Great pension
Generous holiday
Learning and Development

Building Surveyor

Salary £39,465 per annum
Location Home based with regular travel
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This is a 37 Hours per week, Temporary vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The role

Building Surveyor  

  • £39,465 per annum plus benefits. 
  • 37 Hours per week  
  • Home based with regular travel to Magna Sites  
  • Access to a Company Works Van Provided. 
  • Following review in 2026, this initial 2-year fixed-term contract may present the opportunity for extension or long-term engagement with Magna, to support the development of our zero-carbon approach. 
  • Closing date for applications: 17th April 24 (Midday)  

At Magna our vision is to create great homes together.  Magna have ambitious plans and we are seeking creative, aspirational and talented people to work with us! 

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Surveyor within the Asset Investment department of Magna Housing, for an enthusiastic and committed individual.  You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works in partnership with our colleagues, assisting in the development of survey programmes. You will interpret and analyse property data, alongside conducting stock condition, retrofit and redevelopment surveys to our homes.    

What you take care of & key responsibilities: 

  • To support the programmes maintenance projects and be responsible for the delivery of, through to completion. To undertake comprehensive surveys of our assets, to collect and record data related to the current condition and future replacement needs of the building elements. 
  • Lead and manage multiple investment projects (including customer engagement) using effective project, contract, and budget management, ensuring all works meet our quality performance measures. 
  • Ensure that all tasks are carefully considered, clearly defined, and documented across all aspect of your work, whilst maintaining regular customer contact and feedback, to promote optimum customer satisfaction levels. 

What you need to be successful:  

  • You will have a HND or equivalent in a construction related discipline, with a mathematical mindset with excellent communication, numeracy, and interpersonal skills.  
  • You need to be organised, logical and capable of concise and accurate work, together with a proficient level of IT comprehension.  
  • You will have excellent knowledge of Building Regulations and experience of construction from inception to completion.  
  • It would be advantageous to hold Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor Certification, although training will be provided to assist in obtaining it if you do not currently have this. 

This post is subject to a Basic Level Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.  

Applicants with transferrable skills are encouraged to apply. 

Magna Benefits: 

We pride ourselves on providing an excellent working environment and great benefits. We look after those who work for us as we understand that without the commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to provide the fantastic range of services to our customers. 

We offer: 

  • 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service) 
  • Pension matched up to 8% 
  • Employee assistance & health care cash plan 
  • Learning and development 
  • Discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping 
  • Wellbeing portal 
  • Colleague Voice 

Our full range of benefits can be viewed on our website under each vacancy: 

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dani Davies – Resourcing Business Partner at dani.davies@magna.org.uk or mobile: 07528 974936. 

To apply please visit our website www.magna.org.uk and scroll down to “Work with Magna”.      

Magna reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.  We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application early. 

 

About us

We’re Magna Housing, a customer-centred housing association, mainly working in Dorset and Somerset (our head office is in Dorchester) with a vision to create great homes together. We want to make sure that we constantly add value to the lives of our customers, and our colleagues, and we work hard to deliver this year on year.

Our vision of “Creating Great Homes Together” is fundamental to the work we do and we have ambitious plans to be “beyond the best” over the next ten years.

Magna prides itself on being large enough to influence but small enough to care. We are on an exciting journey – one that requires agility in how the business develops over the next decade, and different, innovative ways of working as we explore new territory.

Inclusion is important to us here at Magna, and inclusion for everyone is our commitment to making long term and deep change to become an organisation known for being inclusive and welcoming for all. We won’t achieve our vision, mission or strategy without being inclusive. It is the foundation of how we work, our culture and our values and how we adjust to make sure our customer and colleague experiences are welcoming and relevant.

Our successes come through an appreciation of difference – different perspectives, experiences, thoughts, actions and skills. All of which add value and generate innovation. Embracing difference will enable us to get it right, first time, and offer the right homes in the right place for our customers.

For further information about Magna, please visit our website by clicking here.

Our benefits

Generous holiday

This means the safety of our colleagues our customers is always our main priority.

Competitive pension

This is our mindset and our team approach to putting customers at the heart of all we do.

Wellbeing support

This is about how we treat each other and how we go about our business.

Healthcare cash plan

This is about how we all take responsibility for all our actions every day.

Learning and development

This is about how we learn about each other, our customers and our business. Learning helps make sure we all do the right thing, how we challenge convention and look beyond existing boundaries.

Colleague voice

This is how we come together as #teammagna, embracing our diversity and recognising that together we can achieve outstanding results. ​

For more details on our great range of benefits, please download the attachment which can be found at the bottom of this page.

Always safe

This means the safety of our colleagues and our customers is always our main priority.

All about customers

This is our mindset and our team approach to putting customers at the heart of all we do.

Be kind

This is about how we treat each other and how we go about our business.

Own it

This is about how we all take responsibility for all our actions every day.

One team

This is how we come together as #teammagna, embracing our diversity and recognising that together we can achieve outstanding results. ​

Be curious

This is about how we learn about each other, our customers and our business. Learning helps make sure we all do the right thing, how we challenge convention and look beyond existing boundaries

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