Property Surveyor – Housing Repairs & Maintenance
Location
- Hybrid — based from Carlisle or Workington, with travel across the housing portfolio in Cumbria (commutable from Penrith, Wigton, Cockermouth and the surrounding area)
Salary
- £40,116–£42,755 per annum
Contract
- Permanent, full-time
Hours
- 36.25 hours per week, with flexitime
A surveying role with real ownership and real purpose
Are you a surveyor who wants to see the impact of your work? Not buried in a portfolio of spreadsheets, but out in the field, solving genuine property problems and improving the homes people actually live in?
We're looking for a practical, customer-focused Property Surveyor to join the Repairs and Maintenance team of a well-established housing organisation. You'll own the full lifecycle of property works — inspecting homes, diagnosing defects, specifying repairs, appointing and managing contractors, and seeing projects through to a quality finish.
It's a role that combines hands-on technical surveying with project management, contractor coordination and resident engagement — the kind of varied, end-to-end remit that's hard to find in one job.
About the organisation
Our client is a major housing provider managing more than 7,400 homes across rural and urban communities in Northern England, with the majority of its properties in Cumbria. The organisation employs around 300 people and is focused on tackling the housing crisis, improving local services, and delivering safe, high-quality homes.
This isn't a culture statement for the sake of it — the most recent staff survey found:
- 100% of employees committed to the organisation's success
- 93% proud to work there
- 94% say it's a good place to work
Employees describe the culture as supportive, flexible, compassionate, and genuinely focused on wellbeing and development.
What you'll be doing
Inspecting homes and diagnosing issues
- Carry out inspections across the portfolio — responsive repairs, planned works and empty properties
- Diagnose defects and identify the right repair solutions
- Prepare clear repair instructions and specifications
- Estimate costs, prioritise work, and appoint suitable contractors
- Carry out post-work inspections to confirm quality
- Ensure empty homes meet the required lettable standard
- Complete stock-condition surveys and keep accurate property records
- Identify rechargeable repairs and potential insurance claims
Managing repairs and projects
- Deliver repairs and maintenance within agreed budgets and timescales
- Manage responsive, planned, cyclical and compliance-related works
- Coordinate the efficient turnaround of empty properties
- Monitor contractor performance against agreed KPIs
- Check and authorise invoices
- Prepare and manage smaller programmes of work
- Monitor defects through the defects-liability period
- Support work arising from fire-risk assessments and accessibility audits
- Help identify properties underperforming as assets
- Work closely with residents and professional partners
What we're looking for
You don't need to tick every single box — if you meet most of the essentials and you're keen to grow into the rest, we'd genuinely like to hear from you.
Essential
- A degree in Building Surveying or a closely related subject, or relevant vocational construction qualifications backed by practical experience
- Experience carrying out property inspections and diagnosing building defects
- Solid knowledge of repairs, maintenance and remedial works
- Experience managing contractors and monitoring performance against deadlines and quality standards
- Experience managing budgets, costs or invoices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confident dealing with residents, contractors and internal stakeholders
- Well organised, able to juggle multiple cases or projects
- Competent with Microsoft Office and property or case-management systems
- A full UK driving licence and access to a car
- Able to work on a hybrid basis from Carlisle or Workington
Desirable
- Experience in social housing or with a registered provider
- Familiarity with voids, disrepair, damp and mould, or planned-maintenance work
- Working towards (or interested in pursuing) RICS / CIOB membership
What's in it for you
- Development that's actually supported — if you're working towards chartership (APC) or want to be, we'll back you
- Flexitime and hybrid working to fit work around your life
- A supportive, wellbeing-focused team in an organisation people are proud to work for
- The chance to do work with a clear social purpose, improving real homes in real communities
- A genuinely varied remit with autonomy and ownership
Ready to apply?
If this sounds like the right move — whether you're an experienced housing surveyor or a capable building surveyor ready to step into the sector — we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now, or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the role.