Compliance Surveyor - Electrical and Lifts in Chelmsford

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

Salary: £39,321 to £44,039 per annum

Permanent; Monday to Friday; 37 hours per week

Colchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing. Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall. CBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our tenants' and leaseholders' lives. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference, and our vision is to enable customers, colleagues, and communities to thrive.

About the Role

Building safety has always been an important area of Colchester Borough Homes activity. As an organisation we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all the requirements of legislation, including the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill. We also need to ensure our ongoing compliance with the Big 6 Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire and Electrical). CBH requires a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Building Safety team. We are recruiting a Compliance Surveyor (Electrical and Lifts) who will report into the Building Safety Manager. The successful candidate will be required to manage, develop, and maintain housing managed by CBH including electrical installation condition reports, thorough examinations, and servicing. The successful candidate will also be required to manage specified projects and contracts to CCC within CCC buildings/assets, and properties owned or managed by external clients, and will be required to support Asset Managers in the management of specified projects and contracts.

About You

Applicants must have an understanding and working knowledge of health and safety legislation, electrical testing, lift servicing and maintenance. Applicants must also have knowledge of building and construction projects, and a good awareness of facilities management.

Benefits of working for CBH

• In return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:
• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5 % employer contribution.
• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement - 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after five years' service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.
• The opportunity to buy up to another five days holiday, subject to conditions.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Benefits Platform.
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop.
• Free parking (for when you are in the office).
• Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.
• One Volunteering Day per year.
• Free Flu Jab.
• Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where, and how we work to best meet the needs of your role and service area.
• Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

Interviews will be held face-to-face - date to be confirmed.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

How to Apply:

• Step 1 - Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site.
• Step 2 - Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification.
• Step 3 - Click ‘Apply online' below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
• Step 4 - Press ‘submit’.