertise and proven project management experience to work on some of Newlon’s most complex and high-profile remediation programmes. Utilising state-of-the-art Building Information Modelling technology to record all our works to maintain the 'Golden Thread' of information.

The Special Projects team is a specialist task force responsible for investigating, managing, and delivering capital latent defect programmes across Newlon’s existing housing portfolio. The team leads on the rollout and monitoring of large-scale capital projects, managing contractor performance and applying in-depth technical knowledge of building fabric, statutory processes, and compliance requirements to deliver what are considered highly complex projects.

Reporting directly to the Head of Special Projects, you will be responsible for managing Latent Defect and Remediation Projects, with a strong focus on external wall defects, fire safety compliance, and latent defects. You will play a key role in expediting a complex remediation programme aligned with the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act. Overseeing projects from investigation through to completion.

Your role will include the day-to-day management of remediation and latent defect projects, technical coordination across consultants, contractors, and internal teams, monitoring compliance, safety, quality, and contractor performance, and taking the lead on project management for works.

You will also support residents during major works programmes, ensuring clear and consistent communication, and required to attend occasional out-of-hours and evening meetings to provide updates to residents and stakeholders, in line with project communication plans. Ensuring a high level of customer.

You will ideally hold a degree or NVQ (or equivalent) in Building Surveying, Building Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, and be Chartered with RICS, CIOB, or an equivalent professional body, or have substantial relevant experience. And have a comprehensive understanding of cladding systems and external wall constructions, strong knowledge of fire safety standards and Building Regulations, and proven experience administering and tendering public-sector JCT contracts. Project management and contract administration skills are essential, along with experience acting in the Client role under CDM Regulations. A strong working knowledge of building safety and regulatory requirements according to part B is a must.

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly skilled specialist team and contribute to meaningful, safety-critical projects that directly impact residents, building quality, and long-term asset performance giving extensive retrofit experience.

In return, you can expect 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, excellent benefits and a flexi scheme. You’ll also be working out of purpose-built offices that form part of the award-winning Hale Village regeneration project, and are situated just two minutes’ walk from the major transport interchange at Tottenham Hale.

Special Projects Surveyor – Major Works

Salary: £70,632 per annum plus opportunity to earn performance related pay

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Closing date: 23:59 on Sunday 18 October 2026