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So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More about your role

As a Specialist Surveyor, you'll play a key role in ensuring our homes remain safe, compliant and well maintained. You'll deliver a wide range of surveying services across our housing portfolio, including stock condition surveys, defect investigations, disrepair assessments, option appraisals, acquisitions and disposals, and compliance data capture. You'll provide expert technical advice on building defects and property performance, produce detailed survey reports and support programmes relating to asbestos monitoring, energy assessments and radon testing.

Working closely with colleagues across the business, you'll help identify investment requirements, improve asset performance and ensure property data is accurately captured within our Asset Register. You'll also support customer engagement activities, manage risks effectively and ensure all surveying activities are delivered in line with health and safety requirements and industry best practice.

Essential criteria

• Proven experience undertaking residential property inspections and surveys.
• Strong knowledge of building defects, diagnosis and remedial works.
• Experience producing survey reports and schedules of works.
• Understanding of housing legislation, Building Regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience within social housing.
• Housing disrepair experience.
• Understanding of damp, mould and condensation investigations.
• Experience in managing housing insurance claims.
• Stock condition surveying experience.
• Knowledge of asset management principles.
• Membership of RICS, CIOB or equivalent professional body.

More about you

We're looking for a surveyor who combines strong technical knowledge with a practical, solution focused approach. You'll be organised, driven and self-motivated, capable of managing a varied workload and prioritising competing demands. You will be confident inspecting various types of residential properties, identifying building defects and diagnosing root causes rather than simply reporting symptoms. Whether investigating damp and mould, structural movement, building fabric failures or disrepair issues, you'll be able to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations and solutions.

A key part of the role involves producing professional reports, specifications and schedules of works, so you will require excellent written communication skills and, the ability to present technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience of preparing reports for various stakeholders, legal proceedings, disrepair claims or investment planning would be advantageous.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently but equally effective as part of a wider team, building positive relationships with colleagues, contractors, customers and external stakeholders. You'll have a professional and customer-focused attitude.

Experience within social housing, stock condition surveying, housing disrepair, planned investment programmes, compliance surveying, acquisition surveys or asset management would be highly desirable. Professional membership of the RICS, or a commitment to achieving Chartered or Associate status, would also be welcomed. Membership of CIOB is desirable.

Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities