Building Surveyor (RP0073)

Building Surveyor
(RP0073)

Starting salary £41,992 pa with progression to £45,089 pa through annual increments subject to satisfactory service (inclusive of outer fringe allowance)

37 hours per week (hybrid working)

Permanent contract


Where you live really matters. Maintaining homes people are proud of really matters. As the biggest landlord in the area, we are investing £150 million in people’s homes over the next five years with a target of being net zero by 2030. Is this a project you’d like to be part of? If so, we’d like to hear from you.

What you will do!
You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of our planned and cyclical investment programmes to the housing and commercial stock in line with agreed standards. This will include working alongside our contractors and consultants and holding them to account on their performance. You will also be required to provide technical advice, develop scopes of work and specifications on various projects and liaising with customers on their requirements.

What will you need!
Formally qualified in Building Studies, you should be highly experienced in diagnosing building faults and providing cost-effective solutions. This will give you the ability to identify repairs, draw up specifications, make technical decisions and solve complex problems, and you should be knowledgeable regarding building standards and passionate about delivering customer focussed outcomes.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post.

The post holder will have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Our CORE values guide everything we do – Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent.

We offer the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefits scheme, an attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, flexible working, free parking, access to electric pool cars, and a minimum of 25 days annual leave each year. To view all our benefits please visitMy Rewards – Careers

Please note that we do not provide sponsorship for employment in the UK.

We recommend downloading the role profile as this will not be available once the vacancy closes.


Applications will close on 31 May 2026
Remote assessments will be held on 5 June 2026
Face to face interviews will be held on 11 June 2026