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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      

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.      

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:      

• 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 click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

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 they 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 dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

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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