Adur Homes Building Surveyor - Capital Works in Lancing

At Adur & Worthing Councils, we have launched an ambitious redesign of Adur Homes to transform how we support our 2,500 residents. Our top priority is simple: ensuring our homes are safe, secure, and maintained to the highest possible standards. With a formal regulatory inspection fast approaching this financial year, we are investing in a highly competent, professional team to lead our capital improvement plan and ensure full compliance with consumer standards. We are looking for a professional, highly driven Building Surveyor to join our team. This role is critical to delivering our long-term refurbishment and asset investment programmes.

The Role

• Supporting the Asset and Compliance Manager, you will provide comprehensive professional and technical building surveying services across Adur Homes housing assets.
• You will take full ownership of a varied portfolio of refurbishment, maintenance, and investment projects, acting as the lead contract administrator post-contract.
• Manage a wide variety of building refurbishment projects, preparing briefs, feasibility reports, pre-tender estimates, and robust budget costs.
• Compile full technical specifications, employers' requirements, and tender documentation using standard forms of building contracts (such as JCT and NEC).
• Manage the tendering process through our e-tendering portal, evaluating bids to ensure maximum performance and best value.
• Undertake comprehensive post-contract administration, including supervising site works, issuing contract instructions, chairing progress meetings, valuing works, and agreeing final accounts.
• Incorporate sustainability, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction initiatives directly into our housing assets.
• Guarantee strict legal compliance with CDM (2015) Regulations, the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, and Section 20 leaseholder consultation requirements.
• Build empathetic, solution-focused relationships with residents, explaining technical plans clearly to non-technical audiences.

About You

• We need technically authoritative, forward-thinking surveyors with exceptional defect diagnosis and contract management skills.
• An HND/HNC in Building or equivalent construction/surveying qualification, paired with extensive practical experience.
• MRICS or MCIOB status is highly desirable (or a BSc in Building Surveying with progression towards direct membership).
• Comprehensive technical experience working as a building surveyor, with an established track record of project managing capital improvements and building condition surveys from inception to completion.
• Practical knowledge of JCT/NEC contracts, tendering processes, and managing external consultants and contractors.
• Extensive, up-to-date knowledge of health and safety legislation, specifically including CDM (2015) Regulations and Asbestos register management.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to discuss complex technical and budget issues confidently at all levels.
• A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle to travel flexibly within the Adur and Worthing Districts to conduct site visits and inspections.

Why Join Us?

This is your opportunity to apply your professional surveying skills to transform a local community. We offer a supportive environment driven by values of kindness and compassion. Through our Blended Working Policy, you will benefit from the flexibility to effectively manage your projects and site visits alongside your personal life. The successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS check clearance.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

Staff Are Our Most Important Asset And We Therefore Have a Benefit Package Which Reflects Our Continuing Commitment To Our Employees. This Includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks
• Buddy Support Programme
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.