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Location: Didsbury, Manchester
Salary: £42, 677.00 per annum
Full time / 35 hours per week / Permanent
About Us
Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities,Southway manages over 6,000 homes across Greater Manchester.
Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness, and pride in neighbourhoods. Guided by the values of being Caring, Committed and Successful Together, Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Asset Management team for Building Surveyor and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days.
Candidates
We are looking to recruit a Building Surveyor(s) whose duties will include response surveying of properties regarding building defects both tenanted and void. Lead on specific home improvement and maintenance programmes. Consult with contractors, customers, and internal staff.
The successful candidate will ideally have a good working knowledge across all areas of asset management within social housing.
Skills, Knowledge, And Experience
* Experience in a similar surveying role, ideally within a Social Housing or Local Authority Environment
* Skills and knowledge of construction methods and problem solving.
* Experience of managing contractors and consultants to deliver within budgets and timescales.
* Demonstrate a high level of customer service and complaint handling skills.
* A knowledge of all aspects of the building construction and maintenance industry including contractual matters, legislation, inspection and surveying of domestic property and the diagnosis and remedy of building defects.
* Working knowledge of standard forms of building contract and procurement methods available
* Ability to produce specifications, drawings, and related tender documentation (AutoCAD)
* Ability to plan, prioritise and organise work to meet service delivery targets.
* An understanding of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations
* Be empathetic when dealing with customers with individual circumstances.
Closing Date: 16 April 2025 (12 noon)
Interview Date: 22 April 2025
To apply please visit our websit. For an informal discussion please contact Carl Horrigan on 0161 448 4266
Strictly no agencies.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.
All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.
All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.
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