Property Surveyor - Coventry/ Oxford Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Job description
Job Title: Property Surveyor
Location: Covering a patch of Properties in the Hinckley, Nuneaton, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester, Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot areas
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £43,531.25 (Including a £5,800 car allowance) pro rata
Hours: 37.5
About the role:
You will be responsible for managing delivery of property investment, service & inspection, and repairs services to a group of properties, approx. 30 locations depending on geographic spread. You will ensure timely delivery of repairs and major works, ensuring all properties are kept in a good condition whilst ensuring that contractual and legal obligations are met.
You will manage within a budget achieving a balance between repairs and major works expenditure. You will do this whilst achieving high levels of customer satisfaction through strong collaboration with housing/Care colleagues to ensure works run smoothly and meets the needs of the business and residents
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
The ability to build high levels of trust, openness, honesty, collaboration, and support across teams.
An excellent planner and forward thinker, with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
Knowledge of building pathology and remediation actions
Experience of project management of investment, compliance services and/or reactive maintenance work.
To have a minimum 3 years’ experience of managing property activities in social housing; either full time or through relevant day release courses.
Apart from a competitive salary/car allowance package and benefits package we are proud of the career opportunities we provide, with half our property delivery management team having been promoted internally.
About Us
Anchor began more than 50 years ago and today is England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life.
It provides retirement housing to rent and to buy, retirement villages and residential care homes, including specialist dementia care. In total, Anchor serves more than 65,000 residents in 54,000 homes across almost 1,700 locations. Its residential care services employ the majority of the 9,000-strong workforce, providing services to residents at 114 care homes.
Anchor operates in more than 85% of local councils in England.
We know that quality services start with quality people. We work hard to be recognised as a leading employer and are committed to retaining and attracting the best in our industry. Within the property delivery team half of the management team have been promoted internally.
At Anchor we believe in values. We are Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest. We believe our people should be proud of the work they do making a difference to society and our customers.
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As an Anchor colleague working from home, you’ll have access to a wide range of great communications and networking technologies. You’ll find that working from home is no barrier to being part of a close knit team and our friendly collaborative culture.
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to have an LGBT+ resident group, and also BAME, LGBT+ and Disabled colleague networks. These work closely with the organisation to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We recruit, train and promote without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or other protected status. One of our values is ‘respect’, therefore we do not accept harassment or discrimination from any colleague, resident or third party.
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
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 rewards website
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 member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.
