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Maintenance Surveyor
Sittingbourne (On-Site)
Temporary, Full time
£42,500 plus £1,800 ECU
The role
We have a great opportunity that has arisen within our dedicated Reactive Repairs team for a Maintenance Surveyor. You will support the team in providing a responsive repair service for Southern Housing. You will also ensure that all Southern Housing owned and managed properties are maintained to the highest possible standards and that all statutory and regulatory requirements are met and ensure staff, residents, leaseholders, managing agencies and property owners are provided with a high standard of service.
Please note that the role is being offered on a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment until the 30th June 2026. Your main base will be our Sittingbourne office, with regular travel across the Kent region. You'll have the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.
What you'll need
Closing Date: 18th March 2025 at 23:59 (We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications).
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life
assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday
leave
Retailers discounts
Cycle
to work
Buy & sell
annual leave
Season ticket loan
In-house academy & career development
Flexible working
Inclusion & Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.
We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.
We have a great opportunity that has arisen within our dedicated Reactive Repairs team for a Maintenance Surveyor. You will support the team in providing a responsive repair service for Southern Housing. You will also ensure that all Southern Housing owned and managed properties are maintained to the highest possible standards and that all statutory and regulatory requirements are met and ensure staff, residents, leaseholders, managing agencies and property owners are provided with a high standard of service.
Please note that the role is being offered on a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment until the 30th June 2026. Your main base will be our Sittingbourne office, with regular travel across the Kent region. You'll have the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.
What you'll need
- Experience as a building surveyor in a maintenance environment carrying out pre and post inspections.
- Knowledge of relevant and current codes of practice, building regulations, health and safety legislation, standards, and materials.
- Knowledge of construction and design and construction related defects and how to avoid them.
- Knowledge of procurement law and different forms of contract
- Knowledge of contract management.
- The ability to use the appropriate IT tools to produce reports, documents, emails, including using Excel and Word to compile reports for different audiences.
- A full UK Driving Licence & access to a vehicle.
Closing Date: 18th March 2025 at 23:59 (We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications).
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life
assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday
leave
Retailers discounts
Cycle
to work
Buy & sell
annual leave
Season ticket loan
In-house academy & career development
Flexible working
Inclusion & Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.
We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.
Closing date: Tue 18/03/2025 at 00:00
Job reference: 3767144