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I am looking for a Building Surveyor to join a social housing provider in South Buckinghamshire. The Building Surveyor will be responsible for a the delivery of day to day repairs, voids and minor work projects as well as a small team carrying out the majority of surveys. This role offers 26 days annual leave + bank holidays as well as home working with 1 day in the office per week.
Building Surveyor duties:
- Work with the Repairs and Voids Manager to set key performance targets and milestones
- Supervise technical resources when required to maintain service delivery.
- Take the lead on progressing disrepair claims and property insurance claims to agreed timescales and process.
- Manage day to day work or minor project work to minimise exposure of both financial and health and safety related risks.
- Take part in office rotas during and outside of normal office hours (occasionally) to provide an excellent responsive repair service.
- Providing project update reports and post project reviews
- Specifying works for structural repairs, larger projects that sit between repairs and asset.
- Managing larger projects
- Advise on environmental, health and safety issues of buildings and knowledge of HHSRS.
- Advise on legal and planning issues.
- Deal with planning and building regulation applications.
What is required for the Building Surveyor role:
- Have relevant qualified background BSc in a building surveying related discipline/CIOB/RICS or equivalent.
- Be skilled at building effective and productive working relationships with staff, managers, partners and customers.
- Be able to produce detailed written reports and have excellent verbal communication skills.
- Be a confident, independent problem solver and an effective decision maker.
- Have a high degree of personal drive.
Benefits of the role:
- 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Birthdays off
- Corporate Health Plan
- Pension scheme + Generous employer contribution
- Option to buy & Sell annual leave
- Hybrid position, 1 day in the office per week
If you are interested in the Building Surveyor role, apply online now or contact Chelsie on (phone number removed) / (url removed)
