AddressSalary: £37,336 - £39,186
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting
Highway and Transport – Enhancing Lives, Building Communities
Do you have an interest in Housing Repairs and Maintenance? The Housing Service Team is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic professional to undertake a pivotal role in delivering planned and reactive maintenance services across the council’s stock of housing.
As an Area Maintenance Surveyor, you will be at the forefront working with other Area Maintenance Surveyors delivering and improving both planned and reactive repairs. You will carry out the inspection of building defects to ensure the appropriate works are undertaken to ensure effective repair solutions, ensuring all regulations are complied with. To assist in the delivery of specialist work programmes including wastewater treatment assets. Further responsibilities include monitoring performance by site visits, liaising and negotiating with contractors, clients, and other professionals to ensure contracts are delivered to time and cost constraints.
We are looking for a candidate with prior knowledge and experience of building repair, maintenance, and refurbishment, ideally in the social housing market, ensuring repairs are managed from start to finish. To be successful in this role, you will need to be adept at interpreting data and information, producing reports and monitoring information, and have the communications skills to engage with contractors, in-house surveyors, contract officers, and management.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
For more details, contact Kevin Butcher, Contracts Manager, at kevin.butcher@wiltshire.gov.uk or call 01722 434218
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
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