Property Surveyor - LYHA

Property Surveyor

Leeds and Yorkshire Housing Association

The successful candidate will deliver a customer-focused responsive repair service and maintain void properties within budget whilst developing and maintaining a robust knowledge of patch, customers and properties. 

Our Property Surveyor will promote technical innovation in mobile-working as well as building solutions and will build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You will have H&S compliance knowledge and experience and contribute to providing an excellent right first-time customer service. 

To be right for this exciting opportunity, you must have:

• A recognised professional qualification in a property related discipline

• The technical skills to make judgements on property repairs and maintenance

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to feedback to customers in a positive way

• A broad knowledge of health and safety within repairs and maintenance

• Excellent contract management skills

• An understanding of dealing with complex disrepair repair and claims

• Experience of making good use of IT and mobile working technology

• A full driving license

You must be a good communicator and willing to learn new skills as the service adapts to the changing needs within our Neighbourhood. You will often be working alone and therefore need to be able to work on your own initiative and be self-motivated to organise your own time effectively. You will need to be proactive in your daily activities and aware of safe working practices.

This is an opportunity to apply your experience, a chance to work with some great colleagues and be part of a team that has set some ambitious goals for the future.

We work as One LYHA:

A combination of great colleagues all committed to being the best we can be. LYHA is committed to equality of opportunity in employment for all its employees and to developing work practices and policies that support employees to achieve a work-life balance. One of our aims is to be an Employer of Choice. By offering a desirable working environment, with a professional approach to our service provision supported by attractive terms and conditions.

We positively welcome and support diversity in our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Reasonable adjustments To support our aim of removing barriers to employment for disabled people, we are committed to making any necessary reasonable adjustments. These adjustments may include modifying the selection process, the job role or the working environment.

To assist us in planning to accommodate your individual needs, we ask that candidates let us know during the recruitment process either on your covering letter or an additional letter. This information will be treated as confidential within the recruitment process and will be used solely with your consent, for the purpose of the recruitment and selection process.

Guaranteed interview LYHA has a policy to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential special criteria for the role. You must also be able to demonstrate that you meet the criteria. We also consider any reasonable adjustments that need to be made as we wish to ensure that disabled candidates needs are considered during the selection process.

Further advice and alternative formats If you need further advice or assistance in order to apply for the role, please contact LYHA Human Resources by email at: [email protected].

If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Wayne Fox on 07949 822273 or [email protected]

Key Dates.

Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday 23rd June 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 28th June 2021