As a Senior Building Surveyor you will share in Templer HomeBuild’s passion for people and buildings. We are looking for a genuine people leader to support a small team of 3 Building Surveyors and 1 Administrator to deliver our organisations promise - to maintain quality, safe and sustainable homes We are seeking an individual with strong leadership, planning, organising and problem-solving skills. You will be knowledgeable of Building Regulations, Housing Standards and CDM and have proven leadership experience - this may not be in the capacity of a Building Surveyor, perhaps you have been a Contracts Manager or even a Project Manager, we are open to any transferable job titles and experience/sector background - most importantly you will have people leadership experience. This is a fantastic role with the opportunity to add real value, make a role your own and support the development of a promising Housing Asset function. Templer HomeBuild are a wholly owned subsidiary of Teign Housing, with a strong connection to Ian Williams Ltd (Contractor), offering you long term stability and security. We deliver a comprehensive repairs, voids, compliance, and planned works service to residents throughout the Teignbridge and surrounding areas. Benefits: Private mileage scheme and fuel card Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 7% 31 Days Holiday per year which includes Bank Holidays, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year Life Insurance & Private Medical Insurance Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice. Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay. The Building Surveyor Manager / Senior Building Surveyor role: You will immerse yourself in our core aims, best practice principles and your teams key job responsibilities to create ‘fit for purpose’ processes and procedures in order to deliver a comprehensive surveying service that meets our needs and those of our residents. Day to day you will manage, develop and lead your team ensuring their work and professional development and training is aligned with their personal goals and those of the business. Engage with Teign Housing, Residents & Stakeholders to understand and manage a wide range of complex housing survey needs. Following this you will continually provide professional advice and guidance whilst acknowledging practical and cost-effective solutions. As a leader you will balance what needs to be done with commercial awareness and a ‘value for money’ approach Work closely with the commercial & operational teams to ensure alignment of objectives to deliver consistent quality and value for money Oversee and manage the technical and regulatory aspects of works – to include scoping, specifications, inspections and audits as well as contractor performance. What will you bring as a Building Surveyor Manager/ Senior Building Surveyor? Proven people management experience ideally from within the housing maintenance or refurbishment industry. However, we are open to other transferable backgrounds that enable great people management experience and excellent building fabrication knowledge. Ability to motivate, coach and mentor a high performing team - leadership & people development experience is important. Good technical writing skills. Ability to build positive relationships with Teign Housing, Residents & Stakeholders to ensure their sometimes-conflicting priorities are managed to deliver the best outcome possible. Excellent communication skills are a real must Additional Benefits include: Annual pay reviews Training and development opportunities Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family Specsavers vouchers For information on all other additional benefits, we do to enhance your work/life balance, please visit our website. About Templer HomeBuild We are an exciting venture, with the security and stability of being a subsidiary company of Teign Housing, with a strong connection with Ian Williams, where we benefit from their expertise of being one of the UKs leading property services companies. We deliver a comprehensive responsive repairs service (including gas servicing and repairs) as well as offering a host of additional property services including planned improvement, voids and cyclical servicing. We are passionate about people and firmly believe that our success will only be maintained if we continue to offer you a great place to work, support you with the right benefits and provide you with the opportunity to develop your career and fulfil your potential. We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes. Templer HomeBuild is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Templer HomeBuild —it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly. Templer HomeBuild will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website. We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies; therefore, we politely request no agencies engage with us regarding this position.