Asset Surveyor

Sanctuary is seeking an Asset Surveyor to join their team in Banbury, offering a salary between £44,520 and £46,863 per year. The role involves overseeing property inspections, managing improvement projects, and ensuring compliance with regulations while maintaining relationships with stakeholders. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications in surveying and a valid UK driving licence. The position is part of a not-for-profit organisation committed to customer service and community values. Sanctuary offers a comprehensive benefits package, including annual leave, a pension scheme, and wellbeing support, while promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Sanctuary provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values – working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Asset Surveyor
Banbury
£44,520 – £46,863 per year plus Company Car
40 hours per week – Monday to Friday
We have an opportunity for an Asset Surveyor to join our team based in Banbury. This position sits within the Asset department, who are responsible for delivering high quality and cost effective strategies to manage Sanctuary’s property portfolio. They advise on reinvestment programmes, stock condition surveys, and provide specialist surveyor input on a range of other matters to ensure that properties are maintained and retain their value.
The role of Asset Surveyor will include:
Undertaking Disrepairs, Awareness Notices, Stock Condition surveys and other property inspections in line with organisational policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and contract performance
Helping to identify required asset improvements in line with business plans, ensuring that strategies and plans are developed, and high-quality services are delivered
Managing cyclical and capital work projects in line with legislation and making appropriate recommendations
Overseeing the delivery of mixed tenure work programmes in accordance with the organisation’s financial policies and procedures
Maintaining accurate records and managing documentation for work specifications and quotations
Providing detailed reports and advice on budgets to aid decision making and reviewing costs for accuracy as appropriate
Coordinating and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring they are kept informed of progress by providing clear and precise updates
Skills and experiences:
To ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, candidates applying for this role must be qualified to AssocRIC, MRICS CIOB, Degree in Surveying or currently undertaking the qualification.
Proven experience in working with others to deliver property related works, including indirect reports and third-party suppliers
Experience of working within a building, surveying and maintenance environment
Working knowledge of legislations and best practice
Ability to extract and interpret computerised information and documentation
Proficient user of Microsoft packages
This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to bring with them the original certification verifying proof of their qualifications. Copies and CSCS cards will not be accepted.
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values – working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
Life Assurance
Employee Advice Service including counselling
Cycle to Work scheme
Voluntary health plans
Employee discounts
Wellbeing support and tools
Employee recognition scheme
Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
Role salary is £38,963 with an additional policy allowance of £5,827 per annum (rising to £40,729 with an additional policy allowance of £6,133 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
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Closing Date: 25 June 2025
If you’re unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you –
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.