Building Surveyor - Disrepair
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What you'll do
- Manage all building surveying related activities on a defined patch
- Work as a team to ensure that all properties are safe, warm, dry and comply with requirements
- Deliver a fast, efficient, value for money repair service that achieves consistently high levels of resident satisfaction
- Monitor stock condition and recommend improvements
- Lead and manage the aids and adaptation programme (portfolio responsibility)
- Prepare full technical reports, detailed specifications and scheme design drawings
- Manage the diagnosis, specification, ordering, completion and payment of works and all associated administration
What they're looking for
- Strong experience in stock condition surveys, property inspections and post-inspections, with a focus on quality control and compliance
- Strong knowledge of building surveying, property maintenance and responsive repairs, preferably within a social housing or local authority environment
- Good understanding of building construction, defects, diagnosis and appropriate remedial solutions
- Ability to prepare technical reports, detailed specifications and scheme/design drawings
- Recent experience
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Our client, based in East London, is currently recruiting for a Building Surveyor on a 3-month temporary contract.
The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The daily rate is £290 per day via an umbrella company.
The client expects the successful candidate to effectively manage all building surveying and responsive repairs activities, ensuring properties are safe, compliant and well maintained, while delivering a high-quality, cost-effective service
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
Manage all building surveying related activities on a defined patch
Work as a team to ensure that all properties are safe, warm, dry and comply with requirements
Deliver a fast, efficient, value for money repair service that achieves consistently high levels of resident satisfaction
Monitor stock condition and recommend improvements
Lead and manage the aids and adaptation programme (portfolio responsibility)
Prepare full technical reports, detailed specifications and scheme design drawings
Manage the diagnosis, specification, ordering, completion and payment of works and all associated administration
Experience required:
Strong experience in stock condition surveys, property inspections and post-inspections, with a focus on quality control and compliance
Skills, knowledge and expertise required:
Strong knowledge of building surveying, property maintenance and responsive repairs, preferably within a social housing or local authority environment
Good understanding of building construction, defects, diagnosis and appropriate remedial solutions
Ability to prepare technical reports, detailed specifications and scheme/design drawings
Rewards and Benefits:
Hybrid working
Flexible working days
Working hours:
37 hours per week
Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
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