Overview
Job Title: Planned Investment Surveyor
Location: Birmingham
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Interview dates: 19th & 22nd September 2025
Are you a driven, technically skilled surveyor with a passion for delivering high-quality investment works that directly improve homes and communities? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Asset Management team and deliver capital investment programmes across our housing portfolio.
About the Role
As a Planned Investment Surveyor, you’ll be responsible for managing and delivering planned investment and capital works, ensuring projects meet technical standards, are delivered on time, within budget, and exceed customer expectations. You’ll work across departments—Project Delivery, Surveying, Fire Safety, Housing, Leasehold, and Responsive Repairs—providing technical leadership and ensuring health and safety compliance, legal standards, and KPIs are met. This role focuses on creating long-term value and maintaining high resident satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver annual planned investment programmes including surveys, project management, contract administration and technical support.
* Undertake pre, post and work-in-progress inspections, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money.
* Provide expert guidance to contractors and internal teams on specifications, regulations, and performance standards.
* Oversee and manage works to ensure compliance with CDM, HHSRS, Decent Homes Standards and Health & Safety legislation.
* Monitor budgets, manage costs, scrutinise invoices and identify cost-saving opportunities.
* Drive customer satisfaction by ensuring timely, high-quality delivery and communication.
* Ensure data accuracy and usage of systems including housing management and mobile working platforms.
* Support performance management processes through reporting, inspections and contractor oversight.
About You
We’re looking for someone with:
* Strong technical surveying knowledge, ideally with experience in planned investment or capital works.
* Proven project management and contract administration skills.
* A proactive approach to health and safety, including CDM, asbestos, and COSHH compliance.
* Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.
* Experience working with internal delivery teams, DLOs and external contractors.
* The ability to manage multiple priorities and reallocate resources to meet targets.
A relevant building, surveying, or construction qualification is desirable, along with knowledge of housing standards and regulatory frameworks.
About us
We are GSA, providing affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive. We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest. We are committed to helping people access a home, and we offer services including care, money advice and coaching to support them. We also provide care and support to vulnerable groups, including those who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence, or part of the criminal justice system.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is as important as what we do. The GSA Way is a culture we created to guide our commitments and behaviours. Our five core commitments are:
* We believe our customer is everything
* We are one team
* We are supportive and caring
* We are business-minded for social purpose
* We are curious and ambitious
Read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
* Trust-based flexible working and supportive teams
* 25 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days
* One day off for your birthday
* Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
* Defined contribution pension scheme with GSA matching up to 6%
* Wellbeing and health support including 24/7 online GP, second medical opinions, health checks and more
* Blue Light discount card
* Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Eligible for occupational sick pay
How to apply
If this sounds like the exciting new challenge you’ve been waiting for, we’d love to hear from you. Email your CV to Recruitment.mailbox@greensquareaccord.co.uk or click apply now.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy. GreenSquareAccord is a Disability Confident Employer and we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities, providing access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants meeting the essential eligibility criteria for the role are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
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