Maintenance Surveyor

Maintenance Surveyor

We are looking for a Maintenance Surveyor to join our Direct services team.

The primary function of the Maintenance Surveyor role is to provide a responsive surveying service for Southern Housing. You will ensure that all Southern Housing‑owned and managed properties are maintained to the highest possible standards and that all statutory and regulatory requirements are met. You will provide a high standard of service to staff, residents, leaseholders, managing agencies and property owners.

The role is based in our Croydon office and covers a patch area covering all SW and SE postcode districts.

A full clean UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake the management of responsive repairs by site inspections, including taking corrective action where necessary and reporting regularly to the Contract Manager.
• Analyse and assess building defects, provide remedial proposals, and prepare specifications for remedial repairs to a high standard of detail and meeting current legislative standards.
• Obtain quotations and estimates in accordance with procurement procedures.
• Maintain communication and consultation to the highest possible standard of customer care with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure work is carried out within the budgets and value for money is achieved, through scrutinising quotations, variation requests and proposed specifications.
• Respond to residents’ enquiries and communicate updates on cases you are overseeing via telephone, email and text message.

Qualifications

• Experience as a building surveyor in a maintenance environment, carrying out pre‑, mid‑ and post‑inspections.
• Knowledge of relevant and current codes of practice, building regulations, health and safety legislation, standards and materials.
• Knowledge of construction and design‑related defects and how to avoid them.
• Knowledge of procurement law and different forms of contract.
• Knowledge of contract management.
• Ability to use appropriate IT tools to produce detailed reports, documents and emails, including Excel, Word and company software to compile reports for different audiences.

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