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Job DescriptionContract TermsSalary: PO3 (£45,750 – £ 49,056 per annum)Contract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: Full Time, 36 HoursClosing Date: Sunday 17th May 2026Proposed Interview Dates: w/c 25th May 2025About HaringeyHaringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.About The RoleWe are seeking a dedicated Adaptations Surveyor to join Haringey’s Adult Social Services Surveying Team. In this key role, you will deliver a highly responsive and professional adaptations service for residents with disabilities, ensuring all works are completed to a high standard, within agreed timescales and budgets, with the customer at the heart of everything you do.You will survey properties requiring adaptation, assess suitability and feasibility and identify any building defects that may impact proposed works. Working closely with Occupational Therapists and other professionals, you will produce detailed specifications and AutoCAD drawings for tender, manage contractors on site, monitor performance against KPIs, and oversee projects through to satisfactory completion.This is an opportunity to play a vital role in improving independence and quality of life for Haringey residents through well designed, safe, and compliant home adaptations.About The TeamOur Adaptations Team sits within Adult Social Services and is a collaborative, supportive and solutions focused service. We work closely with service users, carers, Occupational Therapists, contractors and partner agencies to deliver tailored adaptations that meet individual needs. The team is committed to continuous improvement, high professional standards and sharing best practice, ensuring consistently positive outcomes for residents and their families.About YouYou will bring strong technical expertise, excellent organisational skills and a customer focused approach. In particular, you will have: A qualification in building construction or surveying (HNC/HND or equivalent) Proven experience delivering disabled adaptations or similar building projects Strong knowledge of building construction, Building Regulations, Health & Safety and asbestos awareness Proficiency in AutoCAD and experience producing specifications and tender documentation The ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and monitor contractor performance Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical information clearly and accessiblyIf you are motivated by delivering high quality outcomes and improving people’s lives through your professional expertise, we would love to hear from you.Working for HaringeyAt Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk
