Building Works Surveyor

Job title:

Building Works Surveyor

Company

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTIONOrganisation: London Borough of Waltham ForestDirectorate: Strategic PlaceGrade: PO3Salary: £44,331 – £47,532Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed TermWorking hours per week: 36Working style: Hybrid – Working 3-4 days on-site, 1 day work from home.Application Deadline: 09/01/2025Proposed Interview Date(s): Week Commencing 13th January 2025Reference:1532About Us:Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.About the role:We are currently hiring for a Building Surveyor to join our thriving Housing service.The role is responsible for assessing and addressing maintenance issues across LBWF’s portfolio and supporting the Repairs Partnering team to ensure contractors, consultants and partner agencies achieve high quality work across all repair contracts to compliance standards, specification, schedule, and cost.You will keep detailed digital records and provide reports of various aspects of work, based on frequent site visits, and ensure the asset management database is updated.The position is committed to delivering a resident-focused approach when dealing with disrepair cases.Close collaboration and support will be essential in coordinating with the Building Safety Operations and Building Safety Compliance teams to ensure our homes are safe and regulatorily compliant.>> <<Key Responsibilities:

• Where required, design and specify works, obtain estimates, oversee delivery, monitor expenditure, and complete sign off.
• High level of resident engagement to understand and document their concerns regarding their home.
• To collaborate with housing and legal teams in addressing potential disputes related to disrepair claims.
• To undertake inspections and audits of partnering contractors particularly in relation to disrepair. Reviewing completed work against the schedule and contractor invoices and resolving issues as necessary.
• To provide management reports and schedules relating to any deficiencies identified, and when necessary, certify rectification of snagging of items.
• Work closely with the Repairs Partnering team ensuring all relevant legislation is being adhered to. Ensure safety, quality, and productivity assessments are carried out so that all work complies with current codes of practice, standards, and legislation, particularly health and safety.
• Where required, design and specify works, obtain estimates, oversee delivery, monitor expenditure, and complete sign off.
• As required support other surveying functions within Housing Assets.
• Undertake / support consultation procedures. Identify issues, resolving as appropriate and escalating complex problems if necessary.
• Collate process and analyse complex information. Ensure all required records and information are maintained correctly.
• Challenge customers’ practice and minimise risk, referring concerns to line manager.

To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:Qualifications and Requirements:

• Experience of administering building contracts.
• Experience of administering partnering contracts.
• Experience of building surveying in residential environment
• Experience of Stock Condition Surveys
• Experience of HHSRS assessments
• Experience of liaising with residents
• Knowledge of Asbestos Regulations.
• Housing legislation and regulations with particular reference to repairs, maintenance
• Project Management Skills
• Applying Health & Safety, Customer Care and Communications policies appropriately
• IT literate, particularly with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel.
• Good report writing skills

Indicative Qualifications and Requirements:

• Relevant Building qualification, NVQ, ONC, Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Experience in working for a social housing landlord in either a local authority or a housing association

Terms and conditions:The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

• Satisfactory declaration of interest;
• Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks.

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.How to Apply:Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.Equal Opportunity Employer:Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: – Promoting equality of opportunity – Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage – Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. – Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit .Contact Information:If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sharon-Leigh Gordon (AD -Housing Repairs and Planned Works) at sharon-leigh.gordon@walthamforest.gov.uk.If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at .The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.Click here for further information on the .

Expected salary

£44331 – 47532 per year

Location

Waltham Forest, East London

Job date

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:29:49 GMT

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