Location: Barrow Town Hall
Contract Type: Permanent

About this opportunity

This role is part of the Housing Landlord Service. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of housing assets, undertaking property inspections, diagnosing building defects, specifying repairs, and overseeing remedial works. You will play a key role in maintaining decent homes standards and ensuring value for money across our housing stock. You will also play a key role in ensuring the service meets regulatory standards and maintains its strong building safety, quality and compliance position.

 In this role, you will:

• Undertake property inspections and condition surveys.

• Diagnose building defects and specify remedial works.

• Manage responsive repairs, disrepair cases, and void properties.

• Monitor contractor performance and quality of workmanship.

• Support compliance with health and safety, statutory, and regulatory requirements.

• Provide professional surveying advice to internal teams and tenants.

• Assist in the delivery of planned maintenance and improvement programmes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. You will be joining a flexible, supportive, and responsive Housing Team where we work collectively to deliver the best outcomes for our residents.

Who we are looking for…

Are you an experienced surveyor with a passion for delivering high-quality housing services? We are seeking a Housing Landlord Surveyor to join our Housing Property team and help ensure our homes remain safe, compliant, and well maintained for our tenants.

We are seeking someone who is:

• Relevant surveying qualification (HNC/HND, degree, or equivalent).

• Experience working within social housing, local government, or residential property management.

• Knowledge of building construction, maintenance, and housing legislation.

• Strong contract management and project management skills.

• Considerable and Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety regulations within a construction environment

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Full UK driving licence.

• An excellent communicator on all levels with a strong ability to listen and build effective and meaningful relationships, including developing partnerships with external agencies

• Organised and can work to deadlines, prioritising workload to ensure these are met and work is completed effectively

• Able to work well as part of a team and foster good working relationships both within and between teams

• Be non-judgemental and approachable with a customer-focused approach to demonstrate understanding and empathy in delivering a customer-focused service

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. You will be joining a flexible, supportive, and responsive Housing Team where we work collectively to deliver the best outcomes for our residents.

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact the Workforce and Resourcing Team at recruitment@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 12/07/2026

Interview date: TBC

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Interview details such as venue/timings will be shared with successful candidates, following the shortlisting process. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this role, please contact the HR Systems Team at HR.Systems@cumbria.gov.uk.

Safer Recruitment & DBS

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and/or Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and/or Children.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.