Project Surveyor
As a Project Surveyor you will take ownership of repair projects providing technical solutions for residents.
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£45,758 pro rata + Benefits | Bath
6 Month FTC ( possible extension) | Full Time
Hybrid: office, home and community-based working
What’s the role?
As a Project Surveyor you will take ownership of repair projects providing technical solutions for residents. You will provide a full range of surveying functions and support to maintain assets, ensuring that repair works are delivered within budget constraints and controls, and against quality standards.
What will I have to do?
· Carry out pre work surveys, including damp and mould surveys to identify repairs and maintenance requirements
· Provide detailed reports and specifications of works to contractors and internal teams to remedy defects identified. Ensuring effective use of NHF SOR’s to accurately accrue costs
· Provide effective project management until completion of work, ensuring the customer experience and quality standards are understood, maintained and developed.
· Work closely with the local authority planning departments, ensuring the design, specification and delivery of works is carried out in accordance with statutory requirements including listed building compliance.
· Work closely with leaseholders to ensure standards of repairs are met in a timely manner and that repair projects comply with legal procedures to recover costs appropriately.
· Ensure systems are fully updated using the ICT equipment provided to you within SLAs set.
· Ensure customer feedback is captured to inform and improve customer experience.
· Ensure standards are met on quality and effectiveness of all responsive maintenance.
· Take ownership for the robustness and integrity of repair data including financial projections and information.
· Agree, monitor and ensure delivery of all internal and external targets and performance indicators for my areas of responsibility.
· Ensure the delivery of projects maximises value for money by involving other works where practicable and involve other departments.
· Take responsibility for the risk and issues for the management of works, ensuring that they are managed in line with Curo’s corporate approach and CDM Regulations 2015.
· Ensure the end product meets Curo’s quality standards and product requirements.
· Ensure that all standing orders, financial regulations and policies and procedures are complied with.
· Ensure sound budgetary control systems are established and the financial performance of projects is effectively managed.
· Provide effective project forecasting, progress monitoring, cost and contract management for repair projects.
· Ensure health and safety related activities including compliance with statutory obligations are robustly managed.
· Contribute to stakeholder and relationship management and engagement (internal and external).
· Take personal responsibility for the health and safety of myself and others by working within Curo’s Health and Safety policy and procedures at all times
What do I need to be successful?
· Hold a minimum of HNC or HND Level 3 qualification in Construction or equivalent experience.
· Evidence ability to successfully diagnose building defects, set specification of works and project manage to completion
· Experience of the use of NHF SOR’s for the preparation of work schedules
· Evidence experience of working with leaseholders, ensuring S20 compliancy, in order to deliver repair led projects to buildings and structures
· Evidence experience of working with listed and historic buildings, submitting applications for consent and adhering to guidelines
· Bring experience of project and contract operational management delivery in relation to small/medium projects within a property services related organisation or similar experience
· Have a detailed understanding of managing health and safety within properties and as part of construction works, including the management of CDM, asbestos, fire, water, gas and electrical safety
· Have knowledge and understanding of Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and how to apply this method
· Have strong knowledge and understanding of Awaabs Law and experience of undertaking Damp and Mould surveys.
· Demonstrate I am self-motivated and have excellent time management skills
· Bring excellent numeracy and analytical skills, with the ability to understand and interpret statistical and financial information, make informed judgements, appraise and manage risk and convey advice as appropriate
· Demonstrate I am an excellent communicator, able to establish strong relationships and communicate effectively with key stakeholders
· Bring excellent report writing skills and the ability to relay complex information to help support effective decision making
· Demonstrate commercial acumen, business awareness and strong negotiation skills
· Evidence I possess a valid driving license and access to transport.
- Department
- Property Maintenance
- Role
- Project Surveyor
- Locations
- Curo, The Maltings, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 1EP
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Yearly salary
- £45,758
- Employment type
- Contract
About Curo
We're one of the largest landlords in the South West, with a diverse portfolio of affordable and market rented homes.
We own and manage more than 14,000 homes; properties that our 28,000 residents call home. We’re building hundreds of new homes every year for rent and sale.
We provide award-winning support services to a wide range of residents, including homeless young people and families, older and disabled people, and those affected by mental health issues or memory loss.
As a housing association we have no paid shareholders. We create profit for purpose, reinvesting the surpluses from our commercial house-building business into our core social purpose.