An opportunity has arisen for a Voids Management Lead to support the delivery of void property management within a housing service. This role will focus on ensuring vacant properties are inspected, repaired and returned to use efficiently, supporting housing availability and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the voids process from property vacation through inspection, repair and re-let.
• Arrange and review property inspections and prepare specifications for required works.
• Oversee contractors delivering void repairs, ensuring works are completed to agreed standards, cost and timescales.
• Monitor void turnaround performance and address delays or operational issues.
• Liaise with housing, allocations, repairs and asset teams to coordinate property readiness.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, statutory requirements and internal procedures.
• Maintain accurate records on housing management and asset systems.
• Support performance reporting and service improvement activity.

Skills and Experience

• Experience managing voids within a local authority or housing provider.
• Knowledge of housing repairs, void standards and property inspections.
• Experience managing contractors and monitoring performance.
• Understanding of housing management processes and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple properties and meet service timescales.
• Experience using housing management or asset systems.

We are delighted to be working with a highly respected architecture and building consultancy practice known for its innovative approach and commitment to creating people-focused, sustainable design solutions. On their behalf, we are seeking a skilled and motivated professional as a Building Surveyor MRICS to join their dynamic team and contribute to a diverse range of impactful projects.

Under the management of the Project Lead, manage the project, including the project team and effectively utilise their skills, plus your own, to bring the project to a successful conclusion. Maintain a clear vision, to ensure that the Client's Objectives are met whilst managing the project delivery.

Salary range - £60 - £65k depending on experience

Permanent

Key responsibilities

• Environmental, Health & Safety and BIM Management policies and procedures are always adhered to
• Take responsibility for managing the data security of your project(s)
• Provide a single point of contact for the Client and their Design Team
• Carefully develop the tasks assigned to you into working proposals. Where asked to, produce design options for review by your peers
• Develop it into a design or package of work in line with the RIBA Plan of Work
• Take receipt of the Client brief. Ensure the information is complete, or that AHR has adequate information to progress the design to an agreed level of development
• Develop the design. Incorporate the Client's objectives, including improvement opportunities flagged through Engagement or Review
• Prepare compliant designs by following UK Construction Law, British Standards and relevant CoPs
• Under the supervision of the Project Lead, learn how to manage and coordinate the output of production information in line with a project programme

Skills and Experience

• Building Surveying degree (or similar) and membership with CIAT, RICS, or equivalent.
• Understanding of roles, responsibilities, and relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Experience with Newforma Project Centre managing email, creating, issuing and preserving record documents and sharing files
• Routine use of 'AHR Projects' to view AHR's roles, responsibilities, deliverables and programme.

• Intermediate knowledge of model authoring in Revit.

• Able to work effectively in a team, communicate clearly in verbal, written, and drawn formats, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Self-motivated, methodical, flexible, and able to manage time, priorities, and pressure while maintaining attention to detail.