Disrepair Building Surveyor - Clarion Housing Group
(2026-05)
Conducting housing disrepair inspections across Clarion's residential stock in response to tenant complaints and legal letters of claim.
- Investigating and diagnosing damp, mould, condensation, water ingress and building defects, applying the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) where relevant
- Assessing the landlord's repairing obligations under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (s.11) and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
- Producing detailed disrepair reports, schedules of work and remedial specifications, and establishing liability and root cause
- Preparing expert reports for use in disrepair litigation and liaising with internal and external legal teams, solicitors and claims handlers
- Scoping and costing remedial works, raising works orders and instructing and monitoring contractors to statutory timescales
- Carrying out pre- and post-works inspections to verify quality, value for money and case closure
- Building rapport with residents, providing case-by-case updates and supporting dispute resolution and the assessment of compensation awards
- Maintaining detailed case records and carrying out due-diligence checks on the repair history of claim addresses
Independent Surveying Consultant - Private Practice
(2026-03)
Acting as an independent consultant in private practice, providing expert witness services to solicitors and private practice consultancies and preparing CPR Part 35-compliant reports for housing disrepair, condition and property-related disputes.
- Producing RICS Home Survey Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 (Home Buyer) reports for estate agents, mortgage lenders and private clients, advising on condition, defects and recommended remedial works
- Undertaking stock condition surveys for local authorities, assessing component condition and life-cycles to inform asset management and planned maintenance programmes
- Carrying out building pathology and defect diagnostics, specifying remedial works and providing budget cost estimates
- Managing client instructions, fee proposals, timescales and report turnaround as a sole practitioner
- Liaising with solicitors, mortgage lenders, estate agents and local authority asset management teams, and ensuring compliance with RICS professional standards and relevant legislation
Asset Data Management Surveyor / Freelance Consultant - SRC Infrastructure
(2024-05 - 2026-03)
Perform commercial asset stock surveys across London Underground stations, covering both public and non-public areas as part of a two-person team on behalf of Transport for London / London Underground (TfL).
- Manage data acquisition, recording all asset information directly onto the Maximo software platform
- Conduct detailed surveys in heavy-duty machine rooms and track signal rooms across multiple stations
- Identify and report health and safety concerns and critical repair and maintenance issues (CRM), including asbestos-containing materials, RAAC, water-ingress damage and Legionella risk
- Successfully surveyed all listed rooms at Bank, Monument, Heathrow Airport Underground station and Stratford Depot Substation
- Submit weekly progress updates to the SRC project management team and provide technical and IT support to other survey teams
- Completed mandatory TfL training to secure access and permission to work on station premises
Lead Surveyor (Building Surveys) - Network Rail
(2024-01 - 2024-12)
Served as Lead Surveyor conducting detailed building surveys of public station assets in partnership with BakerHicks / Morgan Sindall.
Senior Asset Building Surveyor (Commercial) - Lambeth Council
(2023-07 - 2024-03)
Inspected Local Authority commercial assets used for community services, assessing building compliance, energy efficiency and general repairs as part of the Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) Scheme.
- Procured external consultants to undertake stock condition surveys and reviewed resulting reports, appointing contractors for urgent and high-priority works
- Took project lead on large-scale refurbishment works and led pre-construction site meetings, reviewing quotations to ensure fair competition and value for money
- Assumed budget responsibility of around £50,000 for repairs to commercial assets and managed insurance claims for fire, flood and other damage
- Provided senior asset management with project scope and cost analysis to inform budget appraisals for planned and cyclical works
- Took part in lease renewal negotiations and provided solutions to incentivise leaseholders into agreements aligned with current market values
- Recommended assets for decarbonisation and sustainability improvements under a retrofit programme supporting the Council's Net Zero 2035 target
- Managed building disrepair complaints, reaching solutions aligned with customer satisfaction objectives, and maintained job progress records
Building Surveyor — Damp & Mould Consultant - Network Homes
(2023-02 - 2023-07)
Attended daily site visits investigating and diagnosing the causes of damp and mould within domestic dwellings.
- Used specialist MM2 moisture-measuring equipment and pinned protimeters to record moisture levels across surfaces
- Produced detailed damp survey reports, remedial specifications and recommendations for inclusion in the retrofit programme
- Carried out HHSRS inspections, escalated urgent repairs and recommended decantation where the extent of works required it
- Worked independently to a 10-day report turnaround, prioritising urgent actions, and provided technical support to colleagues
Asset Manager / Planned Works - Colchester Borough Homes
(2022-12 - 2023-02)
Managed the borough-wide window and door planned replacement programme with responsibility for a £1.3M budget.
- Worked closely with Colchester City Council's procurement team during the contractor selection process
- Led weekly progress meetings with the principal contractor and attended regular site meetings to monitor delivery
- Monitored site health and safety against CDM 2015 regulations and undertook pre- and post-inspections, signing off completed works
- Conducted visual condition surveys of housing stock for the upcoming external decoration programme and liaised with tenants and leaseholders
Property Development & Project Manager - Independent Property Development - 27 Cedar Avenue, Enfield EN3 7JB
(2022-12 - 2024-03)
Delivered a full HMO conversion within a c. £225,000 budget, appointing the architect and securing planning permission and Building Control approval from Enfield Council. 3-bed house converted to 5-bed HMO with self-contained unit.
- Produced the tender document and specification, invited tenders and appointed a principal contractor under a JCT 2016 contract
- Ensured all client obligations under CDM 2015 were met, providing asbestos certificates, utility information and fire safety documentation
- Appointed specialist contractors for site clearance, asbestos removal and tree works, and obtained RAMS prior to handover
- Carried out weekly works-in-progress inspections, monitored contractor performance and resolved technical problems, including appointing M&E contractors for a new fire alarm system for HMO compliance
- Completed snagging and post-works inspections prior to final sign-off in March 2024 — scope included a rear kitchen extension, loft conversion with en-suite, ground-floor wet room, a new en-suite bedroom and a new self-contained habitable unit
Building Surveyor - BakerHicks / Morgan Sindall
(2022-04 - 2022-08)
Undertook intrusive building inspections of train station buildings, assessing the structural integrity of gable ends, chimney stacks and parapet walls on behalf of Network Rail.
- Identified defects, reported on the urgency of remedial action and produced detailed reports for the end client (Network Rail)
- Worked safely at height from Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), tower scaffolds and track MEWPs as part of a site team
Fire Compartmentation Surveyor - Belrock Consultancy
(2021-05 - 2022-03)
Undertook intrusive fire compartmentation surveys of public buildings including NHS medical centres and hospitals on behalf of NHS Property Services.
