Senior Property Surveyor

Location: Nottinghamshire

Salary: £54 - £55k

Job Type: Permanent

We are recruiting on behalf of a large housing provider and are in search of a Senior Surveyor who combines excellent people management skills with expert surveying capabilities. This role is ideal for someone who is driven, passionate, and ready to lead a small team while managing a portfolio of approximately 500 properties.

What You'll Be Doing

Serve as the primary expert within the Property Directorate, guiding your team in diagnosing and resolving complex building faults.

Manage a diverse team and handle a caseload that includes damp and mould, insurance works, and significant or specialist repairs.

Lead in the accurate diagnosis of building issues, utilizing your deep knowledge of damp and mould, HHSRS, and building pathology to identify and categorize Category 1 & 2 hazards.

Ensure that all systems are updated, health and safety regulations are followed, and necessary training is maintained and recorded.

Provide technical guidance and post-inspection support to colleagues, ensuring consistency and quality across all property works.

Contribute to the delivery of ad hoc planned works and drive continual service improvement through innovation and professional insight.

Review and advise on home improvement requests, focusing on safeguarding our housing stock.

Engage in cross-team initiatives that enhance business improvement and the resident experience.

What You'll Bring

Proven track record in managing a team and resolving complex property repairs and maintenance issues.

Extensive knowledge of housing construction, maintenance diagnostics, and the NHF Schedule of Rates.

Expertise in damp and mould diagnostics and effective application of the HHSRS framework.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of translating technical issues into clear, resident-friendly solutions.

A strong commitment to fixing issues correctly the first time, within budget and to the highest standards.

Experience in working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical teams.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional leave options available.

2 volunteering days per year and an extra 'Beliefs day' for personal time off.

Enhanced parental leave and pension with matched contributions of up to 9%.

Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave per year.

Life assurance cover at 3x your salary