Building Surveyor

The office base is Wellington Street, Leeds; however, this is a hybrid role, current working pattern is two days in the office and the rest from home. National travel is expected a couple of days per month

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Salary, £40, 000 - £45, 000 per annum (depending on experience) with great benefits!

Home, a place where you belong

You like solving problems. You spot the things others miss. And you want to use those skills for something that makes a difference.

As our new Asset Building Surveyor, you’ll be part of the Building Surveying and Asset Delivery team, a small but mighty group known for tackling some of the trickiest projects. We’re not-for-profit, so every smart decision you make helps more people live in safe, high-quality housing. You’ll use your technical know-how and creative thinking to look at our housing stock with fresh eyes, seeing what could be better, and how to make it happen.

You’ll manage your own projects from start to finish, with plenty of support when you need it. This is a role that gives you real ownership and the space to grow, backed by a team that’s all about collaboration, problem-solving and doing the right thing for our customers.

Typical day as an Asset Building Surveyor

· Undertake building surveying and inspections, providing creative solutions to maximise asset performance, which might range from complicated defect issues, non-trad stock, existing schemes which require re-configuration to new viable uses.

· Analysing existing stock data, collecting additional information from specialist consultants and preparing long term investment plans.

· Delivering bespoke projects from initial findings through spec, appointing project teams and driving forward to completion.

· Ensuring we have a good commercial understanding of our assets by evaluating and carrying out financial appraisal of schemes.

· Attend site meetings regularly to perform the function of the client, keeping our project teams and other key stakeholders informed of any variations.

Imagine finishing each day knowing you’ve made a real difference in our customers’ lives. That’s exactly what you’ll do here, working for a top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK!

You'll enjoy real flexibility, the chance to shape your role with support to help you grow.

You have

· A MRICS or MCIOB, accredited Building Surveying degree or equivalent strong experience built up through your working profession.

· Experience of working on projects (private or public sector) as a Building/Projects Surveyor, from inception to completion including appointing the project team and securing all approvals. You’ll have experience of the planning system and implementing compliant and approved schemes including decent homes plus.

· Expert in investigating, diagnosing and conducting complex property conditions surveys, carrying out inspections, specifying remediation works and working with external partners.

· A current knowledge of building construction, design and CDM requirements. Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice, building regulations, legislation, standards and materials.

· Experience in the creation of tender and construction documentation schedules of work, specifications, drawings produced using AutoCAD Lt, and MS project.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

Our team

You’ll join John and Vik in our Building Surveying and Asset Delivery team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We have delivered £1million property conversions, multi-million portfolio refurbishments and remedial works projects, and have a significant retrofit programme underway.

We work nationally to resolve the most challenging projects and are a team who work hard to solve problems together. We’re a supportive bunch and are looking for someone to help identify and drive forward the next stage of our work programme.

Job details

· Full time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. You’ll manage your own diary. If you need a break to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch, you can use your flexi time to manage that!

· Flexible hybrid working, based from our office at Leeds two days a week and from home, with expected national travel a couple of days a month.

· You’ll need a full UK current driving license and access to a vehicle for business use, we’ll pay for your mileage.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

· 34 days leave (includes bank holidays and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy), the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!

· Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.

· Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

· Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.

· See our full range of benefits on our website.

· We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Asset Building Surveyor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk