Building Surveyor

Building Surveyor

Are you an experienced Building Surveyor looking for a role where every day is different?

Join our Repairs Team and play a key part in delivering high-quality property services across a diverse housing stock from general needs homes to supported and sheltered schemes, and even leasehold blocks.

You’ll be joining our Operations Directorate, working within Repairs Operations, a key priority for our organisation. This team is central to delivering safe, well-maintained homes and ensuring residents receive a responsive, high-quality service.

Repairs Operations is critical to our mission: protecting homes, improving living standards, and driving efficiency across our property portfolio. By managing voids and repairs effectively, we help create sustainable communities and deliver on our promise to get things right the first time.

What you’ll do

• Carry out technical surveys, pre- and post-inspections, and manage cases from start to finish.
• Oversee specialist works, ensuring jobs are coded correctly using Schedule of Rates (SOR) and deliver value for money.
• Assess quotes, challenge over-coding, and ensure cost-effective solutions.
• Manage a patch within the Northwest region, engaging with residents through monthly surgeries (4–6 per month).
• Provide clear communication to residents and stakeholders, including responses to executive queries and Ombudsman cases.
• Work closely with contractors to ensure works are completed to standard, on time, and within budget.

What we’re looking for

• Qualified: HNC or RICS accredited (or working towards), with hands-on experience in building surveying within housing (social housing or local authority).
• Strong knowledge of responsive repairs (not quantity surveying).
• Excellent IT, communication, and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently in a fast-paced, reactive environment.
• Forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and a true team player who can also work independently and take initiative.

Why Join Us?

If you’re an accountable, customer-focused professional with strong technical skills and a passion for delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance, and you’re ready to take ownership as a Building Surveyor, we’d love to hear from you.

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

We offer:

• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Flexible benefits package – including healthcare, dental, and lifestyle discounts.
• 4x life assurance.
• Ongoing training and development, including qualifications and apprenticeships.
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year.
• Up to 10% matched pension contribution.

What to expect from our recruitment process

We’re committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process.

In-Person Interview - Candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview at our Westminster office on Friday 24 April. This stage will involve a more detailed discussion about your experience and suitability for the role.

Please read before you apply

• A Basic DBS check is a requirement of this role.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferable.
• There is a mandatory team day in Waterloo every Monday, which includes both operational and administrative team members. In addition to this, there is a second administrative day each week, which can be worked either from home or from one of our satellite offices. For the remainder of the week, there is an expectation that colleagues will be on site inspecting properties, ensuring we maintain high standards of service and visibility across our housing stock.
• You must have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
• We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

If you’re a proactive, customer-focused professional with housing experience and a passion for delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’d be a great fit for the Building Surveyor role and how you can help us provide safe, well-maintained homes for our residents.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to Talent Specialist Julie-Ann.O'Malley@peabody.org.uk

At this time, we are committed to delivering an inclusive and transparent recruitment experience by working directly with candidates. This helps us stay true to our values being kind, doing the right thing, and keeping our promises by ensuring every applicant has a fair and consistent opportunity to engage with us.

While we may consider agency support selectively in the future, we are not currently engaging recruitment agencies and kindly request that agencies do not contact us regarding our vacancies. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to build a process that is simple, safe, and smart for everyone involved.