Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0352

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

43693 - 46731


Occupational group
Housing
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Legal Services & Partnerships - Directorate
Closing Date
11 July 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
15 July 2025
Proposed Interview Date
28 July 2025
Place of work
Warehouse 9, Hull HU1 1HJ
For an informal discussion please contact
Sean Clarkson or Liza Cornall
Contact telephone
01482 612 205

Housing Investment Service - About us



How would you like to help make a difference to the homes and lives of thousands of people?



An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and knowledgeable housing professionals with building/construction, leadership and performance management experience who can make a difference to our residents and their homes.



The Housing Investment Service is responsible for the management and delivery of responsive and cyclical maintenance, specialist & compliance works, planned improvement works and refurbishment schemes to a stock of 24,000 domestic properties, garages and associated buildings and surroundings.



The service is structured around key delivery areas, with teams responsible for Responsive Repairs, Voids, Gas Servicing & Repairs, Electrical, Planned Improvements, Asbestos, H&S, Asset, Finance, Customer Engagement, Contract Support, Home Ownership and Claims. All teams work closely together to provide a uniform and consistent service for all our customers and stakeholders.



The Service is responsible for an annual revenue maintenance budget of c27m and an annual capital improvement programme in excess of c55m, both of which aim to actively keep properties in good repair and reduce disrepair, fire safety risks, repairs and disruption for our customers, whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with all relevant building, fire, gas and landlord regulations and associated legislation.



As a social landlord, we are particularly focussed on excellent customer care and support to persons living in our homes, aiming to provide the best possible customer journey/experience, and are always looking to tailor our service delivery to accommodate individual customer needs.



The Job



We are looking to appoint two newly created roles of Principal Housing Surveyor to performance/line manage teams of Project Surveyors to deliver complex repairs and deliver more than 6000 stock condition surveys (a year) across the city to assure the maintenance and improvement of the quality of the Authorities housing stock.



Core tasks include:-


Line management of Project Surveyors - Performance/Quality Assurance /H&S /HR /Learning and Development Technical inspections including Damp & Mould and evaluating properties to the Decent Homes Standard Carrying out risk-based evaluation in line with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Ensure fulfilment of Statutory Obligations regarding relevant legislation, for example the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023, Awaab's Law Regulations 2025 Prepare and present reports for members and contract documentation

You will have significant experience of surveying residential properties and will be expected to transport yourself throughout the city to undertake site inspections.



The post holder must be flexible to ensure the operational needs of the Council are met. This includes the undertaking of duties of a similar nature and responsibility as and when required, throughout various workplaces in the Council.



There are two full-time permanent roles, 37 hours per week, one each in the Repairs & Maintenance (R&M) and Asset Management Teams.



For informal discussion please contact Sean Clarkson, Programme Manager R&M 07590601249 or Liza Cornall, Asset Planning Manager 01482 612 205 or email Sean.Clarkson@hullcc.gov.uk or Liza.Cornall@hullcc.gov.uk



Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.





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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.