Maintenance Surveyor - London, United Kingdom - Teachers' Housing Association

Teachers' Housing Association

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Teachers' Housing Association is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor to join our team in London for a fixed term of 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

To conduct void, pre/post inspections diagnose repairs, assess structural integrity, quality control, signing off work, assess stock condition.
Conduct inspections, diagnose repairs and produce detail specifications and written reports.
Act upon repair request and respond to repairsrelated enquiries, ensure works are completed with prescribed timescales.
Action void properties and supervise the void process to ensure prompt turnaround of void works within target times.
Work collaboratively with local authority to deliver major aids and adaptations for residents.
To take an active role for relevant statutory and regulatory compliance e.g asbestos, gas water hygiene management etc
Respond to complaints, ombudsman, local councillors and MP enquiries on repairrelated matters.
To provide technical support and advice to other teams and be a point of contact for the repairs service.
Place and issue work order instructions to contractors via THA's repairs Pyramid G2 databases
Collaborate with contractors to ensure voids works and remedial repairs are carried out to a high standard.
Monitor and manage contractors' performance, ensuring that any areas of weakness are addressed.
Update and maintain THA's asset database.

Skills

An HNC in building surveying or equivalent/ relevant experience in social housing
Experience in dealing with responsive repairs and maintenance, voids.
Meticulous attention to detail during inspections ability to identify risks, defects and areas of noncompliance.
The ability to manage the contractors to ensure a high quality of work when repairs are being carried out.
Effective communication skills with staff, residents, contractors, and consultants.
A strong ability to be part of a team and provide support to other team members with technical advice and recommendations to enable the resolution of complex repairs issues.
Working knowledge and skills in the use and interrogation of an asset database.
Knowledge of packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams