Braxfield Recruitment Limited

Interim Maintenance Surveyor Day Rate: £325 - £350 a day dependant on experience Location: Guildford Area Braxfield Recruitment have teamed up with a leading Housing Provider to source an experienced and talented day to day maintenance surveyor to join their team. The Role As the Interim Day-to-Day Maintenance Surveyor, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of responsive repairs and planned maintenance across the property portfolio. The role is operational and customer-focused, ensuring properties are maintained to a safe, compliant, and high standard. Key responsibilities will include: Managing day-to-day responsive repairs and maintenance works Carrying out property inspections, defect diagnosis, and condition surveys Preparing schedules of work and specifications Monitoring contractor performance, quality, costs, and compliance Ensuring works meet statutory, health & safety, and local authority standards Liaising with tenants, leaseholders, contractors, and internal stakeholders Supporting the delivery of service improvements and performance targets Ideal Candidate: To be considered for this interim opportunity, you will ideally have: Proven experience working as a Maintenance Surveyor within a social housing environment Strong technical knowledge of building maintenance and repairs Experience managing external contractors and service-level agreements A sound understanding of health & safety, compliance, and housing legislation Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills The ability to hit the ground running in a fast-paced, operational role Relevant qualifications in building surveying, construction, or a related discipline are desirable, and professional membership (e.g. RICS, CIOB) is advantageous but not essential. If you are an experience day to day maintenance surveyor that is currently or will soon be available please submit your CV and a member of the Braxfield team will be in contact to discuss the Maintenance Surveyor role in more detail.

Interim Multi-skilled Trades Operative Day Rate: Interim role £180 £220 a day umbrella rate Location: Guildford Area Braxfield Recruitment are working alongside a leading Housing Provider to recruit a Multi-skilled Trades Operative, ideally with a core plumbing or carpentry background, to join their team. The Role As an Multi-Skilled Operative, you will be responsible for carrying out a variety of day-to-day repairs and maintenance works across the property portfolio, ensuring properties are maintained to a safe and habitable standard. Key responsibilities will include: Delivering responsive and planned maintenance works across occupied and void properties Undertaking a range of multi-trade tasks, with a primary focus on plumbing or carpentry Carrying out repairs such as first and second fix plumbing, bathroom/kitchen repairs, doors, locks, flooring, and general carpentry Diagnosing faults and completing works efficiently on a right-first-time basis Ensuring all works are completed in line with health & safety requirements Providing a customer-focused service when working in tenants homes Accurately completing job records and reports Ideal Candidate: To be considered for this temp to perm role, you will ideally have: A recognised trade background. Proven experience working as a multi-skilled operative within a social housing environment The ability to carry out a range of secondary trade repairs to a good standard Strong knowledge of health & safety and safe working practices A full UK driving licence (essential) Good communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach Relevant trade qualifications (e.g. NVQ / City & Guilds) are highly desirable. If you are an experienced Multi-skilled trades operative that is currently or will soon be available, please submit your CV and a member of the Braxfield team will be in contact to discuss the role in more detail.