Salary: £39,152 to £41,771
Working Arrangements: Full Time
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
Status of Employment: Permanent

At Berneslai Homes, we strive to be an ambitious, forward-thinking social housing provider and employer. Working for us offers you a chance to play a real part in improving homes and communities throughout Barnsley.

Managing around 18,000 homes on behalf of Barnsley Council, our ‘3 Cs’ values are at the heart of all we do here – we promise to always put the Customer first, have a Can do attitude to make change happen, and stay Curious to make sure we get things right.

We’re proud to announce that we are the first local authority to achieve the highest C1 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing following our recent inspection. This outcome means that we meet consumer standards as a landlord, identify when issues occur, and implement plans to prevent recurrence—demonstrating our commitment to providing high-quality homes and prioritising tenant safety, needs, and well-being.

The Repairs and Maintenance Surveyor role:

We're looking for an ambitious and motivated Repairs and Maintenance Surveyor to join our team.

Within this role you will provide technical expertise on all aspects of building maintenance under the direction of the Repairs & Maintenance Manager and the Senior Repairs & Maintenance Surveyor, ensuring a targeted right first time and customer focussed approach.

You will also maintain quality and safety throughout the delivery of both Revenue & Capital workstreams whilst carrying out technical surveys, produce detailed scope of works and drawings, contract management skills to track jobs from end to end and be able to ensure robust financial control across all delegated workstreams.





Key duties and responsibilities of our Repairs and Maintenance Surveyor:

- Work in collaboration with other service areas, contribute towards the ongoing development and review of Strategy, Policy, Specification and Action Plans in relation to Repairs & Maintenance.
- Effective stakeholder and contract management skills to ensure daily operations are maintained and for the completion of projects including but not limited to acquisitions (including new build), voids and extensive works.
- Ensure designated individual projects are carried out to specification, design and within the appropriate time scales and budgetary resources.
- The management, organisation and chairing of meetings with Contract Delivery Partners and External Contractors including internal and external agencies or departments as required.
- Be involved in the development, procurement, delivery, monitoring and review of all Repair & Maintenance works and projects including monitoring performance by measuring against contractual Key Performance Indicators which will involve contributing towards making Operational & Financial decisions and providing data and reports as required.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Employee Specification upon completing your application.

What we’re looking for in our Repairs and Maintenance Surveyor:

- Relevant Level 4 qualification (i.e. HNC / NVQ)



or extensive experience with a willingness to achieve the above qualification in a reasonable timescale.
- Willingness to undertake further training as required, particularly in relation to HHSRS.
- Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment or willingness to achieve the above qualification in a reasonable timescale.
- Understanding of the Regulator of Social Housings Consumer Standards and our Statutory Duties.
- Ability to diagnose building defects and make technical Experience of working in a similar role within domestic and non-domestic stocks.

What you might be asking is, why work for us?

We are proud to put our people first! By joining Berneslai Homes, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Agile Working Package
- Excellent Pension Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Health & Wellbeing Checks
- Fantastic Training and Development Opportunities

Key Dates:

Shortlisting is due to take place week commencing 7 September 2026 and interview dates are due to take place week commencing 28 September 2026. Please note these dates are subject to change.

Further Information

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Hannah Darwin, Repairs and Maintenance Manager by emailing [email protected]

We conduct spot checks for AI use in applications to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process. If AI use is suspected, we may contact you to discuss it, which may result in your application being withdrawn.

- This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check.
- CVs will not be accepted.
- Berneslai Homes values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

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