Property surveyor

This role is covering the Bolton and North Manchester region Salary is up to GBP40,372 p/a including car allowance 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Why Join the Property Delivery Team? We are diverse team of over 100 colleagues delivering resident focused property solutions. We operate through a team of 50 surveyors each with a defined group of locations and each surveyor is responsible for between 30 and 40 locations. This is an exciting time to join us as we conclude procurement of 15-year, GBP1.7bn contracts. The 8 new contracts will provide a transformational approach to how we deliver services to our residents and realise efficiencies for Anchor. To equip Anchor with the skills and capacity to realise the benefits of these contracts we are recruiting to various new roles! The Role As a Surveyor at Anchor you will play a crucial role in leading and managing the delivery of property investment, service and inspection, and repairs services to a designated portfolio of properties (approximately 20-40 locations). Working closely with housing or care operations teams, you will ensure the timely delivery of services, good maintenance of properties, and that you meet property strategy targets. Your responsibilities will include identifying and correcting building defects, managing project delivery, analysing property performance, identifying cost savings, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. You will: * Work with operational colleagues and residents to ensure homes are safe secure, and well maintained. * Lead and manage the delivery of property investment, service, and inspection, and repairs services to the designated portfolio of properties. * Undertake regular inspections of the property condition. * Ensure necessary repairs and planned works are delivered in the most cost-effective manner. * Assess properties to review future investment and repair planning. About you It would be great if you had: * HND / HNC or equivalent in Building or Construction (essential) * Working towards MRICS or MCIOB status (desirable) * A minimum 3 years experience of managing property activities in housing. * Proven experience working within social housing maintenance and planned investment sector, Contractor Side and/or client side. * Ability to interpret operational data to inform service delivery planning within the property portfolio. * Experience of building pathology within a housing environment. You will also: * Build trust, openness, honesty, collaboration, and support across teams. * Demonstrate excellent planning and stakeholder management capabilities. * Provide a Learning and Development plan for self-growth. * Work well under pressure and remain resilient. * Possess strong interpersonal and networking skills. * Communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels. If you are passionate about the property industry and eager to join a dynamic team, we want to hear from you. Anchor ndash; a great place to work Anchor is England rsquo;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 rsquo;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 rsquo;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 ndash; contribute between 4% and 8% and we rsquo;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 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