Project Surveyor in Redhill

Full time – 36 hours per week

Hybrid working - expected office days 2 days per week

Raven is here to make a difference, working as a team to build homes and change lives. We’re also ambitious: a sector-leader in carbon reduction, with commercial ventures and a focus on the future. But it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that sets us apart from other organisations and helps us create a great experience for our customers and one another. Our culture statements form the principles for how we work and what we expect of one another whilst working together as One Raven.

• We Put Customers First in everything we do.
• We will Always Be Curious about how we can do better.
• We work together to Make It Happen.

What you’ll achieve in the role:

As Project Surveyor, you'll play a key role in delivering Raven's planned investment and capital works programmes, helping to maintain and improve our homes while ensuring excellent outcomes for customers. You'll manage a range of projects, including kitchen and bathroom replacements, roofing schemes, external decoration programmes, major works projects and property improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Procuring and managing contracts, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
• Undertaking and overseeing surveys, inspections, validation checks and post-inspections to support effective asset management.
• Managing contractor performance, reviewing valuations and variations, and maintaining strong cost control throughout project lifecycles.
• Working closely with tenants, leaseholders, contractors and colleagues to ensure excellent customer communication and satisfaction throughout programmes of work.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, including CDM Regulations, Building Safety requirements and Section 20 consultation obligations.
• Maintaining accurate records and supporting audits, compliance reporting and continuous service improvement initiatives.

What you’ll bring to Raven:

For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience delivering capital works, planned maintenance, refurbishment or property investment projects, including contract administration and contractor management.
• Strong technical knowledge of construction methods, building pathology, health and safety legislation and planned maintenance processes.
• Experience carrying out property inspections, condition surveys and stock assessments, with the ability to identify and specify remedial works.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with residents, leaseholders, contractors and internal teams.
• Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results.
• A relevant technical qualification in construction, building surveying, property management or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Please review the job description and Raven Strengths Matrix for full criteria details. DBS clearance will be required for this role.

What Raven will offer in return:

To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference. Our reward package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Funded health cash plan
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Voucher-based recognition scheme
• Retail discounts

Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We will consider applications for part-time working and job sharing; please include this information in your application.

All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position.