Damp Surveyor
Temp - £300 PD
Kent
Posted 2 days ago
Marks Consulting Partners are currently looking for a Damp Surveyor to work with one of our Housing Association clients in Kent.
What the job will be doing?
damp and mould, pest infestation, disrepair cases to successful completion.
• Inspecting properties, specifying and managing works in line with mhs policy and
procedures and standing orders and all probity including use of NHF Schedule of
Rates, obtaining quotes, tenders or waivers.
• Timely specifying and instruction of works and management of service providers
delivering the works in line with the timescales set out in Awaab’s Law and disrepair
protocol where applicable.
• Updating and monitoring the internal computer systems and the case management
system with the findings from your inspections and actions be undertaken.
• Liaise with relevant teams across the business and with external contractors to
ensure the works are completed within a timely and cost-effective manner and to the
satisfaction of customers.
• Take ownership of remedial works raised, ensuring WIP inspections, post inspections
and value for money but reviewing and challenging variations.
• Attendance at contractor review meetings where applicable but ensuring any issues
identified are reported back to the relevant contracts managers.
• Ensure an ‘eyes wide open’ approach on visits, raising any repairs from site that are
identified during a visit.
• Reporting any safeguarding and wellbeing concerns identified on visits.
• Taking ownership of remedial works for decanted customers, ensuring they are not
decanted longer than necessary, and the Housing team are updated weekly.
• Be proactive, look for long term solutions to problems, identifying similar
construction types etc for remedying damp and mould.
• Work with our sustainability team, ensuring customers have a safe and warm home,
and energy measures to be completed under grant funding.
• Deploying IoT sensors into customers’ homes and explaining the findings with them
both pre works and post works.
• Identify any pest issues when on visits to customers’ homes/block or wider estate.
• Carry out 10% post inspections to completed proofing works where applicable.
• Review any variations which come through following technical inspections before
approval to ensure value for money.
• Manage works to ensure they are to standard, delivered safely and within budget.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and building requirements through own
research, attending webinars and training events.
• Be professionally curious, meet with other service areas to learn more about their
service areas and legislation, also attend best practice events with other Housing
associations.
• Follow the mhs homes code of conduct and demonstrate values and behaviours as
set out in our leadership and behaviour framework.
• Ensure lone working device is always on you and tested weekly when working
remotely.
• Excellent diary management, ensuring calendars are updated of whereabouts for
H&S and lone working. Confident in working with mobile technology and software.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Awareness of and sensitivity to a wide range of diverse customer needs, providing
tailored and flexible responses and support.
• Ensuring compliance with the Equality Act, mhs policies, procedures and standards
relating to EDI
What you will need?
Knowledge of Awaabs Law
How to Apply
If you would like any further details about this position, please contact Brook Weissand at Marks Consulting Partners.
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in contract and permanent recruitment of technical property, regeneration & development, housing services and HR staff to the public sector including housing associations, local authorities, and related private sector organisations. We do not advertise all our vacancies so please give us a call and register with us to be notified of all suitable roles.
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