Senior SurveyorLocation: Beeston, Nottingham Head Office – Midlands based
Salary: £52, - £54,
Join Us as a Senior Property Surveyor – Make a Lasting Impact on Homes and Lives
Are you a skilled people manager but want to maintain your surveying skills? We are looking for Senior Surveyors who have drive and passion to support a small team of surveyors whilst covering a small patch of approximately properties. The ideal candidate must be a solution-focused surveyor with a passion for diagnosing and resolving complex property issues and able to share their experience with their team. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your expertise improves lives and protects vital housing assets?
We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior Property Surveyor to play a key role in our dynamic Property Directorate. This is your opportunity to take ownership of a small team of surveyors and provide advice and support on challenging repairs, structural issues, and major defects—delivering real results for our residents while balancing quality, compliance, and value for money.
In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the investigation and resolution of non-routine repairs, damp and mould issues, and ad hoc planned replacements. You’ll bring a proactive and resident-focused mindset, working collaboratively across departments to ensure every home is safe, secure, and well-maintained.
What You’ll Be Doing Be the go-to expert for your team within the Property Directorate and for assisting your team in diagnosing and resolving complex building faults.Independently manage a varied team and a small caseload and the team duties include damp and mould, insurance works, and more significant or specialist repairs.Lead on the accurate diagnosis of building issues, applying your strong knowledge of
damp and mould, HHSRS, and building pathology to identify and categorise Category 1 & 2 hazards.Ensure systems are updated by the team, H&S is complied with all necessary training is requested and updated on our systemsProvide technical guidance and post-inspection support to colleagues, ensuring quality and consistency across all property works.Support the delivery of ad hoc planned works and contribute to continual service improvement through innovation and professional insight.Review and advise on home improvement requests with a focus on safeguarding our housing stock.Play an active role in cross-team initiatives that drive business improvement and enhance the resident experience.
What You’ll Bring A proven track record in managing a team and resolving complex property repairs and maintenance issues.A deep understanding of housing construction, maintenance diagnostics, and the
NHF Schedule of Rates.Strong grasp of damp and mould diagnostics and the ability to apply the
HHSRS framework effectively.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a talent for translating technical issues into clear, resident-friendly solutions.A genuine curiosity, commitment, and drive to fix things right, the first time—within budget and to the highest standard.Experience working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical teams.
To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers, this role requires a Basic check with the Disclosure and Barring Service once an offer of employment is made. A new check will be completed every three years. Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.
What’s in it for you?
Our benefits include:- 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communitiesAn additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra a day offSupported family friendly approach with extended parental leaveEnhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per yearLife assurance cover 3 x your salaryCycle2work schemeHybrid Working - Dependent on job role and departmentHealth cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members tooTenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loanAccess to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platformColleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleaguesCareer progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning supportEmployee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us
We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.
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Our promise
Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.
We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other’s wellbeing.
We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-
GenderEthnicityLGBTQ+Disability
Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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