Job Title: Repairs & Maintenance Surveyor
Area of operation: Resident Services
Salary: £47,344
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Responsible to: Assistant Director of Property Services
Pension entitlement: Company Stakeholder Scheme
Annual leave entitlement: 30 days per annum
Place of work: Flexible covering a patch of properties across Kent and Surrey with requirements for occasional travel to English Rural’s office in Surrey and site visits as necessary (Hybrid Contract)
Essential Car User Allowance: This role is eligible for English Rural’s essential car user scheme (£5,200 per annum)
Closing Date: 12-noon on Friday 22nd May 2026
Interview Date: Friday 5th June (in person at our Surrey office)
About English Rural:
English Rural Housing Association is a leading national rural specialist working to provide affordable homes in small villages for local people. We own and manage around 1,600 affordable properties, spread amongst 150 villages, and have a development programme of around 200 more homes. We are looking to recruit a Repairs and Maintenance Surveyor to cover homes across the Surrey and Kent regions.
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to shape a surveyor role focused on delivering high-quality repairs, maintenance and void management. Working under the leadership of the Assistant Director of Property Services and collaboratively with housing and surveying colleagues, the role will be expected to inform and deliver agreed business strategy. Managing the performance of external contractors to achieve good value and working within agreed budgets are essential.
About you:
To succeed in this role, you will have a proven track record in building surveying and property diagnostics. You will need good communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to collaborate and work effectively within a fast-paced environment. Experience in contract management, technical surveying and delivering customer satisfaction are essential, as well as knowledge and experience of stock condition surveying. The right candidate will have sufficient technically expertise, either from a formal qualification or direct experience. English Rural is looking to invest in and develop the right candidate to grow with our business.
Key Contact:
For an informal discussion please contact Tom Sandy on 020 7820 7930, or email tom.sandy@englishrural.org.uk.
To Apply:
If you feel excited by the challenges posed by this role, you can find further information by following the links below to download the relevant documentation. To apply, please email your CV with a supporting statement evidencing how you meet the requirements of this role to: recruitment@englishrural.org.uk.
Please advise if there are any restrictions to your residency in the UK that might affect your right to take up employment in the UK.
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Closing date for applications: 12-noon on Friday 22nd May 2026
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