Empty Homes Surveyor

We are recruiting an experienced Empty Homes Supervisor to join a property services team in Bracknell on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in social housing, property maintenance or construction who has experience supervising trades teams and delivering empty homes to a high standard.

Key responsibilities

• Survey empty properties and identify the works required to meet the minimum letting standard.
• Allocate work to trades teams efficiently, ensuring resources are used effectively and costs remain within budget.
• Supervise, develop and motivate a team of tradespeople across your operational area.
• Ensure empty homes are completed to the required standard and within agreed turnaround times.
• Monitor performance against KPIs, inspect completed works and take action where standards or deadlines are not met.
• Manage specialist contractors, monitoring service-level agreements, workmanship, variations and performance.
• Maintain accurate records of costs, budgets, work progress and financial reconciliation.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, company procedures and relevant training standards.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across property services to improve service delivery and achieve operational targets.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, quality and value for money.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience in property maintenance, construction or a related service environment.
• Experience supervising or managing a team, ideally within social housing or property services.
• A strong understanding of empty homes, voids turnaround or planned and responsive maintenance.
• Good commercial awareness, with the ability to manage costs and work within budgets.
• Experience managing contractors and monitoring quality, productivity and performance.
• A customer-focused approach, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and take ownership of issues through to resolution.
• A good understanding of health and safety within a construction or maintenance environment.
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, email and job management systems.
• The ability to identify process improvements and support a high-performing, motivated team.

What's on offer?

• The opportunity to lead a team and make a tangible difference to the quality and availability of homes.
• A varied role combining team leadership, contractor management, property maintenance and operational delivery.
• The chance to improve performance, service quality and value for money within a property services environment.

For more information or to apply, please submit your CV