Our Candidate Privacy notice Candidate privacy notice.pdf How we'll value you Terms & Conditions Contract Type and Length: Permanent Place of work: Bristol Office with frequent travel to client's homes (ideally working 3 days in the office and 2 days at home) Hours per week: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday) Probation period: 6 months Benefits Holidays: 25 days pa, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service, plus bank holidays. Private Pension Scheme, contributory at up to 5% of salary, with employer contribution of a maximum 7.5% Death In Service Scheme EAP Job Description Key Functions To survey domestic properties and identify repairs, maintenance, and adaptation requirements in the homes of older, vulnerable, and disabled customers and advise upon appropriate remedial work and likely costs. To consult with customers and other parties regarding repairs, improvements and adaptations to their homes and prepare schedules of work and specifications, as required, taking into account their individual resources, needs and wishes and financial, legal, environmental/sustainability, building regulation and restoration matters. To obtain quotations for work, evaluate these quotations and advise the customer so that they may choose appropriate solutions to their needs. To monitor the work of contractors through to final completion, ensure that work is carried out to a high standard and that any defects are rectified to the customers satisfaction. To liaise with Local Authority surveyors, building inspectors, independent surveyors, builders, tradespeople and establish good working relationships. To act as the project and contracts manager planning and overseeing building work using the appropriate form of building contract. To give professional advice on factors affecting existing buildings such as building defects, alterations, renovations, and extensions, as well as on the design and construction. Working alongside local planning bodies, clients, construction workers and other professionals to ensure projects meet the relevant safety, sustainability, and preservation standards. To ensure that H&S requirements under CDM are complied with Accountabilities Hold our purpose, support older/disabled/vulnerable people to remain living comfortably and independently in their own homes for as long as they choose, at the heart of everything you do. Show a keenness to learn about how we work as an organisation and commit to our values. Provide an efficient and effective service to clients, professionals, and colleagues. Provide effective representation of the organisation, it’s activities and ethos. Ensure that WECHI’s Equality and Diversity Policy is followed and promoted. Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are strictly adhered to. Understand and work in line with WECHI’s self-organising culture Undertake tasks as might be reasonably required. Maintain confidentiality. Attend relevant training courses. Please note that this role will be subject to two satisfactory references and due to the vulnerable nature of the people we work with, an enhanced DBS check. Person Specification Essential HND / HNC in construction or equivalent. Experience of successfully delivering domestic residential projects requiring, building regulation, planning and other permissions and in accordance with CDM requirements. Skilled in diagnosis of building defects, preparation of schedules of remedial work and project management to completion. A commitment to and passion for the purpose and values of We Care Home Improvements. Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral. Excellent project and time management skills. Analytically minded, with strong problem-solving skills. Commercially astute. A team player with a caring approach and a commitment to supporting continuous improvement. A full driving licence and ability to travel across our region. Desirable Experience in overseeing works that were completed by external contractors for disabled and vulnerable homeowners. An experienced Surveyor or Technical Officer. Experience in Decent Homes Standards and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). Qualification and advanced training in Health and Safety legislation. Knowledge/qualifications in low carbon energy efficiency measures including EPC/retrofit qualifications. Experience of Disabled Facilities Grant works and/or experience of working on disabled adaptations in domestic properties. CAD design skills. Experience of working with listed buildings and the completion of heritage statements to support consent applications.