Building Surveyor in Leeds

Asset Building Surveyor Hybrid role - from our office at Wellington Street Leeds two days a week, from home and with expected national travel a couple of days a month. Permanent, full time (37.5 Hours per week). Circa £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan!

Join us in our fantastic role of Asset Building Surveyor and support us in the delivery of our asset programme to maintain high quality homes with long-term investment plans for new build, refurbishment and remediation properties. As our internal technical expert on building construction and defects, you'll advise on a range of issues across our portfolio, from inspecting and advising on hard to navigate buildings, preparing survey reports to preparing planned maintenance plans for key sites.

If you fancy working in a varied role where no two days are the same and to continue developing your own career as you grow with us, then read on!

Typical day as an Asset Building Surveyor:

• Undertake building surveying and inspections, providing creative solutions to maximise asset performance, which might range from complicated defect issues, non-trad stock, existing schemes which require re-configuration to new viable uses.
• Analysing existing stock data, collecting additional information from specialist consultants and preparing long term investment plans.
• Delivering bespoke projects from initial findings through spec, appointing project teams and driving forward to completion.
• Ensuring we have a good commercial understanding of our assets by evaluating and carrying out financial appraisal of schemes.
• Attending site meetings regularly to perform the function of the client, keeping our project teams and other key stakeholders informed of any variations.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers' lives for the better? You'll do that here, working for a top ten Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!

You have:

• Experience of working on projects (private or public sector) as a Building/Projects Surveyor, from inception to completion including appointing the project team and securing all approvals.
• Experience of the planning system and implementing compliant and approved schemes including decent homes plus.
• Expert in investigating, diagnosing and conducting complex property conditions surveys, carrying out inspections, specifying remediation works and working with external partners.
• A MRICS or MCIOB, accredited Building Surveying degree or equivalent strong experience built up through your working profession.
• A current knowledge of building construction, design and CDM requirements.
• Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice, building regulations, legislation, standards and materials.
• Experience in the creation of tender and construction documentation schedules of work, specifications, drawings produced using AutoCAD Lt, and MS project.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

Our team: You'll join John and Vik in our Building Surveying and Asset Delivery team, we're super passionate about what we do! We have delivered £1 million property conversions, multi-million portfolio refurbishments and remedial works projects, and have a significant retrofit programme underway. We work nationally to resolve the most challenging projects and are a team who work hard to solve problems together. We're a supportive bunch and are looking for someone to help identify and drive forward the next stage of our work programme.

Job details: Full time, 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. You'll manage your own diary. If you need a break to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch for a haircut, you can use your flexi time to manage that! Flexible hybrid working, based from our office at Leeds two days a week and from home, with expected national travel a couple of days a month. You'll need a full current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work, we'll pay for your mileage.

A place where you belong: Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What's in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a me day to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We'll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you're ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.

See our full range of benefits on our website.

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