Senior Building Surveyor

Make a real impact in your community. Lead with purpose. Build for the future.

Are you passionate about improving homes and community spaces? Do you thrive on leading teams, solving problems and making a real difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Join our Housing Services team as an experienced and motivated Senior Building Surveyor. You will lead a team of surveyors and play a key role in maintaining and improving the safety, sustainability and quality of our housing and corporate property portfolio.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join us where no two days are the same. Working across our housing and corporate property portfolio, you’ll have a varied and rewarding role, including

• Leading a team of surveyors to deliver high-quality, compliant property services.
• Managing contracts and oversee maintenance, repair and improvement works.
• Carrying out property inspections, condition surveys and energy audits.
• Preparing specifications, drawings and tender documents for construction projects.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, including the Social Housing Act 2024.
• Providing technical advice and documentation to support legal and estate teams.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where your expertise will directly improve the safety, sustainability and quality of homes and spaces across our district.

Who we’re looking for

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• A degree or equivalent in Building Surveying, recognised by CIOB or RICS.
• Strong experience in building surveying, contract management and team leadership.
• Excellent knowledge of building structures, services, construction procurement and the Consumer Standards (Social Housing Act 2024).
• A proactive, customer-focused approach with strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, data management systems and CAD software.
• A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Desirable

• RICS professional membership.
• Experience in local authority or public sector property management.

What we offer

When you join us your expertise/skills/experience will be valued and your career development will be our priority.

We are committed to creating a collaborative and innovative environment which empowers you to thrive. You will be part of a friendly, supportive One Team culture with the chance to make a real difference.

We use Viva Engage to keep you connected and engaged and we hold regular face to face meetings, such as Chief Executive briefings to keep you in the loop.

In addition to the stated pay, we offer membership and contributions towards the Local Government Pension Scheme, flexible working (requiring presence in the office for a minimum of two days a week), flexitime, payment of a relevant professional subscription and access to a discounted health scheme.

Please visit our website for more information about working for us www.tandridge.gov.uk/jobs.

Diversity statement

At Tandridge District Council, we pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive workplace, ensuring equality, fairness, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do and good practice is embedded in the Council’s culture and services.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and all groups protected under the Equality Act.

Tandridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Want to know more?

If this sounds like your kind of challenge and you want to be part of our friendly and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like to find out more, please read our role profile and specification, or for an informal discussion about the role, please e-mail, Head of Housing, Jane Rochelle at jrochelle@tandridge.gov.uk.

Ready to lead the way in building safety and sustainability?

Apply now and help us deliver homes and spaces our residents can be proud of.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey is part of the government’s plans for local government reorganisation. This means the current two tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Tandridge, will be replaced with larger councils, which handle all local services.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take several years and during that time we still need to provide services.

When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation. The majority of the roles we currently have will still be needed whether that is for planning, housing, recycling and waste, finance, IT, HR etc