Project Surveyor - Aids and Adaptations

Project Surveyor

Planned, Cyclical & Compliance Works | Housing / Asset Management
Flexible working | Field-based with office touchpoints

This is a proper grown-up surveying role. If you like owning projects end-to-end, balancing budgets with boots-on-site reality, and delivering work that actually improves people’s homes and safety — you’ll feel very at home here.

You’ll be delivering high-quality planned, cyclical and service programmes across a large housing portfolio, making sure everything is compliant, safe, on budget and done properly (no shortcuts, no box-ticking).

What you’ll be doing (the real job)

You’ll manage major works and cyclical contracts from inception to completion, including:

• Procuring and managing planned, cyclical and service contracts in line with current legislation

• Full contract administration, including CDM duties and health & safety compliance

• Undertaking building surveys, defect diagnosis and technical inspections

• Producing specifications, drawings, tender documentation, feasibility studies and technical reports

• Managing contractor performance across servicing, testing, repair and planned programmes

• Monitoring compliance programmes including fire risk assessments, gas, water, electrical and lift testing

• Recording, tracking and managing remedial actions from cyclical testing programmes

• Carrying out pre- and post-works inspections, snagging and quality audits

• Managing monthly valuations, accruals and financial reporting

• Ensuring financial controls are in place, costs are agreed, value for money is achieved and records are watertight

• Reporting on performance, budgets, KPIs and programme delivery to senior stakeholders

• Supporting future planned works programmes by identifying renewal requirements

• Assisting with annual estimating and programming of works

• Providing technical guidance to internal teams and stakeholders

• Supporting stock condition surveys where required

You’ll also provide day-to-day supervision and technical support to trainee, assistant or apprentice surveyors when needed.

Stakeholder & relationship management

This role is people-heavy as well as technically demanding. You’ll work closely with:

• Tenants, residents and leaseholders

• Internal housing, compliance, finance and tenancy management teams

• Contractors and site managers

• External consultants, auditors and suppliers

• Local authority building control and planning teams

You’ll be expected to communicate clearly, manage expectations honestly and do what you say you’ll do — on time.

Compliance, safety & accountability

You’ll be responsible for:

• Ensuring full compliance with building regulations, planning regulations and landlord obligations

• Discharging CDM duties across all projects

• Managing health & safety plans and safe systems of work

• Making technical and financial decisions that impact live projects

• Managing works costs and ensuring value for money on individual budgets

• Maintaining accurate, auditable records across all contracts and projects

This role involves lone working, working at height, and requires a Basic DBS check.

What you’ll need (non-negotiables)

• HNC (minimum) in Building Studies or a construction-related discipline

• Proven experience managing construction or building projects end-to-end

• Strong contract administration experience

• Solid working knowledge of:

• Building Regulations

• Planning Regulations

• CDM Regulations

• Fire Regulations

• COSHH

• Party Wall Act

• Service and cyclical contracts

• Experience diagnosing building defects and specifying technical solutions

• Confidence managing contractors on site and holding them to account

• Strong report writing and communication skills (technical and non-technical audiences)

• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook; reporting and data analysis essential)

• Full UK driving licence and access to a suitably insured vehicle

Nice to have (but not essential)

• Degree-level qualification in building or construction

• IOSH qualification

• PRINCE2 (or similar)

• Experience with:

• JCT contracts and PPC2000 partnering

• EU procurement processes

• Asset management or property management systems

• M&E and cyclical contracts

• Gas Safety and 18th Edition Electrical Regulations

• CAD plans and cost reporting

The type of person who thrives here

You’ll fit if you’re someone who:

• Takes ownership and gets things done

• Puts customers first (without compromising standards)

• Cares about quality, safety and doing the job properly

• Is calm, organised and decisive under pressure

• Communicates clearly and professionally

• Works collaboratively and builds trust quickly

Final bit (important)

This is a hands-on, accountable role with real responsibility — not a clipboard-and-coffee job. If you like being trusted to manage your work, make informed decisions and deliver projects that matter, this is one worth exploring.

If you’d like a confidential chat about the role, the team, or how this would fit your experience — just shout. No pressure.