Disrepair Inspector - 7743

Title: Disrepair Inspector

Contract Type: 35 hours per week fixed term contract 12 months

Salary: £42,150 to £46,000 per annum dependant on experience. Plus £1,300 essential car user allowance

Grade: 8

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Working Location: Out onsite – 3 or 4 days per week

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 1st May at 11pm

Interview Date: 8th May at the office in Stratford

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Please click here for the role profile - Disrepair Inspector Role Profile.pdf

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Join our Maintenance Team at L&Q:

The Disrepair Inspector role within L&Q is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and evolving team. As we introduce a number of new projects, this position offers the chance to play a key role in shaping service delivery and improving housing standards for our residents.

Joining the disrepair team means becoming part of a forward-thinking environment where your expertise directly contributes to maintaining and enhancing property quality. This role is crucial, as you will act as a representative of L&Q, carrying out both pre and post inspections to ensure that all works meet required standards.

You will be instrumental in safeguarding quality, identifying issues early, and ensuring that remedial works are completed effectively. Beyond the technical aspects, the role also provides a meaningful opportunity to support residents.

This is an exciting time to join the team, with new initiatives underway and a strong focus on continuous improvement, making it an ideal for someone looking to make a tangible impact in the housing sector

Your impact in the role:

The Disrepair Inspector plays a vital role in ensuring high-quality repair and maintenance standards across our housing stock. By carrying out thorough pre and post inspections, the role ensure works are completed to specification, contractors are held accountable, and residents engagement.

Working collaboratively with residents, contractors, and internal teams, the Inspector helps drive performance, improve service delivery, and reduce disrepair risk. Through accurate reporting, quality assurance, and proactive issue resolution, the role directly supports organisational targets, regulatory compliance and enhanced resident satisfaction.

What you'll bring:

• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation
• Wide understanding of the building industry, including knowledge of materials, trades, methods and legal requirements
• Ability to complete post and quality inspections
• Experience in working with contractors and DLO
• Communication skills including completing schedule of works
• Strong customer focus and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to use full suite of Microsoft as well as DRS
• Surveying skills
• Knowledge of Health and safety and CDM

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.