Building Surveyor - Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

at  Longhurst Group

Are you a surveyor looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Do you have the knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of properties and a passion for sustainability? If so, our SHDF Building Surveyor role could be the perfect job for you…
Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Asset Investment team is critical to ensuring the support of Longhurst Group’s aims and ambitions implementing decarbonisation strategies across our portfolio.

As a SHDF Building Surveyor at Longhurst Group, you will work across the complete Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) project and directly support improvement of our properties with a focus on multiple retrofit measures. Further key responsibilities are listed below:

• Responsible for the daily project management of the SHDF appointed delivery contractor, ensuring works completed under the SHDF are PAS2030 and PAS 2035 compliant for Trustmark accreditation and meet BEIS requirements for funding.
• Undertake property surveys, inspections, and the like and reporting on the outcomes to the necessary department, appointed Contractor or external partner. Update necessary systems as required.
• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of budget for the SHDF project; raising orders and variations and agreeing interim/final accounts, maintaining/monitoring expenditure records, forecasting the budget spend.
• Undertake consultations and liaise with customers, stakeholder and tenant representatives. Attend meetings for Tenant Representative groups, as necessary.

In order to be successful in application for our SHDF Building Surveyor role, your CV will demonstrate a successful career within the social housing industry, and you will ideally be a member of RICS. We will also consider applicants from the wider property industry who can bring experience/ transferrable of general repairs and planned programme contract management or building surveying. Also, you will have working knowledge of affordable housing stock, TCP contracts and NHF7 schedules as well as HCA requirements, being able to take pathological approach to surveying. This role will require a highly organised individual who is driven by delivering positive outcomes to both properties and customers alike.
Our SHDF Building Surveyor role operates in a hybrid capacity contracted to 36.25 hours per week. To us, this means a minimum of 1 day p/week spent in either our Rushden, Peterborough or Boston offices for collaboration with colleagues across the Group, with the remainder of the week working from site with some flexibility for homeworking.
This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group – not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our SHDF Building Surveyor opportunity will help to deliver our decarbonisation ambitions and help to develop your experience and knowledge within retrofit to apply throughout your surveying career. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.

VETTING REQUIREMENTS

The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. If you are the successful candidate, original proof must then be provided before your first day.
Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.

• Responsible for the daily project management of the SHDF appointed delivery contractor, ensuring works completed under the SHDF are PAS2030 and PAS 2035 compliant for Trustmark accreditation and meet BEIS requirements for funding.
• Undertake property surveys, inspections, and the like and reporting on the outcomes to the necessary department, appointed Contractor or external partner. Update necessary systems as required.
• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of budget for the SHDF project; raising orders and variations and agreeing interim/final accounts, maintaining/monitoring expenditure records, forecasting the budget spend.
• Undertake consultations and liaise with customers, stakeholder and tenant representatives. Attend meetings for Tenant Representative groups, as necessary