Surveyor

Newark and Sherwood District Council; Newark and Sherwood; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career pension

Flexi scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Family-friendly benefits

Volunteer leave

Health cash plan

Free car parking

Gym membership

Job summary

Newark and Sherwood District Council is seeking a Building Surveyor to shape the future of council housing. The role will support planning, maintenance and improvements of housing stock within the HRA, draft project briefs, manage contracts, and engage directly with tenants to ensure housing services are inclusive and efficient.

Working with an experienced team, you will help deliver transformative housing investment, with hybrid working, a generous pension, flexi scheme and family-friendly

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Plan, maintain and improve housing stock within HRA; draft project briefs; manage contracts; engage with tenants and residents to ensure inclusive, efficient housing services.

Job description

£37,563 to £39,481 per annum
Housing Maintenance & Asset Management
Permanent, 37 hours per week
Hybrid, 2 dpw Castle House, Great North Rd, Newark

Shape the Future of Council Housing

Are you passionate about delivering real impact through high-quality property services? Step into a pivotal role where your skills in building surveying and tenant liaison will directly enhance the lives of residents and improve the Council’s housing assets. This is your opportunity to be at the heart of transformative housing investment, working collaboratively under experienced leadership to deliver projects that truly matter.

In this dynamic role, you’ll support the planning, maintenance, and improvement of housing stock and assets within the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), ensuring best value and high standards across the board. From drafting project briefs and managing contracts to engaging directly with tenants and residents, your work will ensure our housing services are inclusive, efficient, and community focused.

Let your expertise create lasting change, one home at a time.

We’re an ambitious, forward-thinking Council with strong values and a culture of doing our absolute best to serve our customers. We are proud of our organisational culture and receive positive feedback from our employees. We have a programme of internal activity to ensure that the voices of our employees are always heard and that they are kept informed on all Council activity and events. From roadshows to an annual award ceremony, from reviewing working arrangements to crafting sessions, it is incredibly important our employees are shown how valued they are and that they remain the beating heart of our workplace.

We offer:

• Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme.
• Flexi scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service.
• Family-friendly benefits.
• One days’ paid volunteering leave per year.
• Lifestyle benefits platform.
• Funded health cash plan.
• Free car parking to March 2028
• £10 a month gym membership at one of gyms in the district.

You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan.

Closing Date: 18th October 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed