Surveying Services Manager

Housing Solutions; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association is seeking a Surveying Services Manager to join their Asset Management team. This role involves overseeing the delivery of planned investment programmes, managing major repairs, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and qualifications in surveying. Join a team dedicated to providing quality, affordable homes and making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Generous company pension contribution

Focus on employee wellbeing

Healthy Lives, Healthy Minds programme

Broad development fund

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering investment programmes and planned maintenance.
• Experience in managing large projects from inception to completion.
• Understanding of compliance with Decent Home Standard.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of planned investment programme ensuring timely delivery.
• Manage procurement and performance of contractors and consultants.
• Ensure compliance with Housing Health and Safety Rating System.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Budget Management

Education

NVQ level 4 or HND in surveying

RICS qualified

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

We are looking for a Surveying Services Manager to join our Asset Management team to be responsible for delivering an efficient planned investment programme, major repairs and other major property issues including mould prevention. You’ll oversee the provision of high-quality surveying related services across the organisation to ensure compliance with Decent Home Standard and other relevant legislation. You’ll ensure planned delivery is aligned with the Business plan over the next 5 and 30 years.

You’ll oversee delivery of the organisation’s planned investment programme ensuring it is delivered on time and within agreed budgets. You’ll also oversee major repair projects, and deal with other major property problems as they arise.

You’ll oversee the procurement and management of contractors and consultants, ensuring that all contracts are procured with a stringent focus on value for money, compliance with regulations and continuous performance monitoring.

You’ll be the organisational lead on adaptations, alterations, energy efficiency measures and the Decent Homes Standard, keeping colleagues informed on potential legal and regulatory changes. You’ll ensure compliance with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) by identifying and addressing potential hazards to maintain safe and healthy living conditions.

About you

You’ll bring your experience of delivering investment programmes and planned maintenance including experience of monitoring budgets and contract specifications. You’ll have experience of managing large projects from inception to completion and monitoring budgets and contract specifications. You’ll have experience of operating asset management databases, undertaking stock condition surveys and disrepair cases.

Confident with figures in managing large projects; costing work, assessing value for money with the ability to prepare specifications, plans and schedule of works. You’ll possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to prioritise a varied workload.

Ideally, you will have an NVQ level 4 or HND in surveying or a related field, be RICS qualified, and be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development. In addition, you will have post-qualification experience and understanding in MRICS. We encourage you to apply if you are working towards these qualifications or can demonstrate extensive CPD. You’ll be someone who shares our core values of Ownership, Innovation, Teamwork and Inclusion and looks to incorporate them into their day to day work.

You’ll need to have a flexible approach to work, as some out of hours work may be required, as well as a full UK driving licence and use of a roadworthy car insured for business use.

The successful applicant will require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate which is considered satisfactory to Housing Solutions.

About Us

Housing Solutions is a not for profit Housing Association, rooted in the local community providing quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the local area. Our mission is to make our residents proud of where they live and our colleagues proud of where they work. Our services are driven by our strategic goals of safe, satisfied and sustainable, underpinned by our company values of ownership, innovation, teamwork and inclusion.

Established in 1995 we provide quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the South East of England. We are rooted in the local community and we offer a wide range of housing services and housing options, including affordable homes to rent, properties to buy under shared ownership; market rent properties, and specialist accommodation for older people and people who need care and support to live within the community.

About Us

We pride ourselves on putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. We are invested in our local community and can see the difference we make in the area we live and work. Our employees are passionate and driven to achieve the best results for our residents, and are rewarded for their hard work and commitment.

Our modern and fresh working space allows us to work collaboratively together. You will make connections across the whole team and be part of our inclusive and open culture. Achieving the best of both worlds we successfully combine remote working as well as time together in our spacious and modern offices.

Our substantial benefits package includes a generous company pension contribution and a strong focus on employee wellbeing, including generous annual leave and our ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy Minds’ programme.

Our commitment to Learning and Development can been seen across the organisation and aims to bring our future leaders to the fore, whilst helping our employees reach their career aspirations by offering a broad development fund and in house development programmes.

At Housing Solutions, we are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We’d love to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences. Housing Solutions are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, under the Governments Disability Confident Scheme. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign . As part of this commitment, we ensure disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role are invited to interview.

We reserve the right to shortlist and arrange interviews for potentially suitable candidates ahead of the scheduled close date, therefore we look forward to your application as soon as you are ready.

We will not be accepting applications through recruitment agencies for this position.

Internal applications are welcome from employees who have passed their probation period, are not currently being standard set for absence or performance or on a disciplinary warning (unless able to demonstrate significant improvement over the last six months).

For internal applications please apply through the intranet, under the HR section - internal vacancies.