Senior Property Surveyor | Full Time | London | £57,495

Lewisham Council is hiring a Senior Property Surveyor. This is a full-time role based in London. The listed location is 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU. The role is mainly based at Laurence House, with hybrid working from the office and home.

You will provide expert technical leadership across surveying work in the SIAM team. You will manage complex building surveys, lead a team of surveyors and help keep Lewisham’s housing stock safe, compliant and well maintained.

You will also support asset and stock investment managers. This will include work on compliance, budgets, resident contact, reports, specifications and project delivery.

This is a proper senior Surveyor role. Not just “review the property issue and circle back”, that timeless ritual humans invented to delay useful action.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead surveying work: Provide technical leadership across property surveying functions.
• Manage complex cases: Take projects from first enquiry through to completion.
• Support housing safety: Help make sure housing stock is safe, compliant and sustainable.
• Lead a team: Manage, support, motivate and develop surveyors.
• Produce reports: Write clear technical reports and specifications.
• Cost solutions: Prepare costed options and support value for money.
• Support investment work: Work with asset and stock investment managers.
• Manage compliance: Help ensure work meets housing and statutory requirements.
• Assess defects: Use technical knowledge to review building defects.
• Support building safety: Apply knowledge of building safety, HHSRS and housing disrepair protocol.
• Manage budgets: Help manage budgets linked to works and programmes.
• Work with residents: Explain complex issues clearly to members of the public.
• Liaise with contractors: Work with contractors to deliver safe, high-quality homes.
• Manage risk: Support risk management within housing and asset work.
• Improve standards: Help maintain housing stock to a high standard.

About You

You will need strong building surveying knowledge and sound judgement.

You should be able to manage complex cases and explain technical issues clearly. You will also need to lead people well and work with residents, contractors and internal teams.

You will need:

• Surveying experience: Strong technical property or building surveying expertise.
• Housing knowledge: Good knowledge of housing regulations.
• Defects knowledge: Strong understanding of building defects.
• Safety knowledge: Knowledge of building safety, HHSRS and housing disrepair protocol.
• Project skills: Ability to manage complex projects from start to finish.
• Report writing: Ability to produce high-quality reports and specifications.
• Team leadership: Experience leading or supporting surveying teams.
• Budget skills: Experience supporting or leading budget management.
• Value for money: Ability to support cost control and investment planning.
• Communication: Ability to explain technical information clearly.
• Stakeholder skills: Confidence working with residents, contractors and colleagues.
• Collaborative style: Ability to support teams and help deliver safe homes.

You will also need:

• Qualification: Degree or equivalent in Building Surveying or a related construction subject.
• Professional membership: MRICS, MCIOB or working towards this.
• DBS check: The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

What Lewisham Council Offers

Lewisham Council offers training, development and public sector benefits.

Benefits include:

• Salary: £57,495 per year.
• Hybrid working: Regular working from home and office.
• Annual leave: Generous holiday allowance.
• Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working: Flexible working and family-friendly policies.
• Travel support: Season ticket and bicycle loans.
• Discounts: Staff discounts, including local subsidised gym memberships.
• Staff networks: Access to supportive staff networks.
• Development: Training and development opportunities.
• Inclusive employer: Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.
• Meaningful work: Help deliver safe, high-quality homes for local residents.

Lewisham is a vibrant and culturally diverse borough. It is recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary for its work supporting the rights of refugees and migrants.

How to Apply

Apply through the Lewisham Council recruitment process before 24 May 2026 at 23:59.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Lewisham Council does not accept CVs for this role.

You must complete the application form in full. Your supporting statement should show how you meet each point in the person specification.

For an informal discussion, contact:

Sean Haslam
Email: Sean.Haslam@lewisham.gov.uk

Lewisham Council may close the advert early if it receives a high number of applications. Naturally, even job adverts now have commitment issues.

Application Tips

Use clear examples from your Surveyor or building surveying work. Show how you have managed complex cases, led teams, written reports and dealt with defects, disrepair, HHSRS and building safety issues. Make your degree, professional membership and budget experience easy to find. Since CVs are not accepted, use the supporting statement carefully and answer each person specification point directly.