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Quantity Surveyor - Property Services
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Salary: £55000 - £63000 per annum
Type: Contract
Region: UK - London
Town/City: Thornton Heath, London
Posted: 15/07/2026
Listed in: Building Services Maintenance
Reference: BBBH5182_1784111375
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The Opportunity: Our client is seeking an experienced Property Surveyor to play a key role in maintaining and improving residential housing stock. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong surveyor who enjoys leading a team while remaining hands-on with complex surveying and property maintenance challenges.
You will manage a small team of surveyors (5), providing expert guidance on challenging repairs, structural issues, damp and mould cases, insurance-related works, and major defects. Working closely with internal stakeholders, contractors, and residents, you will help ensure homes remain safe, compliant, and maintained to the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of surveyors, providing technical support and professional guidance.
- Diagnose and resolve complex building defects, repairs, and maintenance issues.
- Oversee investigations into damp and mould cases, structural concerns, insurance works, and specialist repairs.
- Apply building pathology knowledge and HHSRS principles to identify and categorise Category 1 and Category 2 hazards.
- Ensure health and safety compliance, training records, and property management systems are maintained and updated.
- Provide post-inspection support and technical advice to colleagues, ensuring consistency and quality across property services.
- Support the delivery of planned maintenance and improvement works.
- Review and assess resident home improvement requests, protecting the long-term condition of housing assets.
- Collaborate with internal departments to improve service delivery and enhance the resident experience.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the Property Directorate.
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Requirements:
- Proven experience managing or mentoring surveyors within a housing, property, or maintenance environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of residential construction, building defects, and property maintenance.
- Demonstrable experience diagnosing and resolving damp and mould issues.
- Thorough understanding of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
- Knowledge of the NHF Schedule of Rates.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical matters clearly to residents and stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes and value for money.
- Valid DBS - Proof needed
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What's on Offer:
- Competitive salary - Negotiable DOE
- Opportunity to lead a dedicated team while retaining a hands-on surveying role.
- Meaningful work that directly impacts residents and communities.
- Collaborative and supportive working environment.
- Chance to contribute to service improvements and best practice across a large residential portfolio.
If you're an experienced Property Surveyor looking to take the next step in your career while continuing to utilise your technical expertise, we'd love to hear from you.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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