Join our mission to provide exceptional services to our residents
Picture this: it's 1919, the aftermath of the First World War, and railway workers are returning home, seeking shelter and solace. Born out of the noble Homes for Heroes campaign, the North Eastern Railway Cottage Homes and Benefit Fund sprang to life with an initial donation of £10,000 and the enthusiastic weekly contributions from 7,000 dedicated railway workers. But that's not all – the North Eastern Railway matched members' contributions and provided invaluable free services like accountancy, architecture, and surveying. The result? The first homes for railway heroes emerged in 1921, dotting the landscape of South Gosforth, York and Darlington.
Fast forward through the years, and Railway Housing Association has evolved into an organisation that’s rightly proud of its history. Registered with the Charity Commission in 1962 and as a housing association in 1976, we now proudly own and manage 1,620 homes across 20 local authority areas. Our footprint echoes the historic routes of the North Eastern Railway, stretching from Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, County Durham, Darlington, York, Hull, East Riding, Doncaster, Leeds to Hereford, touching the lives of countless individuals and families along the way. While it's true that today's residents don't need to be railway workers, our heritage remains a vital part of our identity. We take immense pride in our history and the profound impact of providing high quality, affordable housing to all who call our properties home.
We have embarked on a journey to transform our organisation and ultimately our resident experience, by delivering new approaches to customer service, resident engagement, community housing, property services, finance, and ICT, and we are really excited by our future.
£42,096 (including essential car user allowance)
Permanent contract full time - covering the North East
We’re looking for an enthusiastic Property Surveyor to join Team Railway to help to provide our residents with an exceptional repairs and maintenance service. Working collaboratively with our maintenance delivery contractors, you’ll be pre-inspecting repairs, arranging works, tackling damp and mould and making sure that our residents are safe in their homes.
The successful candidate will have a fantastic opportunity to work to maintain historic homes originally designed and built to provide shelter for railway workers returning from the First World War. Whilst our first purpose-built homes were built in the early 1920s, some of our buildings date back to the mid-1800s and have been transformed from their previous lives as working railway buildings into modern homes. You’ll be entrusted with the privilege of preserving and maintaining their legacy whilst ensuring that we meet resident expectations for contemporary living.
You’ll be homebased working with us for 35 hours a week, usually between 8.30am and 4.30pm, although we’re flexible to make sure we can provide the best service to our residents.
The full pack and role description are available here
If you’re interested in joining our team and our mission to deliver exceptional services to residents, please send in your CV and a covering letter letting us know why you’re interested in joining us to recruitment@railwayha.co.uk by Friday 14th March 2024. If you’d like to have a chat about the role in advance, please email recruitment@railwayha.co.uk to arrange a convenient time.
We’re reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early once we find our ideal candidate. Apply early to ensure you’re considered.
We are excited to hear from you.
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