Legal Disrepair Surveyor

Southwark Council are working every day towards becoming the legal disrepair service of choice, being respected in the marketplace and known for our pragmatic approach, excellent service and outstanding results. In this role, you will deliver professional surveys, prepare schedules and tender reports with effective financial appraisals. You will be our resident expert in the use of devices, aids and instruments for assessing and diagnosing building failures, challenging recommendations, delivering training and, where necessary, representing the Council in court. You will also take the lead in providing specialist advice around the selection, appointment, retention and fees for specialist contractors and will manage and monitor service and maintenance contracts to ensure compliance. Most importantly, you will have the gravitas and expertise to act as Southwark’s voice on landlord/tenant matters, leaseholder consultation requirements and contract dispute and resolution to help our residents benefit from better services every day.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A relevant surveying qualification. Degree level, Diploma or equivalent
• Substantial experience of repairs and maintenance service delivery; sustainability and construction, and contract administration at a senior level
• Proven working knowledge of the Housing Disrepair protocol
• A strong understanding of landlord/tenant matters, leaseholder consultation requirements and contract dispute and resolution
• Excellent communication skills - from writing reports to answering the public’s questions

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population. At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality, underpins all that we do.

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

In addition to the salary grade and spinal point column for this role, there is an enhanced pay structure available as follows:

• Additional supplement payment of 20% of the agreed salary per annum. This is paid throughout the financial year on a monthly basis. The payment will be made to you on the basis that you remain in this post and this payment is reviewed annually.
• Hard to fill payment of £2,327. Please note that this payment can NOT be taken as cash.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.