About the Role At the Royal Borough of Kingston we recognise that our position as a highly successful Council depends on our outstanding team of people, who work hard, love what they do and do it because they want to make a difference We have an opportunity for a highly self-motivated and effective individual to join our friendly, professional team in this important Housing Maintenance Surveyor role in the Repairs and Maintenance team. Reporting to our Lead Officer Response Repairs & Voids, our Housing Maintenance Surveyor role will manage and offer guidance in all aspects of building maintenance owned or managed by the Council’s Housing Team. You will be expected to carry out inspections of tenanted, void properties, communal areas and estates. You will place orders for works via the incumbent partnering maintenance contractor, as well as the procurement of works and services with specialist companies and technical consultants. About Us In Housing Asset Management we are responsible for delivering high-quality housing services and maintaining our social housing properties across our portfolio to the highest standards. Our team is dedicated to ensuring compliance, safety, and excellence in all our projects. We are a small, close knit team and strive to create a supportive and collaborative working environment where every team member's contribution is valued. About You Ideally you will have experience of working within a regulatory framework where compliance, risk management and precise outcomes are essential. An in-depth knowledge and experience of building maintenance relating to social housing will be required. Having, or developing, a good knowledge of risk assessments and safety measures and controls within buildings, you should also be familiar with the Health and Safety Act, Regulatory Reform and all current Building Regulations, including Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS). With a customer-focused, flexible, cooperative and well organised working style, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate repair and maintenance information clearly and effectively to residents, contractors, colleagues in other departments. Good presentation skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure, think strategically and problem solve. In return, we will give you a rewarding job, a supportive working environment, friendly colleagues and excellent benefits including agile working, a generous holiday allowance and a pension scheme. Our Offer To You As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team. In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.