Temporary Maintenance Surveyor

Home Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is seeking a Temporary Maintenance Surveyor to manage a patch in the Leeds and York area. This hybrid role involves conducting inspections, managing disrepair cases, and ensuring contractor compliance. The ideal candidate will have surveying qualifications and relevant experience. The position offers a salary between £40,000 and £45,000, along with numerous benefits including generous leave and health plans.

Benefits

34 days leave including bank holidays

Health cash plan

Over 800 high street discounts

Generous pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in surveying or building.
• Experience with disrepair and dilapidation surveys.
• Ability to manage contractors and ensure compliance with health and safety laws.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre and post inspections in Leeds and York area.
• Provide technical advice and support to various stakeholders.
• Manage disrepair cases and assist with damp and mould issues.

Skills

Surveying expertise

Knowledge of damp and mould

Contract management

Building pathology understanding

Proactive management skills

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Temporary Maintenance Surveyor - (251436). Hybrid role - working from home, our office in Leeds and covering patches across the Leeds and York area. Temporary fixed term 3 months, full time (37.5 hpw). Salary £40,000 – £45,000 per annum (depending on qualifications e.g. RICS and experience), with some great benefits too!

We are unable to sponsor you for this role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out pre and post inspections and manage a patch within Leeds and York area, ensuring high-quality work and that our customers are happy with the outcome.
• Provide technical advice and support to trades, maintenance managers, subcontractors and suppliers to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective and compliant service.
• Contract management including progress against building works schedules.
• Utilise customer insight to support us in delivering on our customer promise.
• Manage any disrepair cases and help customers combat damp and mould issues in their homes.
• Accurately measure materials to enable a “right first time” approach.
• Ensure void properties are carried out to a high standard, enabling re-let as soon as possible.

You are

• Educated to a minimum HNC/HND or equivalent qualification within a surveying or building related field, with significant equivalent professional experience within the surveying field.
• Knowledgeable about the causes of damp and mould, with a relevant qualification or be willing to work towards.
• Experienced in diagnosing and scoping property condition including disrepair and dilapidation surveys and remedial works.
• Able to understand building pathology with ability to diagnose complex works such as subsidence.
• Experienced in managing contractors, ensuring delivery aligns with health and safety laws, including CDM.
• Proactive and self-sufficient, able to manage your patch and deliver work commercially, on time, and within budget.

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home.

Job details

• Working Monday to Friday, you’ll shape your own diary around work, customers’ and your own commitments.
• This is a hybrid role, so you’ll typically spend some days in our office and others working at home. The rest will be working in our properties across the Leeds/York area.
• You must be able to use technology for updating records, budget and KPI management, completing online learning and collaborating with other colleagues.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and vehicle insured for business use – mileage is covered.
• You’ll need a Basic DBS check done and we pay for that.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work.

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too.
• Health cash plan saving you from £1,140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3 x salary
• Opportunity to grow with the company as you develop your career.