Surveyor - Planned Maintenance

Contract: 6 months FTC

Location: Hampshire based

Pay: £42,000 for FTC.

Need a driving licence as some visit/site work.

Join our client's team and help improve the quality, safety and maintenance of homes across Hampshire.

We are looking for an experienced Surveyor to join our Maintenance Operations team, delivering surveying services and managing planned maintenance programmes across a portfolio of residential properties.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in building surveying, property maintenance or social housing who has strong technical knowledge, contract management experience and a customer-focused approach.

The Role

Reporting to the Principal Surveyor, you will manage a geographical area and oversee planned maintenance programmes, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, within budget and to the required quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing planned maintenance, refurbishment and minor works programmes across your allocated area.

• Carrying out property surveys, including void property surveys, repairs inspections and post-completion inspections.

• Identifying repair requirements and ensuring void properties meet the required lettable standard.

• Undertaking domestic and commercial building surveys, identifying construction defects, disrepair and maintenance issues.

• Producing detailed technical reports, including recommended remedial works, cost estimates and safe methods of working.

• Managing external contractors and monitoring contract performance, quality, costs and timescales.

• Monitoring and controlling works budgets of approximately £500k.

• Overseeing fire safety and other health and safety-related maintenance programmes.

• Managing complaints, disrepair claims and customer repair issues through to resolution.

• Ensuring all works comply with relevant building regulations, health and safety legislation and industry standards.

• Working closely with contractors, internal teams and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of maintenance programmes.

About You

We are looking for a technically capable and commercially aware Surveyor who can manage multiple projects, build strong relationships and deliver effective maintenance solutions.

You will ideally have:

• A relevant academic or professional qualification in Construction or Building Surveying.

• Previous experience in surveying and contract management within the social housing sector.

• Experience managing planned maintenance, repairs and refurbishment programmes.

• Experience monitoring and managing works budgets of approximately £500k.

• Strong knowledge of building maintenance, construction methods and relevant legislation.

• Experience managing contractors, procurement processes and contract performance.

• A good understanding of health and safety requirements within the construction and building maintenance sector.

• Strong commercial awareness, including financial and contractual management.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• The ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and meet challenging deadlines.

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel across the local area.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join an established housing and property maintenance organisation.

• Responsibility for managing your own geographical area and maintenance programmes.

• A varied role covering planned maintenance, refurbishment, repairs and property surveying.

• The opportunity to make a positive difference to the quality and safety of customers' homes.

• Work alongside an established team of surveying and maintenance professionals.