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More About Your Role
In this role, you support the surveying team by delivering a range of surveying functions, including stock condition, damp and mould, disrepair, fire door inspections, energy efficiency and other specialist assessments. You contribute to continuous improvement, help monitor quality, and self-manage survey delivery to meet KPIs and deadlines. You provide technical advice across property types, ensure accurate data capture, and work with the wider business to meet compliance, safety and programme requirements. You may also oversee third-party consultants, support team performance in line with organisational values, share best practice, and produce technical reports or advice on building defects, early failures and customer complaints. You will be covering the East Midlands Region; to be considered for this role you will need to be based in the East Midlands.
Essential Criteria
* Experience producing survey reports, planning surveying programmes, and delivering high-volume defect investigations (both visual and intrusive), including work within social and non-social housing.
* Knowledge of Housing Disrepair Law, with experience surveying properties, preparing schedules of works and managing disrepair cases.
* Proven ability to diagnose and resolve property defects, carry out option appraisals, analyse stock data, and produce detailed specifications and cost forecasts to support long-term investment planning.
* Full, valid driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.
More About You
You have strong experience producing survey reports, planning survey programmes, and delivering large volumes of defect investigations across social and non-social housing. You understand Housing Disrepair Law, can diagnose property defects, prepare schedules of work, and write clear technical reports. You can analyse stock data, develop detailed specifications, and provide accurate cost forecasts to support long-term investment planning. You hold a full driving licence and can travel as required. Ideally, you bring a surveying or construction-related degree, strong customer and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and produce accurate performance reports. You also understand affordable housing management, health and safety obligations, and effective risk management. You have at least five years' surveying or relevant construction experience, are working toward or hold RICS status, and are confident using Microsoft tools, asset registers and digital data collection systems.
Benefits
* Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
* Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
* Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell leave
* Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
* A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
* Training and development
* Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best. Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
Armed Forces
We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent
Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self‑advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
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