Senior Voids Surveyor
Location: Oxford, Reading and Northamptonshire
Join our Repairs Team and make a real impact on residents’ homes
At Peabody, we believe in creating homes and communities where people feel safe, supported, and valued. Our values guide everything we do: Be kind, Do the right thing, Love new ideas, Celebrate diversity, Keep our promises, and Pull together. If these resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Voids Surveyor to lead the delivery of high-quality voids works, ensuring our homes are safe, compliant, and ready for new residents as quickly as possible.
This is a key leadership role where you’ll manage void properties from start to finish, mentor surveyors, and drive performance across contractors and internal teams to deliver excellent results.
About the role
As a Senior Voids Surveyor, you will:
- Take full accountability for void works in your area, ensuring quality, cost control, and timely delivery
- Carry out pre- and post-inspections, ensuring works meet lettable standards
- Lead, mentor and support Assistant Surveyors to drive high performance
- Manage contractors and monitor performance against KPIs
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, ensuring excellent communication and service delivery
- Monitor budgets and drive value for money whilst maintaining high standards
- Ensure all works meet relevant health and safety and regulatory requirements
About you
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A confident and experienced building surveying professional
- A strong leader with experience mentoring or managing technical staff
- Customer-focused, organised, and able to manage a complex caseload
- Proactive, solution-focused, and able to work under pressure
You will also have:
- Extensive experience in building surveying and maintenance (social housing experience desirable)
- Strong technical knowledge including Schedule of Rates and building defect diagnosis
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills
Essential Qualification – Non-Negotiable
To be considered for this role, you must hold:
- A Degree in Building Surveying, Building Pathology, or a closely related discipline
OR - A HND/HNC in Building Surveying or Building Pathology (or equivalent technical qualification
Applications will not be considered without one of the above qualifications.
- Professional membership (e.g. RICS or similar) is desirable but not essential
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a team that cares about people and communities. We offer opportunities to grow, innovate, and make a real impact. Together, we’ll create homes that change lives.
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.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
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.
- Ability to work operationally across the Peabody Estate in your region (Oxford and Reading mainly) and one day from your regional office.
- 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.
- Be able to participate in an out-of-hours rota with occasional evening and weekend working may be necessary
If you’re a qualified surveying professional ready to take the next step into a senior role, 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 Senior Voids Surveyor role. Tell us how your technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and commitment to value for money will help us deliver quick, safe turnarounds and provide homes that meet our lettable standards for future 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
Apply today and choose housing, choose a career that matters.
Salary range
- £60,430 per year