Building Surveyor-Social Housing

Main Job Purpose: Working for a large Social Housing Provider, to assist the Senior Surveyor and the Asset Team.

The role:

• The main purpose of the job is to provide efficient and effective oversight to the planned investment contracts.
• Management of contractors undertaking the works.
• Performance monitoring.
• Undertaking accurate specifications.
• Checking of H&S on site.
• Quality checking of works.
• Ensuring that works are delivered to agreed budgets.
• Conduct detailed property inspections to identify issues having the ability to solve problems.
• Prepare accurate, comprehensive reports and provide recommendations for remedial actions in line with best practices.
• Liaise with tenants, landlords, and other parties to investigate complaints and resolve disputes effectively.
• Ensure compliance with relevant housing legislation, including the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.
• Work collaboratively with contractors, maintenance teams, and external stakeholders to oversee Investment works and ensure quality standards.
• Maintain up-to-date records and documentation using internal systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To survey and specify work required to ensure properties meet the lettable standard.
• Utilising approved contractors, organise work to a conclusion, to achieve the appropriate quality within agreed timescales.
• To survey NPH managed buildings, provide detailed condition data and advise the need for remedial work or inclusion into other works programmes, as required.
• To organise that work as directed.
• Visit sites in order to monitor and supervise construction works to ensure compliance with any contracts that are in force, compliance with specifications, Health & Safety etc. and ensure volumes of works carried out compare to any interim and final invoices prepared by Contractors.
• To issue written site instructions to Contractors to vary works within approved limits and assist in the collection of documentation to check the validity of claims for extra payments.
• Ensure works conducted in cooperation with tenant's needs and that the Contractors are abiding by the terms of their contract with regard to customer care.
• Maintain a site diary/documentation which contains accurate daily record of weather, labour, plant and progress.
• Provide timely progress information to keep officers, tenants informed.

About you:

• Recognised building/M&E related qualification.
• Knowledge and understanding of the housing sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of building construction, property maintenance and planned investment.
• Proven Experience of undertaking a variety of building surveys in relation to delivering planned investment works and services to leaseholders and tenants.
• Ability to apply strong specialist skills to managing technical areas of responsibility.
• Working knowledge of current CDM.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.

What you'll get in return:

• A salary of £40198.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• 28 days leave + bank holiday.
• Flexible working.

What you need to do now:

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