Project Surveyor - Leicester, United Kingdom - The Riverside Group

The Riverside Group

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Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Project Surveyor (S&C)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£ 37, £40,931.34 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Working Pattern:
Hybrid

Location:
Leicester

Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we're a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers.

For 90 years, we've been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK.

Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you'll enjoy:

Competitive pay & generous pension.
28 days holidays plus bank holidays.
Flexible working options available.
Investment in your learning, personal development and technology. A wide range of benefits.

The difference you will make as a Project Surveyor (S&C):

In this role you will support Asset Management to ensure all maintenance, servicing and repair works for a designated number of residential properties, including Riverside Home Ownership RHO), Care and Support and the Retirement Living Programme (RLIP), are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standards, providing efficient and effective technical expertise, contract management, planning and administrative support as required.

About you

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in the building industry, ideally working within a customer focussed housing repair and maintenance team.

A thorough understanding of project management methodologies. For further information about this role please find the attached Job Description.

Accountabilities or "What You Have to Do"

Develop the programme of works for all planned maintenance, servicing, repair work for a designated number of residential properties, supporting the Contracts Manager to identify the external contractors required to effectively complete required projects.
Support the Senior Technical Officer in delivering a programme of repairs and structural works, including associated cost profiles, working with key stakeholders including residents and Asset Services colleagues to agree project delivery requirements.
Manage project delivery for planned investment works, cyclical maintenance work for Group residential properties, acting as project surveyor to ensure quality and compliance standards and customer expectations are met, including onsite inspections during the progress of the works.
Undertake pre and post contract validation surveys and ensure relevant details are accurately recorded, and maintenance records kept up to date.
Undertake Disrepair & Fitness For Human Habitation Act repair surveys for residential properties to assess defects and condition of works, both maintenance and structurally, identifying the most efficient and cost effective solutions to ensure standards are maintained in terms of quality and compliance.
Undertake contract management in accordance with the appropriate form of contract, commissioning appropriate work orders, including monitoring progress to completion, ensuring contract obligations are fulfilled in line with agreed performance frameworks, identifying under performance and escalating via agreed routes as required.
Contribute to the development and review of relevant budgets including processing payments for approved contracted works, ensuring Asset Management expenditure is robustly managed in line with the Group's financial controls, reporting as required including escalating details of planned over/under spending as appropriate.
Coordinate on site activity any associated works leading from Enforcement notices received in relation to HHSRS or other statutory nuisance, working closely with Local Authorities and customers to minimize the risk identified, ensuring rectification of the issue within agreed timescale, reducing the risk of legislative, financial and reputational risk to the Group.
Work alongside legal professionals in the preparation of evidence to be presented in court
Maintain accurate Asset Management records, including details of component replacement works, using appropriate systems and databases, ensuring the integrity and quality of data to enable regular analysis to be carried out and reporting to be completed as required.
Manage Asset Management stakeholder and customer enquiries effectively, providing clear, supportive and accurate advice or signposting as appropriate and escalating complaints and complex queries via the appropriate channels to ensure effective resolution.
Manage internal and external stakeholders effectively, Asset Management colleagues, thirdparty suppliers and residents, providing advice and support and building constructive wo