Adaptations Surveyor

BRC are working closely with a housing association that is based in Swansea. This role operates across Swansea, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire. This role is vital in adapting a resident’s home to improve their health and wellbeing, and promotes independence.

Duties:

• To specify and produce schedule of works in readiness for tender.
• To tender works, manage contracts and contractors’ performance from inception to completion.
• To carry out measured surveys and drawings of properties as part of the tender requirements.
• To organise and manage your own workload.
• To liaise with other staff, contractors, suppliers and funders maintaining good working relationships throughout.
• To provide any data regarding KPI performance, spend and resident satisfaction as required.
• To project manage any work programmes from start to completion regularly updating residents and relevant colleagues of progress.
• To complete relevant service standards or technical scrutiny documents and manage the administration of these.
• To advise the Asset Surveyor of any regular failure of specific components or areas of use where they may be unsuitable or ineffective.
• To regularly meet contractors and monitor and report on their performance ensuring the PAG contractors panel is suitably organised and managed for the number and type of grant work undertaken.
• To ensure CDM requirements are met for the Association as client.
• To liaise with colleagues regarding any asbestos reports required or where PAG equipment installed may be the subject of being service charged (hoists, stair lifts, etc).
• Have a general understanding of housing and property maintenance, repairs and defect recognition.
• To tender and project manage one-off schemes of work or other construction related contracts.
• This may be one-off projects to single properties, larger works to schemes or groups of properties.
• Where required to provide Health and Safety advice or support to colleagues and where relevant act as the Principal Designer / Clients Representative.
• To update and manage the Group’s databases in relation to PAGS or asset management requirements as required.
• To liaise with other members of the department to ensure the smooth running of the department.
• To deal with enquiries and correspondence relevant to this role and maintain effective administrative systems.
• Be aware of and comply with the Statutory and Legal obligations, the Groups corporate aims, values, policies and procedures, tenancy conditions and good practice.
• To issue works up to the limits specified in the Groups financial regulations.
• To manage their own personal development needs and actively seek to keep up to date with any changes in building and maintenance laws etc.
• To provide assistance on aids and adaptations that assist the individual in making the most of their home and ensure they have full enjoyment.
• This will include both physical aids such as grab rails and stair lifts, and technological ones such as automatic window openers and fall detectors.
• To ensure adaptations are suitable for both the resident and the property by working closely with Occupational Therapists, Trusted Assessors, Rent Officers, Maintenance Teams and Contractors.

Requirements:

• Formal building qualifications or equivalent demonstrable knowledge/skills.
• Familiar with good building practice, surveying properties and preparing schedules of work, tendering and analysing tenders.
• Familiar with CDM Building Regulations.
• Experience in drawing utilising AutoCAD and ability to produce priced schedules of works including dilapidation surveys.
• Sound numerical skills and to be able to work to a budget.
• Excellent IT skills and be able to produce reports.
• Able to maintain effective administration systems.
• Able to impartially investigate situations to inform decision making that is fair and non-discriminatory.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Proactive approach to problem solving with the ability to weigh up situations and act upon and make sound strategic decisions.
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative, also be flexible both in approach and working arrangements.
• Confident with excellent communication skills that demonstrate an ability to listen, mediate, negotiate and influence.
• Innovative and receptive to change.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional 2 days leave at Christmas.
• Enhanced family friendly leave, including paid dependency leave.
• Defined contribution pension with included life assurance of 3 times your salary.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Extensive wellbeing offer.

For more information, please call Meg Smith. To apply, please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience and qualifications. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.