Company Information and Introduction
Reports to: Strategic Asset Manager
Location: Brunell Building, Heuston South Quarter, Dublin 8
Working arrangement: Hybrid, with two days per week in the office
Contract: Permanent, subject to a six-month probationary period
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: €68,122 – €75,231 – commensurate with experience
Closing date 16th October. Click here to apply.
About Oaklee Housing
Oaklee Housing is an Approved Housing Body providing homes and services to communities across Ireland. We are committed to providing safe, well-maintained homes and services that respond to residents’ needs. Our values of Agility, Empathy and Ambition guide how we work with residents, colleagues and partners.
About Asset Management and Property Services
Following Oaklee’s deconsolidation from Choice Housing, Asset Management and Property Services has been established as a new function. We are building our in-house technical expertise, developing systems and putting practical solutions in place to support the maintenance, improvement and long-term performance of our homes.
This is an opportunity to help build the function from its foundations. You will contribute to how we work, bring ideas into practice and help establish the standards, processes and working relationships that support effective delivery. Working alongside colleagues across Oaklee, you will have the opportunity to shape a developing service and see the impact of your work on our homes and residents.
We are looking for someone who enjoys building and improving services, takes initiative and works collaboratively to turn plans into practical results.
Role purpose
Reporting to the Strategic Asset Manager, you will provide surveying and technical evidence for planned investment, stock condition assessment and remediation. You will investigate defects, prepare specifications and inspect works, informing investment recommendations and supporting the Planned Investment Manager, who owns the planned works from scoping and procurement through delivery and sign-off.
The Property Surveyor, Planned Investment Manager and Sustainability Officer each report directly to the Strategic Asset Manager. You will agree technical priorities and project inputs with these colleagues, improving asset information and obtaining external specialist input where required.
Our benefits
- Hybrid working arrangement – two days per week based in the office, supporting work life balance.
- Competitive defined salary ranges, with annual discretionary salary reviews.
- Generous annual leave entitlement – 22 days per annum plus 3 discretionary days.
- Employer pension contribution – defined contributions of up to 7%.
- Permanent Health Insurance (income protection).
- Death in service benefit – cover equivalent to three times annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme – confidential wellbeing and support services.
- Mileage allowance – paid at a fixed rate for business travel.
- Ongoing professional development, including support towards CIOB, RICS and SCSI pathways.
- Career progression opportunities within a growing organisation.
Equal opportunities
Oaklee Housing is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the Traveller community.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Surveying and technical assessment
- Undertake building pathology, stock condition and other technical surveys across residential schemes, including fire-safety observations within demonstrated competence.
- Diagnose defects such as dampness, structural movement, material deterioration and ventilation issues. Produce evidence-based reports setting out findings, limitations, risk and recommended action.
- Coordinate specialist investigations with the Planned Investment Manager where needed for planned works, providing technical input to consultant briefs and reviewing findings. The Planned Investment Manager owns the appointment and management of consultants for the planned works programme.
- Support the Fire Risk Assessment programme overseen by the Senior Compliance and Quality Officer (SCQO), providing survey information and tracking allocated remedial actions. Undertake assessment tasks only within demonstrated competence and the agreed appointment.
- Carry out or support intrusive investigations with the Planned Investment Manager and competent specialists, identifying access, safety and professional sign-off requirements before work begins.
- Provide condition evidence and repair, refurbishment or replacement options to support investment recommendations developed by the Planned Investment Manager with the Strategic Asset Manager, drawing on surveys, repair history and resident feedback.
Programme and project delivery
- Support the Planned Investment Manager with technical briefs, procurement and quality assurance for outsourced surveys and specialist consultancy services relating to planned works.
- Deliver agreed surveying and technical tasks from investigation through procurement, works and close-out, supplying clear recommendations and evidence to the Planned Investment Manager as the accountable delivery lead.
