Senior Maintenance Surveyor

Home Group


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Durham, England
Contract type: Full time
Senior Maintenance Surveyor
Durham - Hybrid role; mix of office, home, and on-site work across the North East
Fixed Term Contract - 6 months, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Competitive, negotiable salary
Great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Home, a place where you belong
We’re looking for an accomplished Senior Maintenance Surveyor ready to take the reins and lead our brilliant surveying team to the next level. This is far more than managing inspections, this is your opportunity to take full ownership of the surveying function, drive performance, influence culture, and leave a legacy of excellence in a fast-evolving housing organisation.
You’ll join our Repairs and Maintenance team, acting as the trusted expert and key decision-maker for surveying activities across the region, ensuring we provide predictable, consistent and high-quality outcomes for our homes and customers.
Typical day as Senior Maintenance Surveyor
- Lead and grow a strong, capable surveying team to meet current and future demand
- Recruit and develop team members, embedding high performance from day one
- Support and mentor your team through change and challenges
- Ensure quality through live, pre- and post-inspections and technical audits
- Take the lead on complex and sensitive cases, acting as our expert voice
- Use performance data to drive smart decisions and deliver great outcomes
You’ll get flexibility, support and space to shape your role, with hybrid working, development opportunities and trust to do what you do best.
Imagine ending each day knowing you've made a positive impact on our customers' lives. You can do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You have
- A degree or equivalent experience in building surveying (RICS or CIOB preferred) plus relevant Health and Safety qualification and knowledge of building safety and compliance.
- Experience managing surveying teams in housing or construction
- Strong knowledge of housing legislation, compliance and CDM
- A coaching mindset and passion for developing others
- The ability to juggle tasks, meet deadlines and stay calm under pressure, delivering work commercially, on time, and within budget
- A keen eye for detail and a drive to make things better
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 North East.
- 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 Standard DBS check done and we pay for that.
If you are curious to know more about the role, or anything else, just get in touch with [email protected] and we’ll get back to you soon.
What’s in it for you?
- 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a me day to take off for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39 days. You can also buy 5 more and take time off for volunteering too!
- Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
- Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
- Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
- Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary, see our benefits in detail on our website.
Find out more
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