Overview
Are you enthusiastic, passionate, and committed to improving the condition of housing for the residents of Sheffield’s Council Housing Service?
Exciting new job opportunities have arisen for Surveyors to join our growing Asset Management and Programme Works Team (AMT), and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are looking to recruit 3 new Surveyors on permanent contracts.
We have 2 x 37 hour and 1 x 18.5 hour vacancies.
This role involves travelling and working at various worksites across the city with the expectation that some working remotely at home is required.
The Surveyor Role
As a Surveyor, you will join a busy team that are responsible for carrying out various surveying services in our housing stock across Sheffield – comprising approximately 38,000 properties. This is an opportunity to join a front-line service with scope to influence and improve the service we provide for the residents of Sheffield.
You will be working within a team of experienced, supportive, and motivated staff to provide a professional technical advice service. You will effectively work with colleagues from Sheffield City Council, external contractors and other stakeholders to deliver a high-quality service that meets and exceeds standards.
AMT perform various workstreams on behalf of the Council and your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Visiting residents’ homes to perform comprehensive surveys
2. Stock Condition Surveys (SCSs)
3. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
4. Housing Health and Safety Rating System Assessments (HHSRS)
5. Digital floor plans
6. Providing training and technical support
7. Risk assessment
8. Management of budgets and cost estimation
9. Assessing product suitability
10. Communication with stakeholders e.g. in person/virtual meetings, email, phone etc.
11. Report writing
12. Coordination of projects
13. Problem solving and diagnosis of defects
14. Performing Clerk of Works function
15. Using IT effectively e.g. using a hand-held tablet to gather data
16. Managing your time and meeting targets
17. Maintaining and submitting accurate records e.g. time sheets, mileage claims etc.
18. Cohering with internal and external standards and legislation
You will be expected to work towards and achieve applicable qualifications to carry out your duties, and full training will be provided where appropriate.
Please see the attached Surveyor Job Description within this opportunity for more information about your specific Duties and Responsibilities.
About The Person
We are looking for applicants with an appropriate trade qualification, with knowledge and practical experience within the built environment sector. You will be able to demonstrate that your skills and abilities will effectively support the delivery of our workstreams. Additionally, you will have a positive approach, can do attitude and can provide a high quality, continually improving and customer driven service that aligns with Our Values.
Please see the attached Surveyor Job Description within this opportunity for more information about the Person Specification.
As above, our full-time employees work 37 hours per week, and we offer a generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum for the first five years of service, plus bank holidays. As an employee of Sheffield City Council, you will also have access to great terms and conditions of working, with the option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities, which benefit you and the Council. For more information about Sheffield City Council’s employee benefits, please visit:
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.