A Maintenance Surveyor is mainly deployed on (a) assisting the improvement, maintenance, alteration and addition works for buildings and ancillary areas under the purview of the Housing Authority including preparing of drawings, scheduling of repairs and monitoring of budgets; (b) assisting the environmental and landscaping works and the major structural surveys; (c) performing the building control duties; (d) supervising the works on sites, as well as contractors and site staff; and (e) monitoring works by property services agents.

Candidates should (a)(i) be Corporate Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors in the Building Surveying Division, or equivalent, and have one year’s relevant post-qualification experience; or (ii) be Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, or equivalent; (b) have a pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); (c) have met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 1’ results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent [See Note (2)]; and (d) a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) [See Note (3)].? Note: (1) All qualifications and working experience required should be obtained on or before the closing date for application. (2) The results of the Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers in the CRE are classified as Level 2, Level 1 or Fail, with Level 2 being the highest. For civil service appointment purpose, Level 5 or above in Chinese Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE); or Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Level 4 in Chinese Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade D in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the HKALE, are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UC paper of the CRE. Level 5 or above in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade C or above in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade C or above in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. Level 4 in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade D in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade D in English Language of the GCE A Level, are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UE paper of the CRE. Applicants with an overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test result are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period. (3) All applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their knowledge of the Basic Law and the National Security Law. A pass result in the BLNST is an entry requirement for all civil service jobs. Only those candidates who have passed the BLNST will be considered for appointment. For candidates who have not taken the relevant BLNST or have not attained a pass result in the relevant BLNST at the time of application, they may still apply for the job and arrangements will be made for them to take the relevant BLNST during the recruitment process.
Terms of Appointment: A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

Master Pay Scale Point 30 ($71,010 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 44 ($119,650 per month)

Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (https://www.csb.gov.hk) on or before 6 February 2026. Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by email will NOT be accepted. Applicants should also submit copies of (a) certificates and transcripts in support of the academic and professional qualifications; (b) results notification letter(s)/ electronic result certificate(s) of the CRE; and (c) supporting documents of work experience (in PDF format) by email to ms2026-supportingdocs@housingauthority.gov.hk on or before 13 February 2026. Please quote “Application for the post of Maintenance Surveyor” and the online application number in the subject line of email, file name of the supporting documents and on every page of the copies of the supporting documents. Please note that applications with no copies of supporting documents will not be considered further. Your application will NOT be considered if late or incomplete, if you fail to provide in G.F. 340 the information and the supporting documents as required for consideration of your application or if it is not clear from your statements that you have met the entry requirements for this post. Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation (by email or by post) in about six to eight weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.