Our client in North London is recruiting for a Disrepair Building Surveyor with Diagnostics for visiting customers in their home and identifying defects which are the Councils responsibility to repair. They will be required to undertake training.
Main Duties:
- Carry out building inspections as necessary to diagnose the cause of building defects, raise work orders using National Housing Federation Schedule of Rates or specifications as appropriate.
- To prepare reports relating to condensation in compliance with the LBI Condensation Protocol.
- To assist in the preparation of reports for senior managers, including those of a policy or strategic nature.
- To produce professional technical reports and present them to the High Value Repair Panel.
- To manage subsidence and structural failure cases in association with specialist external consultants.
- To assess alteration requests from tenants and leaseholders and complete paperwork in compliance with the process.
- To manage fire, flood or collision Insurance cases.
- To assist the Legal Disrepair and Diagnostics Manager in the development of policies and procedures relating tom the Repairs Service.
- Undertake Quality Assurance checks on works in progress or completed.
- Have a good working knowledge of relevant legislation, Building Regulations and Codes of Practice.
Requirements:
-The ability to diagnose building defects and recommend the associated remedial action.
- A surveying or construction related qualification (not essential).
- Organised and proactive - able to manage their own calendar and caseload.
-Social Housing surveying experience (not essential).
- Ability to produce specification of works using a schedule of rates.
- A good understanding of damp, mould and condensation.
- Office based.
- Access to pool vehicles
If you are interested please email vanessa@buckinghamfutres.com or call 020 8125 4321.