Maintenance Surveyor

Location: South London - covering Penge and surrounding areas
Rate: £45 per hour
Contract: Temporary - Ongoing
Sector: Social Housing / Property Services

Daniel Owen are currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Surveyor to join a busy property services team, covering Penge and the surrounding South London areas.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and knowledgeable Surveyor with experience within social housing, property maintenance or responsive repairs.

The Role

As a Maintenance Surveyor, you will be responsible for carrying out property inspections and surveys, identifying maintenance requirements and ensuring works are appropriately specified and progressed.

Key responsibilities:

• Carrying out property inspections and maintenance surveys across Penge and surrounding areas.
• Identifying defects and determining appropriate remedial works.
• Raising and managing repair and maintenance works.
• Preparing specifications and schedules of work where required.
• Monitoring contractors and ensuring works are completed to the required standard.
• Investigating and reporting on property defects.
• Liaising with residents, contractors and internal teams.
• Ensuring works are completed within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Maintaining accurate records and providing reports as required.
• Ensuring all works comply with relevant health & safety, housing and building regulations.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience working as a Maintenance Surveyor, Repairs Surveyor or Building Surveyor within social housing or property maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of responsive repairs and property maintenance.
• Experience diagnosing building defects and specifying remedial works.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively.
• A professional and customer-focused approach.
• A full UK driving licence is desirable due to the mobile nature of the role.