Surveyor Damp & Disrepair

Surveyor Damp & Disrepair

Housing Repairs & Empty Homes

Permanent

Full time, 37 hours per week

NS10 £39,363 - £41,220 *Pay award pending

Salary stated is inclusive of a market supplement due for review March 2028

Are you an experienced Housing Repairs Surveyor ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to play a leading role in improving living conditions and making a real difference to people’s lives?

We’re building a brand-new, ambitious team dedicated to tackling damp, mould, and disrepair across our housing stock and this is your opportunity to be at the heart of it.

This isn’t just another surveying role. It’s a chance to shape a service, influence standards, and deliver meaningful change for our tenants and communities.

Why This Role Matters:

Every day, you’ll help ensure that our tenants live in safe, warm, and healthy homes. Your expertise will directly impact wellbeing, prevent issues from escalating, and support vulnerable residents when they need it most.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that is committed to investing in its homes, its people, and its communities.

We’re an ambitious, forward-thinking Council with strong values and a culture of doing our absolute best to serve our customers. We are proud of our organisational culture and receive positive feedback from our employees. We have a programme of internal activity to ensure that the voices of our employees are always heard and that they are kept informed on all Council activity and events. From roadshows to an annual award ceremony, from reviewing working arrangements to monthly craft sessions, it is incredibly important our employees are shown how valued they are and that they remain the beating heart of our workplace.

We offer:

• Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme.
• Flexi scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service.
• Family-friendly benefits.
• One days’ paid volunteering leave.
• Lifestyle benefits platform.
• Funded health cash plan.
• Free car parking to 31 March 2028
• £10 a month gym membership at one of our gyms in the district.

You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan.

For an informal chat or more information, please contact Michael Smith, Repairs Supervisor (Damp, Mould and Disrepair) on michael.smith@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk.

As an employer we will promote an inclusive working environment to maintain and develop a forward thinking and diverse workforce.

Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed interviews provided they have demonstrated that they meet the criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specifications on their application forms.

We will not accept CVs from unsolicited recruitment agencies.

We recommend you submit your application early, as we often receive a large number of applications and therefore we reserve the right to close the advert early

Closing Date: 13th July

Interview: 20th July