Job Introduction
We’re hiring a Housing Surveyor to join our Housing Maintenance and Investment Team who look after more than 11,000 city council homes and work closely with contractors to deliver responsive repairs and investment works.
You’ll work within our newly formed Housing Claims Team to inspect properties, prepare reports and specifications for any work needed for housing disrepair claims. Working alongside our legal team, your surveyor expertise will structure our approach on claims as well as how we work with tenants on issues.
A Building Surveying degree and membership of a professional body such as MCIOB or RICS is essential or if you’re prepared to achieve full membership within an agreed timeframe and have demonstratable significant disrepair experience.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. We offer an excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension, generous holiday allowance starting at 28 days as well as a great range of training and development opportunities to help you in your career. This is a site-based role.
Main Responsibility
- Survey properties where claims or other significant and complex issues have been identified.
- Produce clear reports and work schedules.
- Work closely to agree work schedules and time frames.
- Work alongside legal and neighbourhood colleagues to progress claims appropriately.
The Ideal Candidate
- Significant experience inspecting properties in the social housing sector, underpinned by your surveyor qualification.
- For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role. You will also be required to provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business use.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent pension scheme widely regarded as one of the best available.
- 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cashplan.
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
- Childcare Subsidy.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
