Contracts Surveyor
Location: Ealing or Staines (Approx. 80% on-site, 20% office/remote)
Salary: £55,000-£57,457
Contract type: Permanent – Full Time (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
DBS: Standard

Play a key role in maintaining safe, high-quality homes for our residents
Are you a skilled building professional with a passion for delivering high-quality maintenance programmes? Do you thrive in a role where you can make a tangible difference to the safety, performance, and long-term condition of homes? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

We’re looking for an experienced Contracts Surveyor to join our Assets team, overseeing the delivery of planned and cyclical maintenance programmes. You’ll ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the standards our residents deserve - helping to create homes and communities people love to live in.

About us

At A2Dominion, we’re more than a housing provider. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a clear social purpose: to create homes and communities people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes across London and the South East, we reinvest our profits into building more affordable homes and delivering services that make a real difference. We’re also a proud member of the G15, helping lead the sector and tackle the housing crisis.

Key Responsibilities

* Conduct pre-investment surveys to validate scopes of work as indicated by the Asset Planning team, against the annual investment budget
* Create schedules of work, specifications, and tender documents, from survey notes and electronically gathered information
* Manage the full tendering process, from identifying tender lists, issuing tenders to preparing analysis and recommendations
* Coordinate contractor selection, pre-start meetings, and project kick-offs
* Administer contracts and monitor statutory compliance, including planning and SWMP requirements. Ensuring all contract obligations are carried out
* Identify and implement controls to track cost, schedule, quality, and health & safety performance
* Liaise with residents and stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery and customer satisfaction
* Arrange, chair and minute monthly progress meetings
* Ensure works carried out meets the Group’s quality requirements and stakeholder’s expectations
* Monitor Key Performance Indicators and undertake regular reviews with contractors, to ensure continuous improvement
* Facilitate tenant, customer and staff consultations to ensure projects reflect their input where feasible
* Positively challenge current practices and suggest improvements for Best Value delivery for the customer
* Contribute to stock condition data collection and database accuracy. Ensuring any incorrect information is updated accordingly
* Represent the organisation positively in all external and internal interactions
* Uphold our standards in customer service, health & safety, and equality & diversity

More About You

* GCSEs (A*–C) in English and Maths or equivalent
* ONC/HNC in Building Surveying or related discipline
* Membership of RICS, CIOB, or equivalent qualification/experience
* Strong technical knowledge of buildings and building regulations
* Familiarity with statutory frameworks applicable to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)
* Proven ability to diagnose building defects and manage risk
* Competence in Microsoft Office and database systems
* Demonstrable experience delivering cyclical and planned maintenance programmes in social housing
* Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse range of stakeholders
* Commitment to high standards in customer care, health and safety, and equality
* Experience guiding others through complex casework
* Experience delivering works in a partnering environment
* Knowledge of best practice in environmental sustainability for housing stock
* Ability to use initiative when solving customer queries

* A full clean UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel

Choosing us is easy

As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

- 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
- Up to 8% contributory pension
- Flexible working
- In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.

Inclusion at A2Dominion

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk

We know some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If that’s you, we’d still encourage you to apply - or get in touch with us to talk it through.
At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers.

To apply, please visit: https://a2dominion.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/3/home/requisition/3477?c=a2dominion

This vacancy is being managed by Danny Banks – danny.banks@a2dominion.co.uk