Senior Surveyor

About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Surveyor to join our team in Oldham on a permanent basis. We manage a stock portfolio of 31,000 properties all across the North region from Carlisle to Cheshire as well as over in Sheffield & Nottingham. The successful Senior Surveyor will be required to look after planned work programmes covering these areas

As a Senior Surveyor you’ll be responsible for delivering major planned investment projects through our framework contractors who cover the North Region. The investment work is varied, covering a range of work types including mechanical and electrical work, fire alarms, lift replacements and fire safety works alongside our usual investment for kitchens, bathrooms, roofs and other key components.

What we’re looking for
We’re a customer-focussed organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You’ll not only be an experienced Senior Surveyor, but you’ll also have great customer service skills and a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done. You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge of building construction
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, building regulation, standards and ability to manage Health & Safety during a project.
• Ability to survey and specify required works, or where necessary manage expert external consultants.
• Ability to diagnose and specify remedies to building defects.
• Manage contractor’s performance delivering building works at a project level including H&S, quality, value, progress and KPIs.
• Understanding of maintenance services within social housing sector (responsive, empty homes, planned, cyclical and compliance).
• Excellent standards of customer care and the ability to deliver accurate and clear communications in writing, face to face or by telephone.
• Good understanding of delivering projects through a SOR Contract as well as traditional procurement methods.
• Good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office, housing and property management systems.
• Successful track record of delivering building surveying services or M&E projects, and management of substantial work programmes in a similar environment.
• Experience of preparing and issuing performance reports.

Essential Qualifications:

• RICS or CIOB or a relevant qualification in mechanical or electrical services for the delivery of M&E projects.

Advert Closing Date: 27th July 2020
Interviews will take place remotely via Skype on 5th & 6th August 2020

We offer an excellent benefits package that help make this a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Medical expenses cover
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits Portal - Everyone Lifestyle Benefits
• Eye test vouchers
• Aspire - £100 allowance per employee each financial year
• Professional qualification support
• Professional subscriptions
• Purchase additional leave
• Salary Sacrifice - Deduction of various benefits from 'gross' salary, before tax and NI deducted
• E-learning courses
• Thank you award - by nomination