Halton Housing
Habitation Surveyor
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Habitation Surveyor
Widnes
£38,893
Permanent, 37 hours per week
Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an experienced Habitation Surveyor to work across our vibrant organisation.
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Duration: Permanent
What You’ll Do:
- Respond promptly to customer enquiries to build loyalty and maintain company reputation.
- Attend properties at convenient times to survey and resolve reported defects in line with company obligations.
- Identify appropriate solutions and aim to resolve repairs quickly while minimising commercial and reputational impact.
- Manage workloads using internal systems, liaising with colleagues, customers and contractors to achieve positive repair outcomes and provide regular updates.
- Work collaboratively across teams to support service delivery.
- Monitor and analyse defect trends to drive quality improvements, inform project management practices and support long-term asset strategies.
- Stay up to date with building regulations, industry standards and best practices to provide technical guidance when required.
- Carry out progress and post-inspections to ensure value for money, identify service failures, recommend improvements and help prevent recurring issues.
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What You’ll Need:
- Experience or qualification in Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
- Good knowledge of the Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018 and relevant building legislation and regulations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and software packages such as Aareon for mobile working.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers, colleagues and stakeholders.
What You’ll Get:
- 30 day holiday entitlement (increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
- Competitive salary
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Flexible and Hybrid working
- Supported training and development opportunities
- Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
- Competitive Pension Scheme
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Why Halton Housing?
At Halton Housing, our purpose is Improving People's Lives. We're looking for people who share our values:
- We are Honest – we build trust through openness, integrity and accountability.
- We are Dynamic – we embrace change, seek opportunities and continually improve.
- We Care – we put people first and make a positive difference to our customers, colleagues and communities.
If this sounds like you and you're looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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