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SalaryWhat we’re looking for:
Do you have extensive experience of building surveying and specific experience of building maintenance, preferably within a social housing context?
Do you have an in-depth knowledge of Schedule of Rates and methods of measurement, with experience in achieving and ensuring Value for Money?
Do you have demonstrable skills managing customer relationships to ensure a high level of customer care and satisfaction?
Are you up to date with Health & Safety and other legislation relevant to the role?
Do you have experience preparing and delivering persuasive, high quality, written and verbal reports and presentations within the organisation up to Executive and committee level and externally as well as ability to write, disseminate and assess detailed technical reports?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Building Surveyor on a Permanent basis at our Ealing, London office.
A bit about the role:
As a Building Surveyor, you will be visible, accountable and customer focused, ensuring the services we provide offer value for money, are of good quality and are aligned with our values and objectives.
Some of the key results for the role include:
Providing technical advice on building defects and diagnosis to the organisation, including the day-to-day responsive repairs, as well as, from time to time, carrying out post inspections of works to help better manage our contractors.
Managing the delivery of major repairs programmes, disrepair and voids / empty homes ensuring works are to standard, contractor performance is in line with KPI’s and value for money is achieved.
Collaborating with Asset Management teams to help inform cyclical and capital investment programmes.
Forming part of the property services out of hours rota, which is a compulsory part of this role and may require availability on evenings and weekends on a rota basis.
Supporting in the management of a range of contractors, ensuring they deliver in accordance with their contract and KPI’s.
This role will require a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A minimum of 1 to 2 days working in the Ealing office is required.
A bit about us:
160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.
The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 107,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.
Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.
We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)
Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
Two additional paid volunteering days each year
Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
Are you ready to apply?
Please note - Interviews for this role will take place during the week commencing 25/03/24.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Building Surveyor, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to harry.lund@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.
Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.
