Building Surveyor

Choice Housing is one of Northern Irelands leading housing associations, we employ over 400 people and with a nearly 50-year legacy of enriching lives through the provision of safe, high quality, and affordable homes. We manage over 13,000 homes and support around 40,000 tenants, delivering a wide range of housing solutions including general needs, sheltered housing, support accommodation, and homes for families with complex needs.

Building Surveyor (Maternity Cover)
51-Week Fixed Term (Subject to Review)

Full-Time (37 Hours)

Salary Scale
:
£31,708 - £
41,391pa
Job Reference: BS/4975/1125
Choice is seeking a Building Surveyor (Maternity Cover) to assist the Head of Planned Maintenance in providing a range of in-house Building Surveying Services.As a Building Surveyor, youll play a key role in delivering exceptional asset management services, managing innovative projects, and making a real difference for our tenants.You will build strong relationships with tenants and stakeholders, helping to promote trust and meaningful engagement. Contributing to the development of policies and best practices that drive continuous service improvement and supporting our organisational growth.

Choice Housing is an award-winning organisation recognised for our commitment to equality, diversity, and family-friendly values; we foster an inclusive and supportive working environment. We are committed to learning and development, offering opportunities to progress your career and work towards chartership.

Essential Criteria

• Have a degree qualification in Building Surveying (or similar building discipline) AND a minimum of 2 years experience (inclusive of placement year) of construction project management and delivery throughout the project lifecycle (new and refurbishment work).

AND

• Knowledge of Health & Safety in the Construction industry, including CDM NI 2016 Regulations
• Knowledge and application of contracts management to include the NEC suite of contracts (Professional Services and Construction) , Measured Term Contracts and Framework Agreements.
• A full, clean UK driving licence with access to private transport.

Responsibilities:-

• Deliver customer-focused asset management services to maintain and enhance our property portfolio.
• Manage planned maintenance projects, from cost planning and tendering to contract administration.
• Conduct inspections, risk assessments, and audits, providing creative solutions to improve our assets.
• Prepare CAD drawings, tender packages, and reports to support project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and external agencies to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Administer NEC construction projects and Measured Term Contracts from start to finish.

Our employees have access to a range of benefits: -

• 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years service, and 12 public holidays,
• Flexible/Hybrid working opportunities anticipated 2 working days in the office,
• Excellent work-life balance: we support flexible working e.g. accruing an extra 2 days annual leave per month through flexitime, starting hours between 8am and 10am and finishing between 4pm and 6pm
• Essential car user allowance,
• Professional fees will be reimbursed,
• 6% pension contribution,
• Learning and Development opportunities to include paid courses relevant to your role e.g. RICS or CIOB,
• Paid maternity and paternity leave,
• Bereavement leave,
• Death in service benefit x3 annual salary,
• Health cash plan to include annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatments, alternative therapies e.g. reflexology, head massage, allergy testing, and yearly health screening.

Further information including the job description, personal specification and further benefits can be found on our website

Completed application forms should be returned by
5pm, Wednesday 10th December 2025.
Shortlisting is anticipated w/c 8th December 2025
Interviewing is anticipated w/c 15th December 2025
Choice Housing is committed to a fair and efficient recruitment process. This role involves a single-stage interview designed to assess the candidates skills and experience against the essential criteria.

Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.

The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and also provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. We are also committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks where appropriate and processing information in accordance with the code. Choice has a policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request (email: )

Choice is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all applicants for employment, including those with criminal convictions. Information about criminal convictions will be taken into account only when the conviction is considered materially relevant to the role.

NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post.

Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.