Residential Surveyor

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

5/31/2025

What’s The Opportunity

Our Property Consultancy team provide strategic advice and guide clients through a full spectrum of property consultancy, housing asset management and compliance related activities.

We have an opportunity for a Residential Surveyor / Stock Condition Surveyor to join our team. The role would particularly suit an individual from a residential building surveying background, with experience of large-scale stock condition surveys and related asset management. Knowledge of electronic data capture systems would be beneficial.

Travel to project-related locations is part of the role, mainly within the north of England.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

This Is a Varied Role And Includes The Following

• Field-based data collection, undertaking stock surveys and providing EPCs
• Assisting with the management of surveys and co-ordination with fieldwork managers
• Liaising with the data analysts within the team
• Undertaking physical reinspection’s, accompanied visits and other data on site QA checks
• Dealing with confidential data
• Providing input into asset management advice and support
• Completing Decent Homes and HHSRS assessments and validations
• Dealing with any surveyor related issues or concerns including complaints
  
  

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Appropriate qualifications such as RICS or CIOB would be highly desirable including knowledge of construction technology relating to residential accommodation.
• Up to date knowledge of current asset management, compliance and statutory best practice and regulatory requirements will be essential in advising clients
• Additional compliance related experience and qualifications e.g. DEA, FPA, NEBOSH, P402/405 would be desirable but not essential (energy assessor training will be provided if not currently held)
• Attention to detail and a professional demeanour is important. You will ideally be methodical and have a high level of intellect - combining excellent management and oral skills to ensure projects are delivered to a high quality within agreed timelines
• It is anticipated the role will require initial and on-going training in areas where knowledge may be limited, and you will be fully supported by Ridge in gaining this expertise
• Experience in related databases (not necessarily within the housing sector)
• You should have an analytical mind with excellent written and oral skills to produce considered and robust outputs for the team and clients.