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Redruth

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum

About the job

We have an exciting and new opportunity within our Property Investment and Compliance team for a Maintenance Surveyor. Working across a multidisciplinary team, the Maintenance Surveyor will be responsible for ensuring that all works are costed and resourced accurately and delivered effectively with consistently high levels of customer satisfaction.

The post holder will also be responsible for providing accurate breakdowns of costs, sourcing and specifying high quality products and providing extensive technical support across the team. High quality technical advice/actions will be provided to colleagues on the repair and maintenance of homes and non-residential assets.

You will have: previous experience in the delivery and continuous improvement of responsive repairs; sound knowledge of building construction, including diagnosis of defects and remedial actions in domestic dwellings; and the ability to estimate costs of repair and maintenance works with demonstrable project and contractor management experience.

You will understand health and safety legislation requirements of a social housing landlord, including CDM Regulations, construction site requirements, Fire Regulations and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), and bring any shortfalls observed to the attention of the people concerned.

You will need a full driving licence and a satisfactory DBS check.

To apply for this role please click on the link below and submit a CV and covering letter. Please use the covering letter as an opportunity to show us how you meet the competencies and skills required for this role and anything you think highlights how you are a good fit for Coastline.

Please note that although we have indicated the closing date below, we may close the vacancy at an earlier time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as you can.

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

Anticipated interview date: 9 November 2026

What can Coastline offer you

If you’re looking to make a difference in a progressive, forward-thinking company, with opportunities to develop a worthwhile career, Coastline is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the fantastic benefits we offer to our people:

33 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Continuous training and development opportunities

Option to purchase additional annual leave

Defined Contribution pension scheme, we will match your contributions up to 8.3%

Living Pension and Real Living Wage employer

Healthcare cashback plan, including dental & eyecare

Health and wellbeing program, including access to EAP, Thrive Mental Wellbeing app and company sick pay after 1 years’ service

Cycle to work scheme

Tonnes of discounts on everything from supermarket shops, to holidays and more

About Coastline

Coastline Housing is a charitable social landlord serving Cornwall. Winners in the Third Sector category at the Cornwall Business Awards and one of the fastest growing landlords in the country, we are proud to be a key provider of housing and support in Cornwall. That includes social housing for thousands of people across Cornwall, plus shared ownership and rent to buy homes to help people get a home of their own. Our Extra Care scheme in Redruth houses many older people, and our services for anyone experiencing homelessness help hundreds each year who are rough sleeping.

Accredited with Investors in People Gold, Investors in Volunteers, a Menopause Workplace Pledge and Disability Confident Leader, we are a proven, people-focused employer, putting customers and colleagues at the heart of what we do.

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If we have advertised for a full-time position but your preference is to work part-time or flexibly, please do give us a call so we can discuss these options with you. While some roles do require a full-time postholder, wherever we can accommodate a flexible way of working we will do so for the right candidate. It is more important to us that we have the right people in our organisation, rather than just people who can work full-time.

Pay: £36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person