Contracts Surveyor

Contracts Surveyor - Elevate Your Career with a Leading Housing Asset Management Team

Pay Grade: G10
Directorate: Communities
Division: Housing/Asset Management
Location: London

Role Purpose:
Lead the Housing Asset Management Team in achieving the Smarter Housing Plan and Repairs Policies. Oversee repairs and maintenance inspections, provide technical advice, and ensure contractor performance. Manage tenanted and void properties to meet standards of time, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Key Benefits:

• Professional Growth: Guide and support non-technically qualified staff, enhancing leadership and mentoring skills.
• Impactful Work: Improve customer experience in line with the Housing Customer Ambition Plan.
• Diverse Responsibilities: Manage contracts up to £1.2 million, resolve customer complaints, and handle legal claims.
• Collaborative Environment: Work with the Responsive Repairs Maintenance and Cyclical Services Manager and team members.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Technical Expertise: Knowledge of building legislation, health and safety regulations, and repairs contracts management.
• Contract Management: Experience in writing repairs specifications and ensuring value for money, quality, and service delivery.
• Communication: Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Problem-Solving: Creative solutions to customer requests and contractor management.
• Professional Qualifications: HNC/HND level in building surveying with continuing professional development.

Desirable Attributes:

• Innovative Practices: Experience in efficient, value-for-money working practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Knowledge of housing issues at all levels, particularly housing investment.

Additional Requirements:

• Flexibility: Available for out-of-hours emergencies and evening meetings.
• Mobility: Ability to visit residents and travel within the borough.

Join a team that values courage, collaboration, and action.
Enhance your career as a Contracts Surveyor while contributing to a proud, fair, and cohesive community.
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