Assets and Energy Surveyor
(Ref: AES28042025)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 3JW
£36,783 per annum
Job Description
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit housing association, with almost 6,000 homes we are the largest provider of affordable homes in Blaenau Gwent. Our focus is to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction in all aspects of the service that we offer. Part of that is to ensure our customers’ homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards, and that is why since 2010 we have invested over £130 million in their homes.
We are proud to announce that we recently achieved our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their jobs, we’re a big employer in the area. Due to growth within the team, we’re looking for an Assets & Energy Surveyor to join our Assets, Sustainability, and Healthy Homes Team.
About You:
To be successful as an Assets & Energy Surveyor, the ideal candidate will
- Have highly developed customer care skills and able to work empathetically and considerately in customers’ homes.
- Be tenant and customer-focused.
- Demonstrate integrity and support for organisational values.
- Be committed to ongoing personal development and the development of others.
- Be a self-starter, driven and enthusiastic.
- Be open to change and demonstrate a positive, solution-focused attitude.
- Be able to work on own initiative, think laterally, negotiate and develop creative and innovative solutions.
- Be able to travel as part of the role within Blaenau Gwent to properties.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
- ABBE Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Energy Assessment.
- ABBE Level 3 or 4 Certificate in Retrofit Assessment.
- Knowledge of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard and associated compliance policies and reporting mechanisms/protocols.
- Knowledge of historic and current construction and refurbishment techniques, building regulations and standards, and planning controls.
- Experience of undertaking stock condition surveys, delivering asset management surveying programs and component specifications.
- Experience of working with asset management databases, datasets and associated IT systems.
- Experience of liaising with teams involved in the planning and delivery of new build, acquisition, regeneration and refurbishment projects.
What you’ll be doing:
Working as an Assets and Energy Surveyor, your role is key in helping us shape our property portfolio by leading Stock Condition Surveys (SCS), Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), and Retrofit Assessments. This will ensure our data is accurate and up to date, enabling us to target investments and projects where they’ll have the greatest impact.
You’ll gather and manage critical asset data to drive strategic decisions around stock investment, disinvestment, and planned works. You’ll also support the optimisation of our property portfolio, providing key insights for stock appraisals, viabilities, disposals, and community enhancements.
For a more detailed overview of what you will be doing, our Assets and Energy Surveyor take ownership of
- Deliver comprehensive and timely survey programmes across Tai Calon’s property portfolio, including stock condition, Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) compliance, Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), Fit for Human Habitation (FFHH), Standard Assessment Protocol (SAP), Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), PAS 2035, and any other data classes as required.
- Completing Energy Performance Certificates and Retrofit Assessments on properties, advising the Decarbonisation and Sustainability Manager on the potential for decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects to be completed in homes and estates.
- Assisting in the validation of the quantity and quality of property-related information within our asset management databases and associated systems to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
- Supporting the formulation and validation of planned WHQS and wider work programmes, budgets and component specifications for Tai Calon Trades and external contractors based on stock condition and asset intelligence data.
- Supporting the delivery of our strategic and operational Asset Management priorities and objectives.
- Identifying properties and schemes requiring option appraisal and financial viability assessment linking with asset intelligence data, property performance information and wider neighbourhood and community indicators.
- Advising on potential solutions to reduce exposure to Leaseholder and Section 20 issues, by identifying opportunities to rationalise blocks containing leasehold properties.
- Supporting the Decarbonisation & Sustainability manager to deliver the organisation's decarbonisation targets as set out in its corporate plan and by Welsh Government regulatory requirements.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
You will work 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
You will also be eligible for our Flexi Time scheme, with most colleagues working their hours between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Where You'll Be Working:
This role offers Hybrid Working, where you’ll be able to work from home. For the days that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
This role will also require you to work out in the community, visiting Tai Calon properties across Blaenau Gwent.
Benefits:
In joining our team, you will access the following:
- Flexi Time
- Hybrid Working
- Free on-site parking
- 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Training and Development opportunities
- A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
- Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer:
We are a disability confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information:
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
- Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
- Telephone: 0300 303 1717
What happens next:
If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application. Here is what you can expect in the recruitment process with us
Shortlisting
- We will review your application when the vacancy has closed.
- On average it will take us around 5 working days to complete shortlisting, so if you don’t hear from us before then, please don’t worry
- We will update you with the status of your application, so please make sure your contact details are correct (email address and phone number)
Interview
- Our interviews typically take place at our offices in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, and it is a great chance for you to see where you could be working in
- Typically, you will spend between 45 minutes and 60 minutes with us, but this will of course depend on the role you’re interviewing for
- We will do everything we can to make it a great experience, and we’ll share as much information on the process as we can in your invitation email
- After your interview, we will let you know the outcome and how it went
Starting with Us
- If you are successful in securing the role, we’ll be in contact to discuss your Offer of Employment in more detail, to make sure you have all the information you need
- We will agree a start date with you and send all documentation to your email address via our digital signing platform
- As part of your onboarding, we’ll complete a number of onboarding checks which may require you to provide documentation, these include
- Obtaining documents to confirm your Right to Work in the UK
- Obtaining two work or character-based references
- Completing your DBS check (if applicable to your role)
- Obtaining copies of any qualifications listed in the advert above
- We will stay in touch with you throughout your Onboarding, and we will see you on your first day with us.
Closing date
28/04/2025