Our client, an established housing provider based in East Kent, is currently looking to recruit an Area Surveyor to provide customer focussed surveying services across the area.

This position will be based in Margate but applicants must have access to their own transport due to travel requirements.

This is a temporary position paying around £15 per hour plus mileage contributions.

The successful individual will be working with residents to ensure that maintenance and repairs services to the housing stock are carried out cost effectively to set standards in accordance with the organisation’s aims and objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop relationships with individual residents, resident stakeholder groups and other resident champions ensuring that resident needs are built into all local maintenance and minor improvement services.
Prepare specifications and schedules of works in respect of complex Repairs and Minor Works to reflect good building practice, ensuring that programmes of works are designed and prioritised to deliver cost effective, high quality, customer-focused repairs.
Carry out pre and post inspections and survey property (occupied and vacant), reporting on condition, specifying and costing works and ordering as required. Update IT systems with all necessary information.
Diagnose building defects and seek budget estimates for remedial improvement works, seeking advice on complex matters from the Regional Maintenance Managers.
Monitor the performance of contractors engaged in the delivery of the maintenance services through meetings and performance reports to ensure quality, response times and value for money.
Ensure voids are surveyed, works specified for building defects and improvements to meet time targets and to a standard to facilitate prompt re-letting, including stock condition survey, asbestos survey and fire risk assessment.
Liaise with the Customer Service Centre to ensure a seamless and effective and service is provided to residents.

Person Specification

Ordinary National Certificate in building or related discipline.
Higher National Certificate in building or a related discipline desirable.
Experience in a building surveying or similar capacity.
Experience of construction, maintenance and repairs improvement programmes.
Understanding of current practice in relation to asset management and property maintenance.
Ability to survey properties and provide accurate and detailed schedules of work.
Ability to assess quotations for Minor Works for value for money and make recommendations for appointment of contractors
Practical attitude with ability to make decisions on best approach from a technical perspective.

Unfortunately we are currently unable to consider any speculative applications and so please do not apply for a position unless you believe yourself to be suited to the role. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.