We’re an award winning, flexible and family-friendly employer
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Our customers are many and varied and that’s why we’re looking for people who care as much as we do about delivering customer focused services to #BeTheDifference
We celebrate diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all, especially those with lived experience. We believe when people feel respected, they can perform better and more creatively, making our differences our greatest strength.
At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers. If that sounds like you, why not join us?
Our Current Job Vacancies
Surveyor (Asset & Development)
Closing Date: 11/09/2026Read more
Organisation: GCHJob Type: Full-Time, Permanent (37 Hours Per Week)
Reports To: Capital Works Manager
About Us
At Gloucester City Homes (GCH), our vision is simple: we create homes and communities where people can thrive (p. 1). We are a progressive, flexible, and family-friendly organisation. We believe everyone deserves a safe, high-quality place to live. If you want a role where your technical skills directly improve people’s lives, you belong with us.
The Role
We are looking for a Surveyor to support our Planned Programme You will lead large-scale, multi-year projects to upgrade and improve our housing stock (Operating as our in-house property expert, you will oversee contract delivery, manage budgets, and make sure our homes meet all regulatory requirements—including the Decent Homes Standard
Key Responsibilities
- Contract Management: Act as the Client Representative on major partnering contracts, overseeingcomponent replacements and large improvements
- Financial Control: Manage capital and service budgets (£1m+), providing cash flow forecasting, financial accounts, and monthly variation reports
- Quality Assurance: Inspect on-site works completed by contractors to ensure excellent quality, statutory compliance, and strong Value for Money
- Health & Safety: Maintain zero-compromise safety standards across our properties, ensuring partners strictly adhere to Landlord Health and Safety legislation
- Data Integrity: Keep our asset database completely up to date to help map out long-term investment strategies
What We Are Looking For
- Experience: A strong track record of managing £1million+ planned building works, public procurement, and residential contracts.
- Extensive relevant experience in lieu of professional membership
- Technical Qualifications: You are ideally a member of CIOB, hold an intermediate RICS grade, or are a Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) or have substantial relevant experience.
- Skills: Excellent budget management, ability to resolve commercial disputes, and top-tier communication skills to connect with contractors and residents alike
What’s In It For You? (Our Benefits Package)
We know the market is competitive, so we look after our team with a comprehensive, modern rewards package designed around your health, wealth, and work-life balance:
Work-Life Balance & Flexibility
- Flexible Hybrid Working: Enjoy the perfect blend of home and office life with a 3-day office/in Gloucester, 3-day remote split.
- Generous Holiday: 30 days of annual leave per year (pro rata) plus all standard bank holidays.
- Buy & Sell Holiday: Need more time off or want a cash boost? Flex your holiday balance to suit your lifestyle.
- Life Event Leave: Fully paid time off for major life moments (e.g., moving house, getting married, becoming a grandparent, or taking your driving test).
- Volunteering Days: 2 paid days per year to support a charity or community cause close to your heart.
- Financial Well-being & Security
- Default Salary Sacrifice Pension: A highly competitive defined contribution pension scheme paid automatically through salary sacrifice to help your money grow efficiently.
- Financially Well Employee Loan Scheme: Access to affordable, safe employee loans when unexpected costs arise.
- Death in Service Cover: Peace of mind for your loved ones with a supportive life insurance policy.
- Refer a Friend Scheme: Cash rewards for helping us bring other brilliant talent into the GCH family.
Health, Wellness & Discounts
- 100% Funded Cashback Medical Scheme: We cover the full cost of your Health Shield healthcare plan, giving you money back on dental, optical, and physical therapies (taxable benefit).
- Health Shield Perks Portal: Exclusive access to deep discounts, savings, and deals on high street purchases, gym memberships, and cinema tickets.
- Blue Light Card: Access to thousands of amazing discounts across the UK for housing sector professionals.
- Cycle to Work Scheme: Save money on a brand-new bike and accessories through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & Occupational Health: Free, confidential 24/7 mental health support, counselling, and expert occupational medical guidance whenever you need it.
Closing Date: 11th September 2026
GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
Register your interest
If a suitable vacancy is not currently available please register your interest and upload your CV by using the form below. You will then be the first to know when we have any vacancies that match your skills and experience.
Take a look at our latest job opportunities above. Got questions about a specific role or fancy a friendly chat about life at GCH? Reach out to us and we’ll happily help.
If you need support applying online, let us know and we’ll talk it through.
Interested in working for us? Upload your CV above and and we’ll add it to our talent pool for six months.
Once we received applications, we’ll review and shortlist for interviews. We’ll let everyone know the outcome of their application.
