Surveyor

Newark & Sherwood District Council; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career pension

Flexi scheme

Annual leave

Family-friendly benefits

Volunteer leave

Lifestyle platform

Health cash plan

Free car parking

Gym membership

Job summary

Newark & Sherwood District Council is seeking a Surveyor in the Housing Maintenance & Asset Management team. The role focuses on building surveying and tenant liaison to maintain and improve housing assets within the HRA, delivering high standards and value.

You will work in a dynamic team to plan and execute projects, engaging with tenants and residents to ensure services are inclusive and community-focused.

Qualifications

• Experience in building surveying and tenant liaison.
• Knowledge of planning, maintenance and improvement of housing stock.
• Ability to deliver projects with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, maintenance and improvement of housing stock and assets within the HRA, ensuring best value and high standards.
• Draft project briefs and manage contracts to deliver on time and to specification.
• Engage directly with tenants and residents to ensure community focussed service.
• Collaborate with the Housing Maintenance & Asset Management team to deliver Council plans.

Skills

Building surveying

Tenant liaison

Job description

Surveyor

Housing Maintenance & Asset Management

Permanent, 37 hours per week

NS10, £37,563 to £39,481 per annum plus £3,000 supplement (subject to review Feb 2028)

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.

We will not accept CVs from unsolicited recruitment agencies.

Closing Date: 18th October 2026

Interviews: To be confirmed