Location
London Borough of Southwark, with opportunities also available in North East London and South London.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£60,208 per annum

About the Role
Are you an experienced Building Surveyor ready to take on a senior technical leadership role? As a Senior Building Surveyor at Peabody, you will be a recognised subject matter expert, delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance services while providing technical guidance across the wider Property Services team. You will lead complex and challenging cases, improve technical standards, and help ensure residents live in safe, well-maintained homes.

You will work closely with Building Surveyors, Property Services Managers, Asset Management, and Building Safety teams to deliver high-value repairs, maintenance, and technical surveying services across Peabody's housing portfolio.

Key responsibilities include leading complex repairs and maintenance projects, providing expert advice on building defects and structural issues, acting as the technical escalation point, undertaking specialist investigations, preparing technical reports and specifications, mentoring and coaching surveyors, managing contractors and consultants, carrying out quality assurance inspections, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and standards such as Awaab's Law, HHSRS, Building Regulations, and the Decent Homes Standard.

This role offers the opportunity to influence service excellence and contribute to the delivery of safe, quality homes for Peabody residents.

Experience
- Extensive experience in building surveying, repairs, and property maintenance within social housing or a comparable residential environment
- Advanced knowledge of building construction, pathology, defect diagnosis, and repair methodologies
- Significant experience diagnosing and managing damp, mould, and moisture ingress cases
- Proven track record managing complex and high-value repair and refurbishment projects from inception to completion
- Strong understanding of Schedule of Rates, measurement methods, procurement, and contract management
- Experience with specialist diagnostic investigations including moisture profiling and thermal imaging
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentoring, and professional guidance
- Strong contractor and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent report writing, analytical, problem-solving, communication, organisational, and IT skills

About you
- Recognised technical expert with significant building surveying experience
- Passionate about delivering excellent outcomes for residents
- Strong leader who enjoys developing and supporting others
- Commercially aware and focused on value for money
- Calm and confident when handling complex technical issues
- Customer-focused, professional, and accountable
- Committed to continuous improvement and high-quality service delivery

Qualifications
- Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) – Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence (essential for the South London role only)