Building Surveyor (Temporary) in Belfast

Choice is seeking a Building Surveyor (Maternity Cover) to assist the Head of Planned Maintenance in providing a range of in-house Building Surveying Services. As a Building Surveyor, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional asset management services, managing innovative projects, and making a real difference for our tenants.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree qualification in Building Surveying (or similar building discipline) AND a minimum of 1 years experience of construction project management and delivery throughout the project lifecycle (new and refurbishment work this can include 1 years placement).
• Knowledge of Health & Safety in the Construction industry, including CDM NI 2016 Regulations.
• Knowledge and application of contract management to include the NEC suite of contracts (Professional Services and Construction), Measured Term Contracts and Framework Agreements.
• A full, clean UK driving licence with access to private transport.
• Have a wide understanding of the building industry, including building pathology, knowledge of materials, trades, methods and legal requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings.
• Must be computer literate, including use of CAD and Excel.

Our employees have access to a range of benefits:

• 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years service, and 12 public holidays.
• Flexible/Hybrid working opportunities anticipated 2 working days in the office.
• Excellent work-life balance: we support flexible working e.g. accruing an extra 2 days annual leave per month through flexitime, starting hours between 8am and 10am and finishing between 4pm and 6pm.
• Essential car user allowance, 6% pension contribution.
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Death in service benefit x3 annual salary.
• Health cash plan to include annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatments, alternative therapies e.g. reflexology, head massage, allergy testing, and yearly health screening.

Further information including the job description, personal specification and further benefits can be found by clicking in the apply button below. Completed application forms should be returned by 11.30pm, Wednesday 3rd June 2026. Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and also provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. We are also committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks where appropriate and processing information in accordance with the code. Choice is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all applicants for employment, including those with criminal convictions. Information about criminal convictions will be taken into account only when the conviction is considered materially relevant to the role. NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post. Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.