Contract Managing Surveyor

£50000

Government of The United Kingdom, Blyth, Northumberland

Full time
Permanent
Remote working

Posted today, 21 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 0736c67f7f0b4b4aa039b0e86436bb20

Government of The United Kingdom

Full Job Description

You will come from a Technical construction background and have may have experience within the social housing sector. It is essential is that you have an excellent understanding of social domestic housing repair maintenance and refurbishment, up to 3 story built since 1900 (including Maisonet blocks)
You will be able to undertake thorough property surveys, identify defects and or symptoms indicating hidden building defects such as damp, settlement, floor heave poorly done previous works.
You will be required to report effectively on your findings. Make recommendations and specify the works required to rectify those issues.
You will understand how trades work, what is required and how that work should be carried out.
You will be required to produce the schedules of work and specifications for any remedial works which can then be easily followed by our in-house team or effectively priced by our supporting team of small contractors.
For larger works you will be confident in managing contractors and checking compliance and delivery on site.
You will be required to undertake your own site visits to both occupied and void properties, gather information from our customers and site teams before determining the best course of action to remedy any defects and address any faults with the property with a view to delivering a satisfactory outcome for customers whilst achieving best value for money for the council.
You should be conversant with the HHSRS and the regulatory and legislative changes being proposed across the Social Housing Sector, specifically around damp and mould cases.
You will be the section's lead on rectification works required following flooding, fire or vehicle impact damage where you may be required to agree works with our own or other insurers.
You will award contracts offering best value for money and to be delivered at pace. You will be accountable for selecting contractors suitable to tender the works, up to 50k appraising tenders and recommending who the works should be awarded to.in accordance with council policies and procedures.
You will be skilled at writing up detailed schedules of works with full descriptions of the works required for projects of circa 10k-50k that include accurate quantities or other controls. You will also produce or include any necessary detailed specifications and method statements for how the work is to be carried out including appropriate timescales and cost estimates for works to be delivered by our in-house teams or other contractors.
Supported by Team leaders you will advise on improvements to how we procure small works and how they are managed and monitored on site and provide oversite to ensure our required standards of quality, customer care and health and safety are being met

Full UK driving licence
HND /NVQ in building studies/ building Surveying /quantity surveying / PCA Damp and Mould surveyor
Understanding and Knowledge of NHF schedule of rates
IOSH / CIOB or similar preferred
EPC/HHSRS/Asbestos
Trade qualified
Experience using CAD

26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality