Property Surveyor

Property Surveyor
Location: Remote working (Covering sites in Dorset and surrounding areas)
Job Type:  Full time, permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £47,000 plus £5,800 car allowance

Role Overview
You’ll ensure our homes are safe, compliant and well-maintained. As a Property/Building Surveyor in housing, you’ll manage a regional portfolio, leading inspections, repairs delivery and contractor performance to support residents to live independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver responsive repairs and minor works safely, on time and within budget
• Carry out site visits, pre- and post-inspections, and quality checks to ensure compliance
• Manage contractors, variations and complex repairs across multiple locations
• Monitor and control WIP, SLAs and KPIs to improve performance and reduce backlog
• Diagnose defects and deliver practical, cost-effective repair solutions
• Ensure compliance with Building Safety Regulations, fire safety and HHSRS
• Resolve damp, mould and condensation (DMC) issues in line with best practice
• Manage complaints effectively, using insight to improve services
• Provide technical support for incidents including fires and SUIs
• Work with residents and teams to maintain safe, high-quality homes

Requirements

• Experience in social housing, repairs, voids and contractor management
• Strong knowledge of building pathology and health and safety legislation
• Ability to manage WIP, data and multiple sites effectively
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Degree (or equivalent) in building/construction (essential); MRICS/MCIOB (desirable)

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (buy and sell available)
• 24/7 digital GP, mental health support and virtual physio via Help@hand
• Free eye tests and flu jabs
• Pension contributions up to 10% plus free life assurance at 3x your annual salary
• Access to a 24/7 confidential advice line
• Savings on tech, travel and essentials, plus optional Health Cash & Dental Plans
• Ongoing career development

About Anchor
Anchor is England’s largest specialist housing provider, managing 54,000 homes across 1,500 locations. Our focus is simple: safe, high-quality, sustainable homes that help residents live independently for longer.

Inclusion is central to everything we do. Our active networks for disability, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity, unpaid carers, and allyship help shape our organisation and challenge barriers. We proudly adhere to external standards like Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, Menopause Friendly and Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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Apply today if you’re a Property, Housing, Repairs or Building Surveyor looking to make an impact.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.