Stock Condition Surveyor

Salary: Circa £38,000
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Head Office - West Didsbury
Benefits: Competitive pension, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans for public transport plus much more.

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Stock Condition Surveyor to join our exceptional team in Greater Manchester at Great Places Housing Group. In this vital role as a Stock Condition Surveyor, you'll be instrumental in maintaining the accuracy of our stock condition information at Great Places. Your responsibilities will encompass conducting comprehensive surveys and audits, ensuring our data remains robust and aligned with our corporate vision, asset strategy, and investment initiatives.

Collaborating closely with regional colleagues, you'll support the Strategic Asset and Investment Manager in upholding the highest standards for our stock portfolio data, essential for driving our ambitious 30-year business plan forward. Come and be a catalyst for excellence in our journey towards building thriving communities!

Interested in finding out more? Carry on reading to discover the finer details of your next role…

What you will be doing…

As a Stock Condition Surveyor with us, you'll dive into a world of detailed surveys across a diverse array of assets, ensuring that data collection is accurate. Your role extends beyond data collection; your technical expertise will support colleagues and teams throughout the organisation. From property appraisals to home improvement requests and major adaptations, your insights will shape decisions and actions across the board.

But your impact doesn't stop there. You'll be right by the side of our Strategic Asset & Investment Manager, driving continuous improvement in how we collect and interpret stock information. Through rigorous data cleansing reviews, you'll ensure that our insights are sharper and more actionable than ever before.

Managing small and medium-scale improvement projects means you'll be at the forefront of turning plans into reality. From overseeing contractors to ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, your attention to detail will be the difference-maker in every project.

This is just a taste of what you can expect for this role! Take a look at the role profile attached for further useful information.

What will you get in return for your hard work and commitment?

We offer a competitive salary of circa £38,000 per annum based on a 35 hour week, starting with 26 days annual leave increasing up to 30 days within 5 years, plus bank holidays!

Take advantage of our pension scheme, we will match your contributions up to 10%.

At Great Places Housing Group, you can make the most of retail discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work schemes, smart tech loans and much more. You will also be healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available! With the option to increase and add on family members too.

What will you need?

• A relevant building surveying qualification to a minimum HNC/HND level and experience of stock condition or building surveying in the social or private housing sector, using asset management software and handheld devices.
• A full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• Customer focused, ensuring we deliver the very best for our customers in terms of service delivery and product quality.
• Proactivity and solution focused approach! The service is continuously evolving and you will be an important part of moving this forward.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to execute tasks with precision and timeliness, even when navigating high-pressure environments.

So, what happens next?

At Great Places, we encourage applications from everybody within our communities because we celebrate the diversity of our people and recognise that our differences make us stronger.

We love to hear from anyone who is enthusiastic about working in social housing. We know people can be reluctant to apply if they don’t fill 100% of the job requirements, so if you are unsure that your qualifications and skills are what we are looking for in this role, let us decide. We still want to hear from you and would welcome an application that tells us all about your experiences, achievements and what value you can add to the team.

Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.

On a final note, we want create an application process which allows you to perform at your best! If you require any support or need further information, please reach out to our recruitment team via email.

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