Senior Property Surveyor

Location: North West London Patch - Hybrid (3 days Site/Office, 2 days WFH)
Salary: £58,000 to £61,455
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent - 37.5 hours per week

About the Role

Are you a skilled people manager who wants to maintain your surveying expertise? We are looking for Senior Surveyors with drive and passion to support a small team of surveyors while covering a patch of approximately 500 properties.

The ideal candidate will be a solution-focused surveyor with a passion for diagnosing and resolving complex property issues, sharing their knowledge with their team, and thriving in a fast-paced environment where expertise improves lives and protects vital housing assets.

This is a pivotal opportunity to join our dynamic Property Directorate-taking ownership of a team of surveyors, supporting challenging repairs, structural issues, and major defects, while ensuring quality, compliance, and value for money.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the go-to expert for your team, assisting with diagnosing and resolving complex building faults.

• Manage a varied team and small caseload, covering damp & mould, insurance works, and specialist repairs.

• Lead accurate diagnosis of building issues, applying strong knowledge of damp and mould, HHSRS, and building pathology to identify and categorise Category 1 & 2 hazards.

• Ensure systems are updated by the team, H&S compliance is met, and all training records are kept current.

• Provide technical guidance and post-inspection support to colleagues, ensuring quality and consistency.

• Support ad hoc planned works and contribute to service improvements through innovation and insight.

• Review and advise on home improvement requests with a focus on safeguarding housing stock.

• Play an active role in cross-team initiatives that drive business improvement and enhance resident experience.

What You'll Bring

• A proven track record of managing a team and resolving complex property repairs and maintenance issues.

• Strong knowledge of housing construction, maintenance diagnostics, and the NHF Schedule of Rates.

• Expertise in damp and mould diagnostics and application of the HHSRS framework.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into resident-friendly solutions.

• A genuine commitment to fixing issues right the first time, within budget and to a high standard.

• Experience working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical teams.