Ref: PXPRE
Location: Hastings (TN34)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-4.30pm
Pay: £29.94ph paid weekly via umbrella
Duration: Ongoing Contract Long Term/Temp to Perm
Duties
Technical Repairs Surveyors will be responsible for overseeing individual caseloads consisting of live disrepair claims (including damp and associated repairs), party wall awards, repair diagnostic cases, referrals from repairs teams / health and safety and environmental teams. Surveyors will also be required to undertake training and act in an advisory capacity for colleagues across the business and will from time to time be required to give expert evidence in court.
You will be required to deal with all technical aspects of cases received by the team effectively and efficiently. To carry out and coordinate essential repairs, avoid liability from legal disrepair action whenever possible; alternatively, where this is not possible ensure claims are effectively mitigated. Liaise closely and establish good working relationships with all key stakeholders.
Planning your workload is key as will be your skill and experience in identifying any defects. You will ensure that work is added to the relevant data base and conduct post remediation inspections to close out those actions. Access to customer properties is an essential and challenging part of the role and requires a flexible approach, which could require some flexibility within your working day, in order to survey a customers requests / concerns at a time which is suitable for the customer.
Person Specification
Previous experience of building surveyor experience with knowledge of Stock Condition Surveys for social housing
Working knowledge of current Building Safety, Health & Safety and other relevant legislation
* Knowledge of Legal legislation in relation to Housing disrepair and ability to interpret legislation in application of legal repair works
* Full UK Drivers License
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