Building Surveyor
Job Description
Job title: Building Surveyor
Company: Estuary Housing Association
Job description: Permanent, Full Time (Monday – Friday) 35 hours per week + participation in out of hours rota.We have an exciting opportunity for a Building Surveyor to ensure that EHA residents receive a high quality, customer focused responsive repairs and planned works service and that all EHA’s properties are effectively and efficiently maintained to the required standard, with a high emphasis on customer satisfaction.Our housing stock is across all local authorities in Essex, Suffolk Coast, and three areas of London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, and Borough of Havering.Your main responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out pre-inspections, building and stock condition surveys to identify defects and future investment requirements.
- Applying professional and technical knowledge to ensure a high quality, value for money service to all EHA customers and stakeholders.
- Contributing fully and effectively to the resolution of residents’ concerns, complaints and enquiries to ensure effective communication, resolution and customer satisfaction.
- Monitoring and mitigating financial, Health and safety, audit recommendations, and other risks.
- Undertaking post inspections of completed works to ensure quality, compliance with the Schedule of Rates, value for money and statutory compliance.
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Proven building surveying competence and experience with a good level of construction technology and contract administration knowledge.
- Ability to understand, communicate and implement technical solutions to building problems.
- Demonstrable experience and skills managing customer relationships to ensure a high level of customer care and satisfaction.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and experience of Housing Management/Repairs database.
- HNC or above in Building Studies or equivalent industry experience. Full UK driving licence and use of vehicle.
This post will cover the Colchester and Chelmsford area.If you think you have the skills and experience to make a big difference and impact in how Estuary takes services forward, we would love to hear from you!Please apply as soon as possible as you may be contacted sooner for an interview so if you have the attitude and skills needed to excel in this role, apply today!Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work from the office when required for business needs, therefore must live at a commutable distance (office working will also include face to face meetings).Previous applicants need not apply.Rewards & BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, Cyclescheme and season ticket loans. Further to this you can expect generous holiday and paid leave allowances, tailored induction programme and fantastic ongoing training and development opportunities.Values-Based RecruitmentEstuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect, One Estuary, Accountable and Responsible.Safeguarding & RecruitmentEstuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs.The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that at this time, we’re unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa/work permit sponsorship. We appreciate your understanding and we welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.Estuary is InclusiveAt Estuary, we’re committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of our work. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.We always strive to recruit the person most suited to the job, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.Anonymous ShortlistingTo further support our aim to be an inclusive employer, we use specific software to remove all person-identifiable information from CVs, including name and dates of employment/education, also date of birth, age and gender where a candidate has included these details in their CV. Your personal details will only be made available to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.Estuary is Disability ConfidentWe’re also a certified Disability Confident Employer, which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities, and that we will:
- Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
- Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
- Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
- Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
- Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.
AccessibilityIf you are unable to use the online process to apply, please call us on 0300 3045000 to request an application pack in an alternative format.Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.PLACEHOLDER
Expected salary: £48500 per year
Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
