Senior Building Surveyor

Job Description

Summary

We're Growing Our Repairs Team - Join Us in Shaping the Future of NHG Homes

At NHG, we're committed to delivering high-quality repairs services that meet the needs of our residents and communities. To support this ambition, we're expanding our permanent Repairs Team with 14 new roles across a range of levels. This recruitment drive reflects our ongoing investment in service excellence, team development, and long-term stability.

Due to the scale of this recruitment, please take a moment to explore our other vacancies - there may be a role that's just right for you.

What you'll do

As a Senior Building Surveyor, you'll lead on delivering major and reactive works across our homes, using your expertise to ensure properties are maintained to the highest standards.

You'll provide detailed building consultancy services, manage complex projects, and support the development of our new Repairs Strategy. This is a leadership role where you'll mentor surveyors, drive service improvements, and help shape the future of our repairs function.

How you'll do it

• Manage complex programmes of work, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Conduct full building surveys and prepare detailed reports, specifications, and cost analyses.
• Prepare tender documents and advise on contractor appointments and procurement routes.
• Oversee performance of repair contractors, using data and insight to drive improvements.
• Provide technical advice on major repairs, defects, cyclical works, FRA, EPC, and other contracted works.
• Act as party wall surveyor and prepare planning applications as required.
• Review design specifications for new developments and sign off at key stages.
• Mentor surveyors and support professional development within your team.
• Collaborate across Operations to improve contract performance and service delivery.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence.

If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

Essential:

• Senior surveying qualification (e.g., BSc/MSc), Chartered Membership of RICS or CIOB
• In-depth post-qualification experience providing services to residential property owners and managers
• Significant experience in project management of major works, including cost appraisal
• Experience in managing a team
• Experience in contractor management in delivery of damp and mould work
• Experience delivering repair improvement plans and performance projects in complex delivery models.

What's in it for you?

Once you join us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You'll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.

• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All about us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.

For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit: We welcome applications from everyone.

We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: -is-our-strength/

Selection Process

Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now!

Closing date is 19 November 2025.

Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to interview and assessment

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via .  

Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a Basic check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

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