Overview

Are you enthusiastic, passionate, and committed to improving the condition of housing for the residents of Sheffield’s Council Housing Service?

Exciting new job opportunities have arisen for Surveyors to join our growing Asset Management and Programme Works Team (AMT), and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are looking to recruit 3 new Surveyors on permanent contracts.

We have 2 x 37 hour and 1 x 18.5 hour vacancies.

This role involves travelling and working at various worksites across the city with the expectation that some working remotely at home is required.

The Surveyor Role

As a Surveyor, you will join a busy team that are responsible for carrying out various surveying services in our housing stock across Sheffield – comprising approximately 38,000 properties. This is an opportunity to join a front-line service with scope to influence and improve the service we provide for the residents of Sheffield.

You will be working within a team of experienced, supportive, and motivated staff to provide a professional technical advice service. You will effectively work with colleagues from Sheffield City Council, external contractors and other stakeholders to deliver a high-quality service that meets and exceeds standards.

AMT perform various workstreams on behalf of the Council and your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Visiting residents’ homes to perform comprehensive surveys
Stock Condition Surveys (SCSs)
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
Housing Health and Safety Rating System Assessments (HHSRS)
Digital floor plans
Providing training and technical support
Risk assessment
Management of budgets and cost estimation
Assessing product suitability
Communication with stakeholders e.g. in person/virtual meetings, email, phone etc.
Report writing
Coordination of projects
Problem solving and diagnosis of defects
Performing Clerk of Works function
Using IT effectively e.g. using a hand-held tablet to gather data
Managing your time and meeting targets
Maintaining and submitting accurate records e.g. time sheets, mileage claims etc.
Cohering with internal and external standards and legislation

You will be expected to work towards and achieve applicable qualifications to carry out your duties, and full training will be provided where appropriate.

Please see the attached Surveyor Job Description within this opportunity for more information about your specific Duties and Responsibilities.

About The Person

We are looking for applicants with an appropriate trade qualification, with knowledge and practical experience within the built environment sector. You will be able to demonstrate that your skills and abilities will effectively support the delivery of our workstreams. Additionally, you will have a positive approach, can do attitude and can provide a high quality, continually improving and customer driven service that aligns with Our Values.

Please see the attached Surveyor Job Description within this opportunity for more information about the Person Specification.

As above, our full-time employees work 37 hours per week, and we offer a generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum for the first five years of service, plus bank holidays. As an employee of Sheffield City Council, you will also have access to great terms and conditions of working, with the option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities, which benefit you and the Council. For more information about Sheffield City Council’s employee benefits, please visit: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/job-vacancies/working-for-us1

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.