Are you a skilled and motivated property professional looking to make a meaningful impact? The Diocese of Chichester is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor to join our Property team, managing and maintaining our diverse housing portfolio across West Sussex.

As Maintenance Surveyor, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our properties are safe, well-maintained, and ready for occupation. You’ll diagnose defects, manage repairs, liaise with contractors and residents, and oversee compliance with electrical testing regimes. You’ll also support the delivery of quinquennial repairs and improvements and contribute to the smooth running of the Property team. This is a varied and rewarding role that offers the opportunity to work within a supportive team and contribute to the mission of the diocese.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A constructed related qualification or relevant experience
• Strong technical knowledge of construction and maintenance works within a housing setting
• Experience of delivering a customer focused service and positively engaging with stakeholders
• Good IT skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• A valid driving licence and be able to drive around the diocese for the purpose of the role

For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification.

What we offer:

• A salary of £41,000 per annum.

• Flexitime and the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.

• 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and two privilege days per year.

• Membership of the Church Worker’s Pension Scheme with a generous 15.1% employer contribution and an employee contribution between 0-6%.
• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free parking, free eye tests, the ride to work scheme and development opportunities

As an employer, and as a Church House team, our mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive. 

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy.Our full safeguarding policy can be found here.

Please apply via Pathways by midnight on 28^th September 2025.   

Interviews will be held at Church House, Hove on Wednesday 8^th October 2025.

For more information the Diocese of Chichester please visit https://www.chichester.anglican.org/.