Building Surveyor

Templer HomeBuild is in an exciting phase of its development and as a result a new role of **Building Surveyor** has been created.

Working as part of a team of Building Surveyors and reporting to Commercial Manager you will be working across Teignbridge and the surrounding areas, attending residential properties to complete cyclical surveys on the condition of the property, specifically conducting damp and mold assessments where appropriate.

We offer a hybrid/ agile working environment, and all business travel can be claimed via expenses.***

**Benefits**:

- Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 5%
- 23 days annual leave, buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
- We want our employees to have a well-balanced work/ life balance, therefore flexible working patterns would be considered. Templer HomeBuild offer hybrid/agile working
- Access to an employee assistance program to support employee’s health and wellbeing

We’re looking for someone who has excellent knowledge and experience of buildings with a key eye for detail and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.

In return you’ll receive a competitive package, security and stability whilst being part of a friendly and high performing team that truly care about delivering an important service to the local community.

**The Building Surveyor role**

**You will be providing a professional surveying service for the purpose of repairing maintaining and improving Teign Housing owned property stock. Specifically, this will include**
- Conducting cyclical stock condition surveys on company owned stock (house, flats, bungalows) and updating the Housing Management system with the results of surveys, damp investigation and repairs
- Undertaking property damp and mould assessments to correctly identify the root cause and manage all remedial works that follow within specific timescales, taking ownership through to completion
- Obtaining Building Regulation and Planning approval where and when required for works.
- Preparing pre-construction information and act in accordance with the CDM Regulations and assisting the Commercial team in the preparation and development of contract documents.
- Consistently monitoring and reporting on performance to ensure that services meet performance, contractual compliance, quality, and budgetary targets.
- Promoting, liaising, and communicating with tenants, tenant groups, leaseholders and tenant associations ensuring through good management, high customer satisfaction returns.

**What will you bring as a Building Surveyor?**
- Prior knowledge and interest in buildings is essential. A related degree, professional qualification or similar, to evidence this, would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to build trusting and collaborative relationships and dialogue between contractors, your direct team, tenant/residents, and key senior figures at Teign housing, is imperative
- The ability to work autonomously and flexibly, managing your own diary with good organisational and problem-solving skills
- You will work with honesty and integrity ensuring the highest standards of customer care at met, always.

**Additional Benefits include**:

- Annual pay reviews
- Training and development opportunities
- Specsavers vouchers
- For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website

**About Templer HomeBuild**

Templer HomeBuild are a subsidiary company of Teign Housing, with a strong connection with Ian Williams, where we benefit from their expertise of being one of the UKs leading property services companies.

We deliver a comprehensive responsive repairs service (including gas servicing and repairs) as well as offering a host of additional property services such as planned maintenance works, voids, cyclical painting solutions and appliance testing and repairs.

We are passionate about people and firmly believe that our success will only be maintained if we continue to offer you a great place to work, support you with the right benefits and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career and fulfil your potential.

**Templer HomeBuild is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Templer HomeBuild—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.