Property Surveyor
MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Property Surveyor to join a housing association based in Clapham, South West London. This will be a permanent position paying £47,581 – £50,369p/a + Benefits (Hybrid Working Available)
Seeing building pathology matters from inspection through to completion whilst managing case correspondence. Responsible for case works inspection, prescription, management and ownership from creation through to completion. Providing professional commentary, review, and support through engagement with other stakeholders on case matters. This includes liaison with customers, delivery partners and on occasion legal council to ensure successful delivery of completed works.
Required Skills
Supports the overall Property directorate and other departments in the diagnosis and management of works
Manages own workload to diagnose and manage property defects, disrepair and complicated or larger pieces of work including ad hoc planned replacements and day to day repairs
Lead on the diagnostics of building issues as part of our professional repairs service.
Provide building pathology support across the entire Property Team.
Deal with all aspects of building maintenance and defects including post inspection and managing follow on work;
Contribute with the development of works and provide technical support/advice.
Contribute, as a member of the Property Team, to corporate objectives and continual business improvement.
Review and monitoring of Damp & Mould cases ensuring processes are followed with regards to report writing and managing cases through our case handling system in a timely manner to ensure the system is a true reflection of the case status
Have a clear understanding of how to diagnose Damp & Mould and Awaabs Law and be able to accurately diagnose and report on findings and action required.
Review Home Improvement requests always safeguarding the assets of Metropolitan Thames Valley HA.
Assist when there are works affecting party wall or work requests from leaseholders.
Working to deliver our requirements within our responsibilities under tenure type agreements, policies and legal definitions – e.g General needs, Shared ownership and Leaseholders all have different requirements and my client may have different obligations. This would also include managing agents.
Assist the team in all technical aspects of building design and defects.
Make decisions regarding recommendation of work to the Planned team or to carry out ad hoc replacements.
Feed-back on defective components to ensure design changes for future programs.
Liaise with the Voids team to inspect and agree specifications of work in accordance with the Lettings Standards
Assist with decisions, inspection and determinations around adaptation requests from customers and leaseholders.Nice to Have Skills
Provide strong commitment to the team to ensure people are effective in their roles, supported and motivated.
Appraising buildings to improve their performance and ensure standards are met.
Ensure all cases of Damp & Mould are inspected, diagnosed, recorded and managed in the timescales expected
Be aware and manage work in line with my client policies.
Keep abreast of all regulation changes by reading appropriate industry updates.
Carry out the full range of requirements such as pre, post and during work inspections.
Request training as required to widen knowledge and awareness.
Manage leaseholder and third party enquiries.
Investigate complaints and serious incidents ensuring the relevant systems are updated within target dates.
Consider any budget implications in order to ensure spend is allocated appropriately to the correct budget to mitigate risk of overspend and recovery via a Section 20 process.
Work alongside Property colleagues to contribute to the development of learning framework to build capability of front line colleagues in relation to property diagnosis and management of repairs.
Work alongside Development and Housing Management colleagues to promote a joined-up approach as one Metropolitan Thames Valley.
Comply with Health and Safety legislation in all operations. Ensure that my clients Insurer's recommendations for safety receive prompt attention. Keep records as necessary for future reference by Health and Safety and Audit.Title: Property Surveyor
Rate: £47,581 – £50,369p/a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location: Clapham, South West London (Hybrid Working)