Building Surveyor

About The Role
What you can expect from us

• We offer a competitive salary of £47,850 per annum
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.
  Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

We are now recruiting a Building Surveyor to join our Complex Repairs & Maintenance team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be based at our Manchester office, with travel required across the region.

The purpose of this role is to assess and deliver bespoke projects providing technical advice, support and property evaluation on the condition and delivery / investment requirements of the property portfolio within the Group. This is a fast-paced role, with reactive assessments and action necessary.
To learn a bit more about the role and to have a chat with a member of the team, please contact .
Key Responsibilities
Stock Sustainability

• Effectively contribute towards stock sustainability, option appraisal of stock and delivery options, including any associated regeneration initiatives.

Project Management

• Taking account of long-term maintenance needs, develop and project manage bespoke investment/refurbishment projects through appraisal in conjunction with other directorates across the business providing commercial solutions to address poor performing assets.

Surveys and Project Appraisal

• Undertake high quality dilapidation/diagnostic building surveys across the Group providing detailed project appraisals and technical advice and support on property condition and investment requirements. Validate identified investment requirements and ensure investment is in line with the Asset Management Strategy.

Investment Planning

• Support the investment programme assessing compatibility with the neighbourhood plan, in line with Onward and Regulatory standards, including the development of comprehensive detailed specifications that will ensure effective delivery whilst working in collaboration with Landlord Compliance, Capital Delivery and Repairs and Maintenance Teams considering whole life maintenance, and innovative solutions where applicable.

Health and Safety

• Be responsible for health and safety and compliance with legislative requirements including CDM for all Major Works Projects activities across the Group and support the wider directorate in knowledge and expertise.

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of building construction, building standards, planning regulations, regulatory standards, and leasehold legislation (including Awaab's Law).
• Commercial understanding and experience of value for money drivers in construction with delivery of bespoke investment programmes.
• Detailed knowledge of construction specifications, contracts and their effective management.
• Knowledge of project financial valuation and evaluation, performance assessment and budget management.
• Experience of performing the role of 'principal designer' and knowledge of the requirements of CDM.
• Self-motivated, organised and ability to work autonomously
• Experience managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A Full UK Driving Licence and access to your own car.

Desirable

• Previous experience of managing similar projects.
• IT skills - Microsoft office and Auto CAD com.

Qualifications
Essential

• Building related Degree or equivalent qualification/ building related specialism.

Desirable

• Professional qualification in a property MCIOB, MRICS, MICE etc. or equivalent qualification/ experience.
• Project Management qualification or equivalent qualification.

About The Organisation
About Onward
Onward Repairs is the in house repairs and maintenance service for Onward Homes, keeping customers' homes safe, secure and well maintained. Our skilled teams deliver responsive repairs, planned works and voids services, combining high standards, strong teamwork and a customer first approach. We invest in our people and take pride in making a real difference to our communities.
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.