Habitation Surveyor

Habitation Surveyor

Widnes

£38,893

Permanent, 37 hours per week

Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an experienced Habitation Surveyor to work across our vibrant organisation.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Duration: Permanent

What You’ll Do:

• Respond promptly to customer enquiries to build loyalty and maintain company reputation.
• Attend properties at convenient times to survey and resolve reported defects in line with company obligations.
• Identify appropriate solutions and aim to resolve repairs quickly while minimising commercial and reputational impact.
• Manage workloads using internal systems, liaising with colleagues, customers and contractors to achieve positive repair outcomes and provide regular updates.
• Work collaboratively across teams to support service delivery.
• Monitor and analyse defect trends to drive quality improvements, inform project management practices and support long-term asset strategies.
• Stay up to date with building regulations, industry standards and best practices to provide technical guidance when required.
• Carry out progress and post-inspections to ensure value for money, identify service failures, recommend improvements and help prevent recurring issues.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience or qualification in Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
• Good knowledge of the Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018 and relevant building legislation and regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and software packages such as Aareon for mobile working.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers, colleagues and stakeholders.

What You’ll Get:

• 30 day holiday entitlement (increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
• Competitive salary
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Supported training and development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
• Competitive Pension Scheme

Why Halton Housing?

At Halton Housing, our purpose is Improving People's Lives. We're looking for people who share our values:

• We are Honest – we build trust through openness, integrity and accountability.
• We are Dynamic – we embrace change, seek opportunities and continually improve.
• We Care – we put people first and make a positive difference to our customers, colleagues and communities.

If this sounds like you and you're looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.