Project Surveyor - Damp, Mould and Disrepair

Project Surveyor - Damp, Mould and Disrepair

Peterborough / Remote

£44,179 - £46,504 per annum

Full Time - Permanent - 37 hours per week - Ideally located within 1 hour of Peterborough

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Planned and Cyclical Works Team as Project Surveyor - Damp, Mould and Disrepair

This newly created role will be responsible for delivering a high-quality customer focused professional service to provide technical solutions and support on repairs and maintenance issues related to damp and mould and disrepair.

You will work closely with residents to prevent recurrence of damp and mould and disrepair across our properties, providing advice, support and guidance to both residents and colleagues across CKH.

If you are a strong communicator who can leads projects and have experience in diagnosing building repairs/defects we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for someone to:

• Carry out damp and mould inspections and provide accurate diagnosis, specifying remedial works and ensuring their completion and post inspection in line with policy and procedure. Provide support for ongoing monitoring of known cases.

• Meet our clear timescales for responding to severe and moderate damp and mould cases, look at causal factors and how we can be more preventative, and monitor the wider housing sector for better ways of working and dealing with damp and mould

• Visit all disrepair cases within 48 hours of a claim being received - charged with quickly resolving claims, turning them into complaints rather than disrepair claims where possible and working closely with the admin support around disrepair in making sure we have a professional, swift and proactive approach to all claims.

• Look at causal factors around disrepair claims and work with the admin support on doing a deep dive into all claims.

• Undertake surveys and inspections in compliance with HHSRS regulations, identify, analyse and provide remediation advice on damp and mould, produce specifications, defects analysis, drawings, tender documentation and feasibility studies/technical reports.

• Ensure Health and Safety (CDM) compliance for all projects are undertaken and that we discharge our duty in line with all relevant legislation.

Essential Requirements

• Project Management

• Knowledge of construction technology

• Experience of dealing with members of the public in an effective manner

• Good working knowledge of standard I.T. packages including MS Word, Excel, Outlook.

• Deep understanding of building pathology, construction, and defect diagnosis and experience carrying out surveys for Damp & mould

Desirable Requirements

• Experience Managing service contracts

• A working knowledge of managing M&E and cyclical contracts, with a good understanding of Gas Safety Regulations and 18th Edition of the Electrical Regulations.

• Ability to complete building surveys, prepare CAD plans, produce cost reports and feasibility studies.

• MRICS or CIOB qualification

Candidates will need a full driving licence with the use of a vehicle for business use

Occasional out of hours will be required

Role is subject to a DBS check

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