- Prepare scopes, specifications and technical documentation for planned works, remediation and adaptations. Provide investigations and quality checks for energy upgrades, working with the Sustainability Officer under the Planned Investment Manager’s programme accountability.
- Support tender preparation, technical tender analysis, evaluation and contractor queries, providing recommendations to the Planned Investment Manager, who owns procurement and contract delivery.
- Monitor project costs, variations and progress with the Planned Investment Manager, centralised administration and Finance, within delegated authority.
- Inspect works, check quality and record defects, completion evidence and outstanding actions. Supply technical recommendations for the Planned Investment Manager’s sign-off and obtain specialist verification or certification where required.
- Support competent consultants and statutory appointees, providing survey evidence and coordinating technical information within the agreed scope.
Stock condition and asset data
- Deliver allocated stock condition surveys using agreed templates, condition ratings, measurement rules and evidence standards; support calibration and independent external validation.
- Record condition, urgency, remaining life and confidence in the evidence separately. Explain remaining-life estimates using observed condition, age, maintenance history and relevant professional benchmarks.
- Work with centralised administration to maintain accurate asset and component records, photographs, survey limitations and completed-work updates.
- Review repair history, component performance, warranties and defects cover to inform technical recommendations and future investment.
Compliance and technical support
- Support compliance with the AHBRA Property and Asset Management Standard and Oaklee’s relevant policies and procedures.
- Apply knowledge of Irish Building Regulations, particularly Part B Fire Safety and Part D Materials and Workmanship, and relevant guidance in surveying and reporting.
- Apply working knowledge of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and Construction Regulations 2013, as amended, including relevant client and designer duties and the functions of project supervisors. Identify and escalate risks arising from surveys, specifications and works.
- Provide technical guidance to colleagues within competence and coordinate with Assigned Certifiers, Design Certifiers, fire engineers and other competent professionals where required.
- Provide building pathology advice to Property Services on complex repairs and recurring defects. Supply evidence for the repairs and investment review without delaying urgent protective action or replacing the responsible manager’s decision.
Data and reporting
- Produce clear technical reports and concise findings for internal teams and senior management.
- Contribute to consistent survey templates, workflows and reporting, including proportionate evidence for repair or replacement decisions.
- Maintain traceable records for audit and governance, identifying hazards, actions, owners and the evidence needed for closure.
Resident and stakeholder engagement
- Explain surveys and proposed works clearly to residents, treating their homes, circumstances and concerns with care.
- Coordinate survey visits and access requirements with the Planned Investment Manager, Property Services, centralised administration and Housing. Administration supports appointments and access records; Housing supports resident engagement, access difficulties and tenancy matters.
- Support handover and defects inspections with Development and Property Services, providing technical evidence and verified findings while Development retains the developer relationship and contractual defects responsibilities.
Key Skills and Competencies
Essential requirements
- Degree in Building Surveying or a closely related technical discipline such as architecture, building engineering or construction, with demonstrable building pathology and residential surveying experience.
- Minimum 3 years relevant post-qualification experience, with a clear focus on building pathology, technical surveying and defect investigation in residential buildings.
- Experience undertaking Fire Risk Assessments or similar fire safety inspection programmes.
- Experience preparing specifications and supporting planned works delivery.
- Strong working knowledge of Irish Building Regulations and relevant fire-safety guidance, with working knowledge of construction health and safety legislation and PSDP and PSCS functions.
- Strong technical report writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.
Desirable requirements
- Working towards SCSI or RICS chartership, with a commitment to achieving chartered status.
- Experience within an Approved Housing Body or Local Authority context.
- Knowledge of ISO 55000 and ISO 19650 standards.
- Experience in retrofit and sustainability projects.
- Working knowledge of Code of Practice for Fire Safety Assessment of Buildings 2022 and Code of Practice for Fire Safety Defects Remediation 2023.
- Proficiency in CAD and diagnostic survey tools.
- Basic drone pilot certification A1 A3, or willingness to undertake training.
Closing date 16th October. Click here to apply.