Maintenance Surveyor - Property Repairs in Blandford Forum

As a leading Housing Association, SNG's purpose is simple - providing good, affordable homes: the foundation for a better life. We have a strong ambition to build 25,000 more homes over the next 10 years, with at least half being for social or affordable rent. It's a great time to join us as we invest in our existing customers' homes by applying our Homes and Place Standard to all our properties, whilst working in an environment where your health and safety is important to ensure you and your colleagues stay safe and well, everywhere, every day.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Surveyor to join our Property Services Team covering our Dorset Locality.

The role

Reporting into the Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for the investigation, identification, diagnosis and problem solving of day to day general maintenance issues raised either internally or by our customers. You'll own the day to day technical support for your locality, allowing our in house trades delivery teams and external contractors to carry works required at first visit. You'll also be responsible for:

• Carrying out inspections as needed prior to, during and on completion of repairs
• Providing a specification, including scope of works, quantities and budgeted costs and timescale that will resolve maintenance issues reported
• Ensuring works are completed safely, to the required standard and specification, in the most effective and efficient manner and to a high level of customer satisfaction
• Maintaining high quality data within the property systems
• Ensuring a detailed local knowledge of customer, asset and investment needs across your locality
• Developing own capability through continual personal and professional development to ensure knowledge is kept up to date

What you'll need

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Up to date knowledge and awareness of technical, statutory, regulatory, and legislative requirements, standards, and best practice in relation to delivery of a maintenance service including damp and mould and Awaabs Law.
• Ability to prepare and interpret specifications schedules of work using bespoke or National/published Schedule's of Rates/Works.
• Ability to plan, track and forecast safe delivery of customer focused services, works and expenditure within agreed timescales and budgets
• Ability to operate with commercial acumen
• Knowledge of relevant health, safety and environmental legislation with focus on compliance within all activities undertaken
• Proficient use of IT Systems including Microsoft office suite with Intermediate Excel skills

There will be some travel involved with this role across your locality so you should be happy to travel, have access to a car and a full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Please note a Basic DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.