Trainee Surveyor - Letchworth, United Kingdom - First Garden Cities Homes

First Garden Cities Homes

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Letchworth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Title:

TRAINEE SURVEYOR**We have a unique opportunity for a Trainee Surveyor to join the Asset Delivery Team at First Garden Cities Homes.

The postholder will be:

Responsible to:

RESPONSIVE MAINTENANCE SENIOR SURVEYOR

Job purpose:

To work as a member of a small team responsible for assisting in supervision of daytoday repairs and maintenance works, assisting with inspections, specifying and supervising works to occupied and void properties and minor adaptations through the direct labour operatives and external contractors.

Key responsibilities:

Scheduling of works, supervise and post inspection on completion to ensure value for money and customer satisfaction
Assist with checking, approval and passing for payment all contractors' invoices
Keeping records as required
Assisting with monitoring of weekly expenditure budget
Helping to process and manage all void properties, ensuring they are ready to be let in accordance with the void procedure and letting standards
Partake in inspections of all properties upon notice of termination, assist with preparation of schedule of works and arranging recharge where appropriate.
Carry out inspections to aid FGCH compliance of key statutory areas
Assist the line manager with the preparation of all maintenancebased reports and budgets
Carry out additional responsibilities associated with the job title and postholder's capabilities as required.

Person Specification

Essential:

An interest and willingness to undertake or complete a relevant surveyor qualification to develop a career in surveying with FGCH financial assistance
Knowledge of construction and building services technology
Good planning and organisation skills
Attention to detail
Good communication skills, verbal and written
MS Word and Excel competence
An ability to use IT for cost control, project management and records management
Understanding of providing excellent service delivery to internal and external customers
Ability to work under own initiative and meet business deadlines for preparation of work surveys
A logical approach to problem solving
Project management skills with the ability to deliver several projects on time
Ability to work well under pressure
A strong ability to foster sound internal and external relations
Decisiveness
Personal and flexible approach
Assertiveness and the ability to deal with difficult interpersonal situations