Building Surveyor

Becoming part of the property team in a niche charity could be just the job for you, at the Methodist Ministers’ Housing Society.

An enthusiastic, empathetic and organised building surveyor is needed at MMHS, which looks after the housing needs of retired Methodist ministers of limited means. This new role is both hands-on and strategic.

MMHS has a nationwide portfolio of 900+ residential properties, more than 700 of which are occupied by ministers and their dependents. The remaining properties are market rented.

1 JOB DETAILS         

Job title                                  Building Surveyor

Salary                                     £45,000 - £50,000pa (depending on experience), pension, other benefits

Contract type                        Full-time, permanent

Closing Date                         12noon, 9 May 2022

Location                                 Office and home-based and on-site

Team/directorate                 Property                                                         

Responsible to                      Property Director

2 JOB PURPOSE

• To provide a high standard, efficient and effective professional service across the residential property portfolio.
• To support colleagues in the Property Team on maintenance and repair programmes, refurbishment projects, and property compliance matters generally.
• To carry out property appraisals and surveys.
• To be pivotal in the scoping and tendering of a Stock Condition Survey and its subsequent implementation.
• To support MMHS’s EPC ‘C’ energy efficiency rating initiatives and its Net Zero strategy as it develops.

3 KEY DUTIES

• Writing specifications and tenders.
• Providing in-house expertise on a wide range of residential property matters – such as health and safety compliance.
• Supporting Refurbishment Manager and Maintenance and Repair Manager.
• Budgeting and liaising with MMHS’s Finance Team.
• Sharing knowledge across MMHS.
• Undertaking all administrative tasks connected to the role, in particular data inputting.
• Undertaking any other duties as requested by management which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or necessary for the smooth running of the business.

4 PERSON SPEC

Qualifications and specific training

• Essential – AssocRICS, MRICS or FRICS 
• Desirable – degree

Experience 

• Essential – demonstrable experience in residential property; compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.

Skills

• Essential – developed IT skills; management of projects; change programmes.

Personal attributes

• Essential – self-motivated; proactive; attention to detail; personal empathy; sympathetic to the Christian faith.

Additional requirements

• Essential – requires UK-wide travel, therefore must be flexible and able to spend time away from home; full clean UK driving licence.