Job Description

Job Title: Senior Disrepair Surveyor
Location: Ashford, Kent
Salary: 349,998 to 355,416 pa depending on skills and experience, Plus lease car subsidy or cash alternative of 33,050 pa
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Closing Date: 17th June 2025
This is an opportunity to take on a leadership role within a vital service area; ensuring properties in the borough meet high-quality standards. You will play an instrumental role in maintaining housing safety and improving living conditions for residents.
This role is crucial in overseeing and progressing repairs related to disrepair claims across the borough.
You will be responsible for reviewing expert reports, conducting pre-work surveys, and specifying job requirements using SOR codes to ensure high-quality repair work along with:

• Leading a team of Disrepair Surveyors ensuring effective management and supervision.
• Reviewing reports, assessing disrepair claims, and specifying remedial works.
• Conducting surveys, diagnosing defects, and propose cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborating with the Councils legal team to manage cases and make settlement recommendations.
• Providing reports on contract performance.
• Conducting pre- and post-work inspections.
• Identifying structural issues and report defects.
• Maintaining accurate case records.

About you:
In order to be competent in this role it is essential that you have experience in managing disrepair cases and leading surveyor teams, along with having knowledge of housing and building regulations, including HHSRS. In addition, you will have:

• Degree or higher qualification in a building discipline.
• RICS or CIOB accredited (Chartered Member preferred).
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills.
• Ability to diagnose complex repairs and propose strategic solutions.
• Experience working within local authority housing environments.

As this role requires for you to inspect site across the borough you will need a full driving license and be physically able to traverse ladders and scaffolding.
Benefits:
Hybrid Working We are an organisation that puts people first and understands how important employee wellbeing is. We want to help you to balance your working life and home life and offer flexible ways of working to help structure your life in a positive and productive way; both at home and in the office. This maximises personal development and collaborative working.
Competitive remuneration package We offer an excellent salary linked pension scheme, generous annual leave with flexi time, free life insurance, supportive relocation package and opportunities for training and development.
Additional Information:
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
With devolution news and talks evolving across the country for local authorities, we understand that there may be some uncertainty for those currently serving within the sector. Although Kent and Medway have not been included in the Devolution Priority Programme, discussions continue in this area. Kent, Medway and all District and Borough Councils in the South East will continue to work closely with each other to deliver vital services to our communities. This is an exciting, but stable time to join our organisation.
Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide
To find out further information about the role and to view the full job description, please visit the councils website.
Please click the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the councils website to complete your application.
Candidates with experience or previous job titles of; Property Inspector, Building Surveyor, Property Surveyor, Property Inspection Clerk, Building Inspection Clerk, Project Manager, Surveyor Team Leader, Technical Team Leader, Construction Surveyor, Construction Project Manager, Disrepair Surveyor may also be considered for this role.