BDS Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join the Property Services team with our housing client in South Manchester. The role has a wide range of duties including the pre‑inspection of day‑to‑day responsive repairs, major and minor adaptations as well as legal disrepair and insurance claims. The role covers a small patch.
Contract: Permanent Position
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
Pay: £43,044 per annum, 25 holidays per year including bank holidays, holidays increase per year served.
Duties
* Completion of pre- and post‑inspection of day‑to‑day responsive repairs as well as legal disrepairs, major and minor adaptations and insurance claims
* Ensuring tenant queries, requests and complaints are investigated and dealt with accordingly
* Provision of technical advice to both customers and colleagues
* Ensuring that all remedial works are completed in line with health and safety requirements
* Co‑ordination and supervision of day‑to‑day repairs, major and minor adaptations
* Preparation of specifications and documents in accordance with policies and procedures
* Supervision of contractors ensuring quality of work and response times meet the required standards and SLAs
* Working as a team and communicating with all stakeholders
Criteria
* Sound knowledge of building construction and maintenance
* Experienced in surveying repairs and maintenance and damp and mold on tenant properties
* HNC (Building Construction) or equivalent qualification
* Previous experience of working as a Property Surveyor in a social housing environment is desirable, coupled with knowledge of current building and housing legislation
* A good working knowledge of Schedule of rates is helpful
* Full UK driving license and vehicle
* Excellent IT and problem‑solving skills
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