New Homes Technical Defects Inspector - London, United Kingdom - Islington Council

Islington Council

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

We strongly believe that a secure and affordable place to call home is key to helping people achieve their potential and enjoy a good quality of life - but we know that the shortage of genuinely affordable housing in our densely populated borough is a real concern for many local people.

That is why we are building safe and secure, high quality, energy efficient new homes that our residents need and are proud to live in.

This is an exciting role within our expanding New Homes Team to deliver affordable and high-quality new homes in Islington.

We are looking for a skilled Technical Defects Inspector with extensive on-site experience and working knowledge of warranties and contracts (JCT) with contractor's design responsibility and some traditional.

You will be responsible for diagnosing latent/patent defects, assisting in determining liability for the remediation of these and managing the relationship with the contractor, consultants and most importantly our customers.

You will need to have an ability to identify and resolve multiple issues to ensure the highest level of contract compliance and to deliver an effective and customer focused defects service for residents.

You will have an investigative and analytical mind and have perseverance to follow an issue through to a mutually satisfactory conclusion.

Come and join our dedicated New Build Team and help us deliver the biggest council home building scheme in Islington for a generation.

To assist in the provision of an effective and customer focused aftercare service to residents of homes built through the council's new homes programme
To provide technical solutions and costeffective resolution of defects
Liaise with and manage contractors and consultants to resolve defects and latent defects to achieve successful resolution within agreed timeframes and budgets
To support the New Homes Aftercare Manager to monitor contractor performance in the resolution of defects
Procure and supervise work packages to address defects and additional works postcompletion when required
Produce technical recommendations and identify best practice to improve Islington's design guidance and procedures
Monitor that maintenance and service contracts within the defects liability period are procured and carried out by the contractors. Assist with queries on O&M, H&S Manuals, and any technical postcompletion queries
Visit projects during the construction and prehandover phases to support the quality control process, to be familiar with upcoming completions and contractor personnel
Attend defect inspections and instruct works as necessary
Establish productive working relationships with key stakeholders across the council
Facilitate end user demonstrations and support a soft landings approach to ensure smooth handover of buildings from construction to operational use.

Closing date:
Sunday 12th February 2023 at 23:59

Proposed Interview date:
To Be Confirmed

To assist in the provision of an effective and customer focused aftercare service to residents of homes built through the council's new homes programme
To provide technical solutions and costeffective resolution of defects
Liaise with and manage contractors and consultants to resolve defects and latent defects to achieve successful resolution within agreed timeframes and budgets
To support the New Homes Aftercare Manager to monitor contractor performance in the resolution of defects
Procure and supervise work packages to address defects and additional works postcompletion when required
Produce technical recommendations and identify best practice to improve Islington's design guidance and procedures
Monitor that maintenance and service contracts within the defects liability period are procured and carried out by the contractors. Assist with queries on O&M, H&S Manuals, and any technical postcompletion queries
Visit projects during the construction and prehandover phases to support the quality control process, to be familiar with upcoming completions and contractor personnel
Attend defect inspections and instruct works as necessary
Establish productive working relationships with key stakeholders across the council
Facilitate end user demonstrations and support a soft landings approach to ensure smooth handover of buildings from construction to operational use