Connecting Talent to opportunity

Connecting Talent to opportunity

Building Surveyor

Expired

Job Description:

Post is required to supplement existing resources ahead of service redesign and to provide cover whilst the service mobilises a series of new contracts for planned works and undertakes further procurement processes for major capital works. This post will enable the service to continue to operate business as usual activity (as set out below) whilst resources are focused on this work. 

To assist the General Building Manager to effectively and efficiently manage all aspects of the planned contact compliance and major improvement works including programming, design, specification, contract monitoring, procurement and financial management for the council.
High level of quality service delivery, performance and customer satisfaction. Responsible for the delivery of high quality, value for money maintenance contracts within your area of responsibility ensuring that it conforms to specifications and budgets. 

To inspect and control works carried out by contractors on site, ensuring that the client's interests are fully protected. The role will have primary responsibility for responsive and planned elements of building work but provide wider support to the Housing Programme team.


To maximise quality and performance within the Property & Investment team to carry out pre-arranged and random site inspections, assessing level of quality, timeliness and customer care, and to provide a professional Contract Compliance Clerk of works surveying service across the city.

To effectively and efficiently manage technical and customer liaison staff to ensure top quartile provision of services and customer satisfaction is consistently returned.

To respond sensitively and effectively to the needs of tenants, leaseholders and their representatives, whilst meeting and improving performance standards and retaining budgetary control.

The position is required due to the amount of work involved in maintaining the council's 12,000 housing stock, with additional work pressures of:
*Complaints
*Enquiries
*Insurance claims 
*Disrepair claims 
*Leasehold disputes (circa 50 per year)
*Resident alteration applications (circa 200 per year)

Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.

  • Job Type

    Contract, Full Time

  • Work Authorisation

    No

  • Industry Sector Other