Site Surveyor

Redditch, Worcestershire
Wates
The Vacancy

WPS are looking for an experienced Site Surveyor to join our Responsive Maintenance team, supporting a key social housing client . This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in social housing and a passion for delivering high-quality maintenance and voids work across a geographically diverse patch.

You’ll be based out of our Redditch office, with hybrid working options available, and will be responsible for overseeing works across the region down to Milton Keynes.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce commercial outputs and monitor cost control across responsive repairs and voids.
• Liaise with client representatives to ensure compliance with service standards.
• Ensure timely production of valuations and invoicing.
• Support communication between WPS and the client to maintain strong working relationships.
• Maintain accurate records of costs, authorisations, and recoveries.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Site Surveyor, ideally within the social housing sector .
• Strong commercial and financial awareness.
• Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
• Understanding of maintenance and property management legislation.

Why Join Us?

At WPS, we offer a supportive and forward-thinking environment where your expertise is valued.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary and profit share
• Hybrid working flexibility
• Career development opportunities
• Access to WPS employee benefits and wellbeing support

If you’re ready to take the next step in your surveying career and make a real impact in social housing, we’d love to hear from you.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.