Senior Surveyor

Senior Surveyor Salary: £55,075 - £63,771 per annum Type: 6-month fixed term contract with a view to extend for 6 months, Full time (35 hours per week) Location: Ealing office base - Hybrid working and flexible across London Are you ready to make a real difference with your expertise? As a Senior Surveyor, your skills will be vital for our business in ensuring safe, quality homes for individuals and families in need, directly shaping stronger communities. By joining our team, you will be at the heart of projects that enhance living standards and leave a lasting, positive legacy. About Us At A2Dominion, we are on a mission: "Building Stronger Foundations Together." We're driving transformative change, with a clear focus on business improvement to provide homes our customers love, an improved repairs service, and a commitment to customer service excellence. We are a leading UK housing association, managing over 38,000 homes across London and southern England. We provide a variety of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, including specialist housing services. Our aim is to offer high-quality, sustainable housing for our diverse customer base of over 70,000 residents, and every penny we earn is reinvested back into delivering more homes and better services. As part of the G15 - a group of the largest housing associations in London - you will be joining forces with those working to house one in ten Londoners and tackling the housing crisis head-on. About the Role Responsible for assisting the Senior Technical Manager in the Legal Disrepair project to significantly reduce the number of cases currently open. The role involves undertaking complex surveying activities related to Legal Disrepair cases including being an Expert Witness for A2Dominion and managing cases through the Disrepair process to conclusion. You will be seen as a technical expert in your field and will undertake specification writing, project management, and post works inspections. Some Key Responsibilities Overall Carry out surveys at A2Dominion properties where a Legal Disrepair case has been raised. Produce high quality, detailed reports on your findings for submission to the Claimant’s Legal team. Provide focused expert advice on matters associated with disrepair, including thorough investigation using a range of equipment to accurately diagnose the cause and appropriate remedies. Issue works to contractors based on the survey findings and manage the progress of these works through to conclusion within agreed timescales. Drive forward any works already agreed to a swift and satisfactory conclusion. Maintain good communication and liaison with A2Dominion’s Legal team to ensure progress and timely conclusion of Disrepair cases. Compliance & Regulations Ensure that housing properties comply with relevant building codes, safety standards, and regulatory requirements. Stay informed about changes in legislation and industry standards affecting housing associations. Surveying & Inspections To ensure that all projects are CDM compliant. Provide professional and technical advice and produce reports on all relevant matters within the scope of the service, including serving as a professional or expert witness in hearings, adjudications, legal proceedings, and similar contexts. Carry out post works inspections to ensure all works as per Scott Schedule are completed to the agreed deadline and to the standard required. Financial Monitor project expenditure and ensure cost-effective solutions without compromising quality. Specification writing and tendering of works in compliance with A2Dominion’s procurement policy and financial regulations. Responsibility for checking and authorising invoices for works provided by contractors. Risk Management Implement controls to monitor and report on key areas such as cost, length of time for works, cases in jeopardy and Health & Safety. Monitor Key Performance Indicators and undertake regular reviews with contractors for purposes of continual improvement. Liaison with our Decant Team, where applicable, to minimise time spent out of the home for our customers and reduce cost to the business. More about you RICS membership and a degree (or HNC) in surveying, civil engineering, construction, or a related field. GCSE level (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grades A* - C). At least 4 years of experience in the construction or maintenance industry, with working experience of housing regulations, building codes, and safety standards. Experience of disrepair management within the Housing Sector. Fully conversant in Microsoft applications (intermediate level) and the ability to produce and write technical specifications, letters, and reports. An enhanced knowledge of the causes and remediation of damp and mould, as well as Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015. Fully conversant with HHSRS and requisite legislation, NHF Schedule of Rates (M3NHF), experience of working with EHO and legal disrepair. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good knowledge of budgets and cost control principles. Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle required. Join us in making a tangible impact on housing in the UK, where your expertise contributes directly to improving lives and shaping thriving communities. We want to provide homes that people love to live in. As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life. We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include: 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service Up to 8% contributory pension Flexible working Investment in your learning and development. In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family. We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions. Whatever the role, we want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Resourcing Team to request: resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer

which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will: actively look to attract and recruit disabled people provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job make reasonable adjustments as required At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. Meeting the role requirements We recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our Resourcing team to discuss your application further at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk A2Dominion is proud to be a family friendly employer Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us. Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers. If you possess the right motivation and drive to contribute to our recovery and change initiatives, we invite you to apply and be a crucial part of our team.

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