Building Surveyor in Chelmsford

We’re looking for an experienced Building Surveyor to help us deliver a high‑quality, responsive surveying service across all Delta homes and property assets. You’ll carry out building inspections and produce clear, detailed reports to support decisions around safety, compliance, repairs and investment. With a strong focus on customer safety and quality, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our homes are well maintained, risks are identified early, and issues are resolved effectively. If you’re professional, thorough, and committed to putting customers at the heart of what you do, we’d love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Survey buildings and properties on a regular basis to evaluate their condition, determine the necessity for repairs, and verify structural integrity.
• Perform comprehensive property surveys, particularly focusing on the identification and assessment of damp, mould, and condensation (DMC) and disrepair cases.
• Plan, organise, and prioritise a substantial workload while working remotely.
• Investigate issues related to building materials, construction methods, and environmental impact.
• Maintain precise and comprehensive records, ensuring that appropriate certification is furnished for each completed project.
• Ensure that all repair and maintenance work comply with local and national building codes, health and safety regulations.
• Carry out detailed building surveys and/or property condition analysis, including the commissioning and coordination of specialist contractors and consultants as required, to deliver remediation solutions to bring the asset to standard.

What we are looking for:

• Strong experience of carrying out building surveys and analysis defects, including writing reports with recommendations.
• Strong understanding of construction methods and building materials.
• Excellent level of knowledge of building construction standards and legislation, and an ability to diagnose and specify remedies to building defects.
• Have a strong level of technical expertise and a good understanding of defects falling under relevant legislation such as, but not limited to, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, Social Housing Regulation Act 2023, HHSRS regulations.
• Excellent IT skills and experience of using a range of IT systems, including Microsoft Office (Essential).
• Strong communication skills for interacting with clients and other professionals.

Please note the office expectancy of this role is as follows: At least one day a week, with a preference for two or more.

Benefits:

• The salary for this post will be £46,687.08 Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Volunteering programme.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need.
• We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.

The Company:

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive. We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

Our Values:

• We dare to be different and look for opportunities to evolve and experiment. We’re comfortable taking calculated risks and aren’t afraid to fail and learn from our mistakes. We’re confident in our abilities and the contribution we can make whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of our people, customers and communities.
• We show our understanding for others in everything we do and continually look for ways we can be helpful. We always assume best intentions and approach each situation with a warm heart. We give our support wherever we can and go out of our way to be kind and considerate to each other and our customers.
• We welcome ideas and opinions that are different from our own and look for ways to bring them into our organisation and work. We value diversity of experience and thought, and we’re proactive in addressing bias or prejudice wherever we find it. We treat everyone fairly and strive to be truly inclusive in every way.
• We’re resolved to do our very best for the people we serve and our employees by being our best every day. We’re resilient in the face of difficulty, finding creative ways to overcome obstacles. We’re resolute in achieving our objectives and persist until we succeed. We’re focused in our pursuit of excellence and don’t compromise on quality.