Property Inspector - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Places for People

Places for People

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are Touchstone, part of the Places for People Group; we are placemakers; our work impacts on the lives of people across the U.K.

- providing homes to live in, communities to retire to, spaces to stay active, supported homes for independent living, and student accommodation.

Our places work when they work for everyone.

How do we do all this? By surrounding ourselves with customer focused people, detailed people and innovative people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

So, we want you to join us and the 12,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped us create places, maintain 209,000 homes, manage £4.5 billion of assets, deliver £87.9m social value and teach 80,000 children to swim each week.

More about your
role

Touchstone are looking for a Property Inspector to cover the Edinburgh and the Lothians area carrying out quality checks on our Properties.

This a great opportunity for someone already involved within the property sector to progress their career with a role that offers autonomy to work independently balanced with the support of a wider team.

You will have responsibility for a wide geographic spread of properties, covering central and greater London.

You will undertake property inspections in accordance with the Touchstone standard form and report back to portfolio teams on the condition of properties.

As one of our Property Inspectors you will ensure that all completed maintenance work is of standard, where required you will produce snagging lists and follow up with snagging checks.

You will meet with contractors where appropriate and provide feedback, where necessary liaise with new contractors to arrange for quotes in co-ordination with Portfolio Managers and Surveyors.

**Please note

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you**We will support you with the tools you need to do your job such as standard forms and an iPad to record inspections. You will need to demonstrate a methodical approach to work and a high attention to detail. Due to the autonomy offered in this role you will need to evidence, at interview, where you have managed your time and diary, under limited supervision.

The benefits

Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business.

Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership - to a wealth of extra perks including discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.

What's next?

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.