We are recruiting on behalf of an established London-based Housing Association.
- Location: Peterborough
- Salary: £41,500 per annum
- Contract type: Full time, permanent
- Reference number: REC02154
- Interview date: w/c 31 May 2021
- Experience: Working within social housing and voids repairs is desirable
- Qualifications: Degree or similar. HNC/HND
We see a future that creates a great home for everyone. We are a leading provider of affordable homes. We are doers - professional, ambitious and open. Together, our values reflect an organisation built on a culture of achievement.
You will provide an excellent and professional housing maintenance service and be responsible for the specification, issue, supervision and monitoring of repairs related building maintenance. This includes repair and maintenance, void works, refurbishment, adaptations, modernisation and improving and servicing of properties to meet customer expectations. You will also ensure all responsive repairs works are carried out to the required standard, quality and value for money.
Duties of a Surveyor:
- Work within agreed budgets and cost controls, ensuring adherence with financial procedures at all times.
- Produce reports and other information as required in line with statutory, regulatory and policy requirements.
- Provide technical reports, appraisals, measurement, costings and estimates as required.
- Undertake surveys and prepare schedules and any contract specification documents. Amend existing documents to reflect any changes or enhancements to the existing repairs service as directed.
- Issue warning/default notices, enforce liquidated damages and issue variation orders as required.
- Under the direction of the team leader monitor, supervise and control the repairs service and ensure compliance with any contracts or service level agreements.
- Ascertain, report on and take mitigating action, as required, for known risks associated with the repairs service including any potential failure of any compliance related activity, this may require carrying out 'desk top' reviews of Fire Risk Assessments, Lifts, LGSR's, Electrical TI's, ACM's, Legionella.
- Regularly inspect the quality of work in accordance with the agreed standard specifications of work as directed and ensure that all call backs are completed in a timely fashion based on priority and risk.
Note: Travel to include the following areas: Northants, Bucks, Cambs, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Essential car allowance is available. A basic DBS check will be carried out on the successful candidate.
We offer a great flex benefits package, the ability to engage in flexible working, 26 days annual holiday and a 35 hour working week and the opportunity to work for an organisation whose social purpose is to help provide people with a home.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
