Senior Surveyor

Senior Surveyor – South / Housing Provider (Permanent)
£62,000 per year 
37 hours per week
Permanent Contract

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Surveyor to join a large social housing provider within their Commercial Services directorate. This role will see you act as a technical expert, leading on high-profile and complex cases across the business. You will provide specialist inspection reports, defect diagnosis, and expert witness support for legal disrepair claims.
You will work alongside the Disrepair Surveying Manager, offering technical guidance across a wide range of teams and ensuring statutory compliance, high-quality customer service, and robust professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide full technical support to the legal team on disrepair and legal claims, including attending court as an expert witness.
• Support multi-disciplinary projects delivered by internal teams and approved contractors, ensuring statutory compliance and high customer standards.
• Inspect, diagnose and advise on repair requests and defects, providing appropriate technical solutions.
• Investigate and report on technical defects, preparing Housing Conditions reports as required.
• Offer technical maintenance advice, liaising with operations, supervisors, trade teams, subcontractors and consultants.
• Obtain quotations for repair and specialist works in line with financial regulations.
• Provide technical approval for Disabled Facility Grant applications, including site inspections and post-completion checks.
• Assist with customer permissions and retrospective approvals.
• Support planned maintenance programmes through property inspections and component life assessments.
• Deliver excellent customer service, adopting an empathetic and pragmatic approach to resolving queries, requests, and complaints.
• Work collaboratively across directorates to share knowledge and support continuous improvement.
• Maintain high standards of written and verbal communication, ensuring data quality and accurate record keeping.
• Undertake additional duties as required and commensurate with the role.

Requirements

• Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline (RICS-approved or working toward Associate, ideally with expert witness experience).
• Proven experience in property surveying, asset management or building consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of UK building regulations, construction standards and H&S legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, influence, and motivate stakeholders.
• Highly motivated, able to work under pressure and effectively prioritise workload.
• Commercially aware with a focus on achieving value for money.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and an understanding of maintenance management software.
• Full driving licence and access to transport for site visits.
• Able to demonstrate core organisational values and behaviours.

Contact For more information, please contact James at Service Care Solutions
01772 208967 - james.glover@servicecare.org.uk