Repairs Surveyor - Basildon District Council
Basildon Borough Council
Temporary, Full Time
Up to £300.00 per day umbrella
Location: Basildon
Closing Date: 7th November 2025
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council (BBC) to recruit two Repairs Surveyors on an initial 6-month temporary basis. Please note that these posts will be based in the office 3 days per week.
Why Basildon?
The borough of Basildon is alive with opportunity and has the ingredients to be one of the most successful and desirable places in the Southeast. As the largest economy in the Thames Estuary outside London, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved but we are never complacent. We are driving inclusive, sustainable growth to provide opportunity and prosperity for local people and businesses, access to quality homes, vibrant town centres and an enhanced local environment.
Main Purpose:
Basildon Borough Councils vision is “A strong future together – investing in homes, neighbourhoods and lives”. The Repair Service Team’s role is to contribute to developing this vision through ensuring that homes are well maintained, and customers receive a high quality service from including from contractors working on behalf of Basildon Borough Council.
Main Responsibilities
- To carry out pre-inspection of repairs to tenanted/void and leasehold properties within defined timescales, set targets, schedule repairs and raise orders.
- To monitor repairs in tenanted/void and leasehold properties including liaising with the contractor where necessary in respect of progress and variations.
- To post inspect completed repairs to tenanted/void and leasehold properties to ensure work is satisfactory and to required standard and authorise charges/variations.
- To undertake technical surveys on the housing stock, including leasehold flats, to identify
- and make accurate diagnosis of complex repairs, including specifying materials, work content trades and place the work with suitable contractor, managing the project/programme to produce solutions that can be over a prolonged period.
- Undertake 100% post inspections of works completed for exclusions by the partnering contractors on a monthly basis, ensuring that works have been carried out to the correct quality and standard required.
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience and knowledge of the building maintenance industry including relevant experience in the inspection of domestic property and the remedy of maintenance problems
- Experience of monitoring programmes and budgets
- Extensive knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including CDM regulations and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
- Makes prompt, clear decisions which may involve tough choices or considered risks
- Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people
- Experience of developing and sustaining effective working relationships and communications, both internally and externally, with the ability to explain complex information verbally and in writing to tenants, council officers/managers at all levels
What you should do next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk
