Job Introduction
You will play a crucial role in identifying, assessing, and managing works to prevent disrepair issues within our managed properties. Your focus will be undertaking property inspections and producing work specifications, creating purchase orders on different platforms, instructing contractors, agreeing on costs & overseeing repairs until completion. You will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders across NHG and externally to drive improvements and offer a first-class service to our customers.
This is a fulfilling opportunity to enhance and improve the lives of our residents.
We value and respect differences and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.
We believe that great service starts with great people, and are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
As one of the largest providers of social housing in London, we are in the process of making changes to improve how we deliver services so that we can focus on the issues that matter most to our residents.
We are looking for an experienced building surveyor who can work independently whilst also providing support and guidance to Repairs Inspectors sharing your experiences and knowledge.
You’ll be a confident communicator who is comfortable explaining recommendations to colleagues and residents verbally and in detailed technical reports. You will collaborate within your team, with colleagues right across our organisation, and with external third parties to ensure we provide good quality homes that enable our residents to live their lives well.
You will need to be flexible with change and able to use different IT systems to carry out your day-to-day tasks.
Essential
- Appropriate surveying qualifications/relevant qualifications in line with progression framework
- Knowledge and ability to write detailed technical reports
- Relevant experience providing services to residential property owners and managers.
- Experience in management of major works, along with experience in preparing tender docs, scope of works, and cost appraisal and dealing with interim/final accounts.
Desirable
- Member of RICS or CIOB
- Degree in building surveying or similar qualification
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest-free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