Our selection process might throw in practical, written assessments, presentations, psychometric tests or even a second interview. You may also be asked to provide copies of professional certificates.
If successful, you’ll hear from us with a verbal offer, terms chat and start date discussion. Then, get ready for the formal offer, contract and a handy ‘new starter pack’. We’ll also check those references.
Take a look at our #BeTheDifference framework, which aims to summarise the key behaviours and professional standards that we work towards every day at GCH.
As well as being a tool for our colleagues, we have closely aligned our recruitment processes alongside the framework, to provide a greater understanding of what’s important to us.
Our key behavioural indicators and interview question set is available to support all candidates by removing potential barriers to performing their best and doing themselves justice during the recruitment process.
We recommend that candidates take a look at this information when considering if they can see themselves at GCH and to prepare if they are selected for an interview with us.
We’re based in Gloucester City Centre, right next to the train station. We’re all about making your work-life balance a top priority. Here’s a peek at the perks we offer:
Great Work-Life Balance
- Flexible working – All of our full time roles offer the flexibility of opting into a 9-day working fortnight. We also offer a range of part time and job share opportunities
- Trust Based Working – many of our roles offer trust based working arrangements, so you can tailor your working patterns around need and flexibility. A lot of roles are home-based and our modern office is a great space for face-to-face meet ups
- Holidays – enjoy 30 days of annual leave, plus all the bank holidays (pro-rata, of course)
Our Pension Scheme
Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, offering a generous 10% employer contribution.
A Health and Wellbeing Programme
Your wellbeing is non-negotiable. We offer a variety of ways to retain the balance throughout the year:
- Employee Assistance Programme – a confidential helpline for all your advice, information and counselling needs
- Health Cashback Plan – get reimbursed for appointments and enjoy a range of benefits, including a 24/7 GP service
- The FinanciallyWell Loan Scheme – an interest-free lifeline for those short-term financial bumps
… and lots more, including:
- Buying and selling of holiday – buy and sell up to a week’s holiday per year
- Annual colleague events and celebrations – celebrating your hard work and achievements throughout the year
- Volunteering days – two volunteering days to contribute to the communities you love
- Life Event Leave – take days off for significant life moments – moving, getting married, acing that driving test or becoming a grandparent
- Access to a Benefits Portal – offering exclusive savings and deals on a wide range of purchases and memberships
- Cycle to Work Scheme – get a tax-free bike and cut down on carbon by cycling to work. This salary sacrifice scheme gives colleagues access to bikes and accessories of up to the value of £750.
*Some benefits depend on your role and kick in after a successful probation period.
Flexible working benefits everyone. It supports wellbeing, boosts productivity, and helps create a more balanced, motivated workforce. That’s why we offer all full-time roles on a 9-day working fortnight basis, giving you a day off every two weeks on a day of your choice.
By dropping two hours per week from your contract, you can enjoy an extra day off to spend however you like.
If a job advert mentions the 9-day fortnight, the scheme is already factored into the role. But even if it’s not mentioned, we’re happy to apply this flexibility to any full-time contract. Just let us know if you’d like to opt in.
At GCH we’re passionate about unlocking the full potential of every colleague. That’s why we’ve crafted a training and development offer designed around individual needs and aspirations.
From day one, you’ll take part in a comprehensive induction programme, tailored to your role. It’s not just about tasks, it’s about understanding the GCH vision and how each one of us plays a vital role in delivering exceptional service to our customers.
We’re all about empowering you to reach new heights. Whether it’s higher level apprenticeships, degrees or Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) qualifications, we’ll support you. We take immense pride in our Housing Professional Passport programme, a brainchild in collaboration with Kingdom Academy. Recognised by the CIH, the Passport is a commitment to embedding competencies and behaviours that set the bar for high professional standards across our team.
We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves. We believe when people feel respected, they can perform better and more creatively, making our differences our greatest strength.
We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work. We’re proud to foster an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture, and our values of pride, quality, integrity and innovation are at the heart of what we do.
We’re recognised as an inclusive employer by Inclusivity Works, a committed Menopause Friendly employer, registered disability confident employer and hold LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge Pioneer status.

We’re proud to be recognised as a great employer, locally and nationally, and have won awards including ‘Best Place to Work – 2023‘ by Gloucestershire Live and ‘Employer of the Year – 2023‘ at the Housing Heroes awards!
We’re also an accredited Healthy Workplace in Gloucestershire.

At GCH, our managers aren’t just leaders, they’re advocates for social housing and dedicated to making a difference to the Gloucester Community.
Curious about the faces behind our leadership team? Find out more from our ‘How we are run’ page.
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Value for Money
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Innovators
Governance & Business Assurance
Keeping us in check
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All things people