Job Description
What am I accountable for?
* Assisting with the delivery of building safety remediation projects and M&E component replacement.
* Ensuring quality control and supervision is maintained for each contract, via site visits and assessing contract implementation.
* Operating and monitoring financial results against delegated plans and budgets to ensure cost efficiency.
* Conducting property inspections, obtaining estimates where required and commissioning remedial works in line with standing orders and tendering arrangements.
* Validating works delivered and providing documentary signing-off all fire remedial works and planned M&E investment.
* Helping to ensure that a clear and consistent approach is in place in relation to the management of all risk areas connected to project delivery, ensuring this is monitored and accurately recorded.
* Supporting the Section 20 Coordinator to ensure all Section 20 and tender processes are completed in a timely way.
* Working closely with the Head of Building Safety and M&E, the Project Manager (Building Safety and M&E), the Building Safety Technical Manager, and Building Safety Managers to ensure all relevant legislation is being adhered to. Ensuring safety, quality control and productivity assessments are carried out so that all work complies with current codes of practice, standards and legislation, particularly Health and Safety.
* Ensuring data integrity ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations.
* Identifying, assessing, and mitigating operational risks and raising any concerns with the person responsible for the business area.
* Assisting with complaints relating to building safety improvement project and M&E planned programmes in line with our Complaint Policy and the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code. This will include appropriate and proportionate resolutions and accurate record keeping.
* Carrying out any other duties consistent with the post that may be required from time to time at the discretion of the line manager.
* Keeping accurate records and manage all data in accordance with our Data Governance Framework, relevant legislation, and best practice. You must also understand and fulfil your responsibilities as set out in this framework.
* Carrying out my work in line with our:
o Professional standards, reflecting our values and behaviour framework
o Policies, procedures, and code of conduct
o Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
o Health and safety responsibilities
* Adhering to Confidential Reporting (whistleblowing) polices.
What do I need?
Entry Requirements:
* Construction/Building/Property related qualification or equivalent experience.
* Good knowledge of construction technology and contract administration.
* Good knowledge of the planning and budgeting processes within social housing.
* An understanding of local authority planning processes, and that for planning applications in particular.
* Proficiency in the use and management of database systems and project management software, with practical experience of extracting data and generating/analysing reports.
* Good knowledge of landlord and tenant legislation, including that relating to leas-es and resident consultation.
Proficient Requirements:
* Qualified or working towards CIOB, RICS, RIBA, MAPM or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
* A sound knowledge of building construction technology, contract administration, managing and delivering budgets, statutory authorities and legal requirements.
* A sound knowledge of building regulations, parts A, M, P and L
* Knowledge of landlord and tenant legislation, including that relating to leases and resident consultation.
* An understanding of the RRO 2005 and in conducting Fire Risk Assessments.
* A good knowledge of building pathology, with the ability to manage a range of building related cases in domestic residential dwellings.
* A knowledge of party wall regulations and disrepair legal protocol.
* An understanding of the section 20 process.
* Appropriate means of transport.
* An ability to undertake work outside of normal office hours on a rota basis, as necessary.
* Expertise in a building construction, surveying or planned maintenance projects environment.
* Ability to produce good accurate written reports and communicate with customers and other lay persons in addition to building professions.
* Ability to understand and work with contract drawings, specifications, tender documentation and legislative documents.
* A good understanding of budgeting processes and standing orders.
* Good understanding of Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and Word.
