Job Description

Disrepair Surveyor

Mobile - mainly covering South East London

Up to 46,000 + Essential Car User Allowance

Hyde is looking for an experienced and motivated Disrepair Surveyor to join our collaborative, values-driven organisation, where improving homes and protecting residents truly matters.



This is a high-impact role for a surveyor who understands the realities of social housing and wants to play a hands-on role in resolving disrepair cases, reducing risk, and delivering safe, decent homes. You'll be trusted to lead cases end-to-end, work closely with residents and legal partners, and ensure works are delivered to a high standard, first time.

The role

As a Disrepair Surveyor at Hyde, you will take ownership of disrepair cases, providing clear technical direction and driving timely, compliant outcomes. You'll balance technical excellence with a strong customer focus, ensuring customers are kept informed and supported throughout works to their properties.

Key responsibilities include:

Acting as the lead surveyor on disrepair cases, assessing defects, agreeing scopes of work, and maintaining accurate case records Producing technical reports, schedules of work, specifications, costings, and measurements across a wide range of building defects Carrying out property inspections and surveys, updating specifications in line with learning and service improvement Monitoring and supervising contractors to ensure works meet contractual, legal, and quality standards Working closely with residents, legal representatives, expert witnesses, and internal teams to manage risk and deliver fair, timely resolutions

What we're looking for

We're keen to hear from surveyors who understand social housing environments and are motivated by making a genuine difference to customers' homes.

You'll bring:

Experience in surveying within social housing, ideally with exposure to disrepair (training and support available for the right candidate) Strong communication skills, with the confidence to engage residents, contractors, and legal stakeholders A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a commitment to high-quality housing outcomes The ability to interpret technical information, prepare clear reports, and negotiate effectively

Why join Hyde?

At Hyde, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. You'll be supported to grow your career while working on meaningful cases that directly improve people's homes and lives.

We offer:

An excellent pension scheme Generous annual leave Life assurance An award-winning flexible benefits platform Ongoing learning, development, and career progression opportunities

Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are at Hyde. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be their authentic selves. By embracing different perspectives and backgrounds, we unlock innovation and reflect the communities we serve. As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants who may need reasonable adjustments throughout the process.



We reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is identified.