Job Description

40,777 - 45,091 per year. Permanent and Full time. Swansea Council are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and experienced surveyor to assist in managing Housing Renewal and Adaptation services. This includes leading on the technical functions involved in delivering housing adaptations and other grants / loans assistance for the repair of private sector housing and empty property assistance.

Post title:

Housing Renewals and Adaptations Principal Surveyor

Post number:

PL.69797

Salary:

40,777 - 45,091 per year

Job description:

Housing Renewals and Adaptations Principal Surveyor (PL.69797) Job description

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Closing date:

11.45pm, 21 October 2025

Further information

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The Council's Housing Renewal and Adaptations Team is committed to providing vulnerable clients with disabled adaptations and other forms of housing grants and loan assistance to enable them to remain living safely and independently within their own homes.


The Principal Surveyor will be responsible for the economic, efficient and effective management of specialist multi-disciplinary teams of officers focusing on providing Disabled Adaptations in Private Sector Housing and Council Housing stock and housing repair grants / loans.


The Principal Surveyor will assist managers on all aspects of service delivery and provide support to the Programme Planning and Delivery Manager - Renewals and Adaptations. Duties include the management of the Adaptations and Housing Renewal technical functions and in-house Agency Service teams.


The post holder will also carry out surveying duties including surveys of properties, preparation of drawings, specifications, schedules of work and other tender documentation. To prepare grant approvals, variations, final accounts and payments and inspect works in progress to ensure proper standards of work.


This is an exciting employment opportunity for a surveyor who is looking to develop supervisory / management skills and experience. The candidate will require good communication skills, a commitment to team working and positive attitude to the delivery of high-quality customer focused services.


For an informal discussion about the position please contact either

Darren Williams

, Programme Planning and Delivery Manager, Renewals and Adaptations or

Thomas Walker

, Housing Adaptations Co-ordinator on Tel

01792 635330

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