Job Title: Repairs Surveyor
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Ongoing Temporary Contract
Pay Rate: £46.97 p/h (Inside IR35) / £34.91 PAYE
About the Role: Our local authority client is seeking an experienced Repairs Surveyor to join their Housing and Property team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering a high-quality, responsive repairs service across the Council’s housing and property portfolio—including approximately 10,500 tenanted homes, 3,000 garages, and 700 corporate/commercial properties.
The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic service delivery team, managing day-to-day repairs, conducting inspections, and ensuring all work meets legal, safety, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and inspect responsive repairs across domestic and commercial buildings.
- Undertake property surveys and diagnose building faults.
- Raise and manage works orders, including variations and follow-up works.
- Support neighbourhood officers with complex technical cases and legal disrepair claims.
- Liaise with contractors, ensuring specifications and health and safety standards are met.
- Monitor gas servicing, health and safety compliance, and contractor performance.
- Survey and specify insurance-related repair works (e.g. fire, vandalism, flood).
- Contribute to statutory and cyclical testing programs (e.g. gas, electric, asbestos).
- Provide technical support on building services and manage risk assessments.
- Maintain accurate records and assist in preparing reports and court documentation when necessary.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in building surveying or inspections.
- Knowledge of construction methods, fault diagnosis, and remedial solutions.
- Understanding of disrepair law and CDM/Health & Safety legislation.
- Ability to interact with tenants, leaseholders, and non-technical staff.
- Experience managing budgets and contract administration.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and capable of updating repair records.
- HNC or equivalent qualification in a construction-related field.
- Full UK driving licence required.
- Disrepair survey experience
- Experience with damp and mould investigations
- Familiarity with housing maintenance in a local government setting
or email james.glover@servicecare.org.uk.
