Senior Surveyor (Housing Association)
RG Setsquare Recruitment, Southampton branch, are recruiting for a Senior Surveyor for an established Housing Association in Eastleigh.
Salary: Up to £62,000. Location: Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Responsibilities
* Support high profile / complex cases across all areas of the business, acting as the technical expert providing inspection reports as required.
* Provide solutions to problems and defects; carry out legal disrepair claims pre-inspections, complete full inspection reports for evidence in court, maintain communication with legal representatives and attend court as an expert witness.
* Act as technical expert alongside the Disrepair Surveying Manager, offering advice and support to colleagues and other teams across the business.
* Provide full technical support to the legal department in respect of disrepair or legal claims received; attend court as a subject matter expert witness should a claim get to court.
* Provide technical support to a variety of multi-disciplined projects delivered by in-house teams and external approved contractors, ensuring statutory compliance and meeting customer expectations.
* Inspect and assess repair requests and defects where immediate repair may not be appropriate, offering technical advice on appropriate solutions.
* Investigate technical defects or cases of disrepair as required, including property inspection and provision of written Housing Conditions reports where appropriate.
* Provide technical maintenance advice to support business decisions, liaising with operations managers, supervisors, trade staff, sub-contractors, external contractors or consultants.
* Obtain quotations for repairs and/or specialist works from sub-contractors, keeping aligned to financial regulations.
* Technical approval of Disabled Facility Grant applications and associated works, including progress and post inspection of site and completed works.
* Technical assistance with customer permissions and retrospective permissions requests.
* Support the property care team with surveying requirements to support delivery of the internal and external planned maintenance programme.
* Carry out property inspections to assess component replacement dates and advise regarding inclusion of works within Planned Maintenance Programmes.
* Demonstrate excellent standards of customer care.
* Follow the 'one team' approach, working across all directorates and areas to ensure sharing of knowledge and expertise in support of developing improvements and changes.
* Ensure a high level of written and oral communication is maintained and produced to ensure data quality and information systems are kept to the highest standards.
* Undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the position.
Qualifications
* Chartered status (MRICS).
* Degree in Building Surveying or related discipline.
* Proven experience in property surveying, asset management, or building consultancy.
* Strong knowledge of UK building regulations, construction standards, and health & safety legislation.
* Effective interpersonal skills, including teamwork, networking, and negotiation skills with the ability to positively motivate all stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
* A motivated and enthusiastic individual, who can work under pressure and prioritise workloads to deliver an outstanding service to the partnered departments.
* Possess a commercially astute approach with a focus on obtaining value for money.
* Good understanding of the usual Microsoft Office software as well as an appreciation of the opportunities presented by software designed specifically for maintenance management.
* Full driving licence and access to own transport with appropriate business insurance, or ability to travel in a timely and efficient manner to attend meetings in locations not easily accessed by public transport.
RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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