Asset Surveyor

Together Housing is currently seeking a skilled and experienced Asset Surveyor to join our team. As one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, we manage over 38,000 homes across the region. Our mission is to provide quality homes for our residents and invest back into the company for the benefit of our communities.

As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting asset surveys to assess the condition and suitability of our properties. You will play a vital role in ensuring the maintenance and improvement of our housing stock, as well as contributing to our future planning and investment strategies.

Requirements

Key responsibilities of the Asset surveyor include...

• To survey and review the condition of the stock and ensure that data is provided for the surveys of both vacant and occupied dwellings and provide a detailed report on their condition together with recommendations to resolve any defects or improvements that may be required along with an estimate of costs.
• Upload data when required in respect of new build schemes and their stock attributes.
• Liaise with Technical staff as appropriate to ensure that stock condition data is maintained and updated in an accurate, appropriate and timely manner.
• Work with the Senior Project Co-ordinator/Delivery Manager Property Asset Management to develop effective and comprehensive planned maintenance and improvement programmes to ensure that funding is targeted at those properties with the highest priority
•   Provide support and assistance to other team members in areas of programme surveys, data on stock, work specification and any other area to enable them to deliver their part of the service
•    Survey properties to assess hazards for compliance HHSRS and decent homes and any future relevant standards.
• Act at all times within the Groups rules, policies, procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations

We are looking for someone who has...

• Experience of working within a construction related environment
• Relevant qualifications in the Construction industry that are applicable
• Experience of carrying out stock condition surveys on both individual properties and blocks, including internal and external surveys and all associated communal areas
• Knowledge of building practice and policy, including the Decent Homes Standard and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System
• Literacy skills sufficient to write brief reports and correspond with customers and colleagues in writing via letter or e-mail
• Numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities and costs for stock condition purposes
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in using surveying tools and software

Benefits

In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Asset Surveyor role...

Please note that we currently have two separate advertisements for a single role, each covering our locations in West and East Yorkshire.

• Starting salary of £29,582 per annum
• Annual pay scale increase
• 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years' service)+ bank holidays
• You will be working on site for the duration of your work week.
• You will be responsible for the regions of West and East Yorkshire.
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Working arrangements are flexible in line with our Smart Working culture so that we deliver an excellent and accessible service for customers.
• Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs
• A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• We have a range of staff support networks, including menopause, culturally diverse, LGBTQ+ and disability.
• To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received.  Therefore, please apply without delay!

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.