Property Surveyor

Northallerton

£39,115.17 per annum

Permanent

Full Time - 37 hours

Closing Date - Monday 30th September

Are you looking for an exciting challenge as a skilled and experienced Property Surveyor? Ready to make a huge impact at Broadacres and for our customers?

We're looking for a talented individual to join our dynamic property services team at Broadacres, delivering high-quality and efficient property surveying services and ensuring an excellent customer experience.

The Role

As our Property Surveyor, you will be responsible for assessing the maintenance and repair requirements of the organisation's assets. You will take ownership of all repair and maintenance activities for a designated selection of customers' homes and communal areas, ensuring an excellent customer experience. You will also monitor and challenge the performance of contractors and in-house teams to ensure service standards and value for money.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Property Inspections: Undertake property inspections, diagnose repairs, identify required remedial works, specify materials, and manage remedial works through to completion.
• Customer Experience: Take accountability for the customer experience and oversee all repair-related activities for customers' homes and communal areas.
• Damp and Structural Surveys: Conduct damp, condensation, and minor structural surveys, specify remedial works, and manage them to completion.
• Expert Advice: Provide customers with expert advice to manage lifestyle-related condensation issues.
• Complaint Resolution: Investigate customer complaints, identify solutions, and manage them to completion.
• Stock Condition Surveys: Carry out stock condition surveys, maintain relevant systems, and accurately identify replacement dates to maximise component lifecycles.
• Grounds Maintenance: Conduct grounds maintenance inspections and manage subsequent works with contractors or in-house teams.
• Disabled Adaptations: Liaise with departments, customers, and external agencies to specify disabled adaptations in line with policy and regulations.
• Specifications and Tenders: Create work specifications, produce tender documentation, and manage the tender process to the award stage.
• Health and Safety: Assist the Health and Safety team with contractor inspections and ensure compliance with CDM regulations and health and safety requirements.
• External Liaison: Liaise with external agencies, consultants, or local authorities, including report compilation and submission of planning and building control documentation.
• Legislative Compliance: Stay updated on changes in building and planning legislation and undertake professional development training.
• Minor Repairs: Identify and undertake minor repairs to customers' homes as needed.
• Team Leadership: Deputise for the Technical Team Leader when required to ensure service delivery.

Who We're Looking For:

• Experienced Professional: Proven experience in property surveying, maintenance, and repairs.
• Customer Focused: Strong commitment to delivering an excellent customer experience.
• Technical Knowledge: Sound knowledge of building pathology, construction methods, and materials.
• Organisational Talent: Strong ability to manage a varied workload and meet performance targets.
• Health and Safety: Good understanding of CDM regulations and general health and safety requirements.
• Adaptable Learner: Flexible and adaptable approach to work, eager to learn new skills.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Alongside a generous annual leave package and flexible working options.
• Extra Perks: Celebrate your birthday with an extra day off, plus increased leave for long service.
• Pension Plan: Benefit from our Defined Benefit Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• Agile Working: Enjoy flexible working arrangements.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Additional perks to support your wellbeing, including our EAP service.

Why Broadacres?

At Broadacres, we champion diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities and disability confident employer. We welcome applications from all community sectors and encourage individuals underrepresented in our organisation to apply.

Our Organisation

Broadacres is a successful, innovative, not-for-profit housing association based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. We own and manage more than 6,800 homes across various regions, providing top-tier services aimed at meeting our vision: ‘to be the best rural housing association in the country'. We ensure our customers receive first-class service, making them proud to live in a Broadacres' home.

Please note: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received. We will be interviewing as applications come in, so apply early to avoid disappointment!