Damp Surveyor

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Damp Surveyor to join our newly established team dedicated to addressing damp, mould, and disrepair issues.

If you’re passionate about improving housing standards and want to be part of a forward-thinking team making a real impact, we want to hear from you.

The Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are proud to serve our city. We offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.

If you are ready for your next challenge and want to work somewhere where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. For further information regarding this role please contact Laura Crisp on 01603 98774.

Location

Norwich City Hall / Hybrid

Basis

Full-time

City

Norwich

Contract type

Permanent

Salary band

£44,075 - £47,181 (pro-rata, per annum)

Hours

DBS requirement

Basic

Closing Date

12/06/2026

Ref No

11003

Damp Surveyor

You’ll conduct a crucial role in diagnosing, resolving reports of damp, mould and condensation within our housing stock. In addition, this role will be looking at ways to prevent damp and mould within our housing stock to help ensure that our residents live in safe, healthy, and well-maintained homes.

Your input will be central to driving forward our commitment to delivering high-quality housing services that really make a difference to the lives of our tenants.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all damp survey’s investigation in liaison with appointed contractors.
• Ensuring all projects have a formal brief, specifications, procurement plans and tender
• to deliver Team Plans, Corporate Plan.
• Take a collaborative approach to delivering support across the team/service, supporting colleagues to deliver positive outcomes beyond traditional service boundaries where required and directed by encouraging the sharing knowledge, experience and resources across teams in the council.
• Contribute and support the development and delivery of the Council’s strategies and policies as required.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential, as you will liaise closely with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice and guidance.

Skills Required

Essential

• The ability to survey existing buildings to identify defects and their likely cause, negotiate solutions to problems arising during building works between vulnerable clients and contractors.
• The ability to challenge poor performance and sub-standard workmanship
• Experience of drawing up detailed schedules and specifications for building works. Particularly for damp remedials.
• Experience of drawing plans using computer aided design software.
• Experience of administering building contracts.
• Experience in work within local authority/housing association environment.
• Experience of developing relations, negotiating and working with key strategic stakeholders such as contractors.
• Good written, verbal communication skills.
• IT skills and computer literacy.

You will need to work flexibly/out of hours as a duty officer as required. Full UK driving licence.

Educational Requirements

Essential

• HNC/HND in construction or equivalent.

Why work for us

Our council is full of people who have chosen to work in local government because they want to help others and make a difference to their lives or the environment in which local people live.

To find out more about working and living in Norwich Home | Work in Norwich .

The council has a long and proud history of being a council that is keen to push the boundaries of what a district can achieve, to find out more about what it is like to work in local government visit Working in local government - #LocalGov Careers - Youth Employment UK

We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether you’re looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.

Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and the services the council provides. We also offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.

Equal Opportunities Policy

The council is committed to a policy of equality opportunity in employment, in recruitment and the services we provide. Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post regardless of sex, gender reassignment, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status, domestic responsibilities, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. People with disabilities are guaranteed an interview provided they are suitably qualified and/or experienced.

Candidates will be considered for shortlisting on the factual information on their application form. Therefore it is important to give as much detail as possible including information about experience gained outside employment.

Benefits

We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package and are proud to have the Living Wage accreditation. Whether you’re looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.

• All employees are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Paid holiday entitlement starts at 26 days per annum and increases with length of service to a maximum of 33 days per annum. This is pro rata for part-time employees
• In addition to the statutory public holidays, we grant an additional statutory day leave at Christmas
• Norwich City Council supports its employees through the provision of occupational health and employee assistance support