Career opportunities Surveyor Technician

Team: Housing Property Team

Job Family: Providing – CBG7-9 Career Graded 

Salary: Starting salary £28,598 - £31,022 per annum pro rata. Moving up to £35,412 - £38,220 per annum pro rata - Career Graded post.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract: Hybrid - Permanent 

Closing Date: 5th August 2026

Interview Date: 17th August 2026

About the role:

In this role you will work as part of our busy Maintenance team, creating the best place to live for our residents by overseeing the Void Maintenance of Central Bedfordshire’s 5000+ Council owned homes. This role is to  support the relets team in inspecting and coordinating works in empty properties. You will also carry out inspections of homes to prioritise repairs (major/minor), adaptation and improvement work. 

As part of this role, you will be responsible for; 

• The health, safety, and condition of council owned dwellings by identification through inspection of void properties, and analysis of defects leading to project managing cost effective works to time, quality and budget.


• The planning, preparation, procurement, delivery and management of revenue and capital works programmes to time, budget and quality from inception to completion.


• Management, administration, procurement and supervision of contractors delivering inspection, risk assessment, renovation, servicing and maintenance to council owned property.


• Carrying out surveys and inspections of council owned property to diagnose repair defects and order effective remedial works.  Prepare strategies, reports, and feasibility studies into specific related subjects.


• Occasional desktop diagnosis of customer repair enquiries offering effective remedial works to reduce the number of site inspections of council owned property completed by colleagues.


• Working with CBC’s Contractors, placing orders for remedial works to void properties, managing the works & monitoring from start to completion, revenue and capital budget monitoring, attending contractor meetings and occasionally supporting other teams with surveying tasks. 

This role is a development role whereby a qualification will be undertaken whilst working. On completion of the full course (24 months) you will achieve a Level 3 Diploma in Surveying. You will have five GCSEs at Grade C or higher including Maths and English or a Level 2 apprenticeship in a construction or property related discipline. You will have some experience working within the social housing sector.

This is your chance to find your own personal greatness in this role where you will take the lead on the design, procurement and administration of various projects, refurbishment, responsive repairs and cyclical maintenance on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council’s Housing Property team. The Housing Property Team delivers a wide range of services to our residents, by ensuring that appropriate investment is undertaken on our tenant’s homes, ensuring they have a home fit for purpose for the future.  

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Lucy Tuttle Housing Team Leader at [email protected].

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