Building Surveyor

Building Surveyor - Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
Up to £47,840 per annum (plus £2,600 car allowance - non-contractual)
Hybrid, with a weekly presence in either our Rushden, Peterborough or Boston office
Temporary, Full Time
Are you a surveyor looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Do you have the knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of properties and a passion for sustainability? If so, our SHDF Building Surveyor role could be the perfect job for you…
Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Asset Investment team is critical to ensuring the support of Longhurst Group’s aims and ambitions implementing decarbonisation strategies across our portfolio.
As a SHDF Building Surveyor at Longhurst Group, you will work across the complete Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) project and directly support improvement of our properties with a focus on multiple retrofit measures.
Further key responsibilities are listed below:
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Responsible for the daily project management of the SHDF appointed delivery contractor, ensuring works completed under the SHDF are PAS2030 and PAS 2035 compliant for Trustmark accreditation and meet BEIS requirements for funding.
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Undertake property surveys, inspections, and the like and reporting on the outcomes to the necessary department, appointed Contractor or external partner. Update necessary systems as required.
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Assist in the preparation and monitoring of budget for the SHDF project; raising orders and variations and agreeing interim/final accounts, maintaining/monitoring expenditure records, forecasting the budget spend.
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Undertake consultations and liaise with customers, stakeholder and tenant representatives. Attend meetings for Tenant Representative groups, as necessary.
In order to be successful in application for our SHDF Building Surveyor role, your CV will demonstrate a successful career within the social housing industry, and you will ideally be a member of RICS. We will also consider applicants from the wider property industry who can bring experience/ transferrable of general repairs and planned programme contract management or building surveying. Also, you will have working knowledge of affordable housing stock, TCP contracts and NHF7 schedules as well as HCA requirements, being able to take pathological approach to surveying. This role will require a highly organised individual who is driven by delivering positive outcomes to both properties and customers alike.
Our SHDF Building Surveyor role operates in a hybrid capacity contracted to 36.25 hours per week. To us, this means a minimum of 1 day p/week spent in either our Rushden, Peterborough or Boston offices for collaboration with colleagues across the Group, with the remainder of the week working from site with some flexibility for homeworking.
This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group – not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our SHDF Building Surveyor opportunity will help to deliver our decarbonisation ambitions and help to develop your experience and knowledge within retrofit to apply throughout your surveying career. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.
What you receive from us
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A competitive 28-day annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
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Car Allowance = £2,600 per annum (non-contractual, annually reviewed)
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Pension Scheme with contributions matched by us up to 8.5%
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Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
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Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
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Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
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Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
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Free Eye Tests
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Free flu vaccinations
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Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
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Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
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Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
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Long Service Awards
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Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers
This role currently attracts a non-contractual car allowance according to our Driving at Work Policy. This is currently set at £2,600 per annum, however eligibility for the allowance and the rate of the allowance is reviewed annually and any changes will be notified to you.
How to apply
Please click apply now to submit your CV today. In the event of high applicant volumes we reserve the right to close this advert and CV submission window early.
We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
Vetting Requirements
The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. If you are the successful candidate, original proof must then be provided before your first day.
Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.
We aspire to have a greater diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group.
Our company
Longhurst Group is one of the leading housing groups in the Midlands and East of England, providing more than 24,000 homes and a wide range of care and support services.
With a team of 1,300 colleagues guided by our shared values, our vision is to improve the lives of our customers and our colleagues and to enhance the communities we serve. We do this by focusing on two clear themes of work: Health and wellbeing and economic resilience. To see how we’ll achieve this through our Improving Lives strategy, please watch the video below

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