Damp Building Surveyor

Building Surveyor with Damp experience – Social Housing

Preston

Permanent Opportunity

Immediate start

Salary – £40,000 + Mileage

The organisation is a not-for-profit community-based housing association, set up to meet the housing needs of people in Preston and the surrounding areas.

As the largest social housing landlord in the city, they provide a wide range of refurbishment schemes and invest in the quality of improving homes. They are currently have a great opportunity for a Repairs Surveyor working on a range of schemes including damp, mould and condensation.

Duties to include-

* Take responsibility for the delivery and management of an efficient and effective building surveying service.

* This includes undertaking building surveys of vacant and occupied properties to identify defects, produce specifications and schedules of work.

* Support the team with the effective management of contractors and suppliers, ensuring that repair & maintenance items are undertaken to the correct specification, the right quality on budget and within the required timescales.

* Providing advice and recommendations to support the management of contractors and suppliers, including resolving contract disputes, cost and value management, planning applications, boundary disputes, regulatory compliance and completed works.

* Ensure buildings and works conform to the relevant regulations and technical standards.

* Effectively manage risk, identify and report any issues/breeches relation to health & safety and to actively promote a safe working environment for all.

* Work proactively to minimise complaints in the first instance. Ensure complaints are responded to & resolved within agreed timescales, working closely with contractors to stop complaints escalating. Feed in to lessons learned to help shape and improve the future service delivery to customers based upon their feedback.

* Support and ensure key performance targets are met for the service area by working closely with customers, contractors and internal stakeholders.

* Provide technical knowledge and support to all areas of the business where necessary.

Requirements for the role-

* Relevant technical qualification (or working towards)

* Be fully conversant with all aspects of repairs and maintenance requirements in social housing

* Good appreciation of professional and project-based building surveying matters

* Knowledge of building legislation and maintenance management best practice

* Good understanding and management of compliance, health safety and risk

* Full UK Driving Licence & use of a vehicle

For further details or to apply for this position please forward an up to date CV highlighting suitable experience to (email address removed) , or call Emma on (phone number removed) for more information.

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