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Maintenance Surveyor - Housing
East Devon
Hybrid Working
Salary  up to £45,221 Depending on experience  plus excellent benefits
 
My client, a forward thinking District Council, is looking to recruit a Full Time Housing Maintenance Surveyor to work in East Devon.  The successful Maintenance Surveyor will play an important part in the Property and Asset management team and will report into the contract manager.
The successful candidates' main remit will be to provide the day to day repair service to tenants and maintain the Council's housing stock. To manage the day to day repair/void contracts and contractors to a high standard providing high quality repair services to the Council and tenant. To support the Senior Technical Officer and other technical staff in achieving the priorities and objectives of the Council.
 
Main duties will include:
·Dealing with the reactive and planned property maintenance requirements of the Council's dwellings within a prescribed budget and aligned to the contract, and to ensure compliance with the current Decent Homes Standard.
 
·Investigate repair requests, diagnose faults and complaints, commission repairs and supervise them through to completion. Carrying out pre and post inspections of repairs.
 
·Establish appropriate effective working relationships with the current contractor/s which support and grow the partnership.
 
·Provide a supportive technical duty surveyor function to the current contractor/s, and the contact centre team on a rota basis.
 
·Undertake the preparation of condition surveys to enable the implementation of the planned and cyclical maintenance programmes.
 
·To manage the quoted works and exclusion works elements of this contract to ensure value for money and accuracy of these works in line with the contract.
 
·Processing/managing claims for payment in line with specific Contract terms, set limits, Statutory Regulations, procurement rules and EDDC Standing Orders.
 
·Monitoring contractors on site and reporting on performance issues while ensuring value for money.
 
·Survey properties to identify, log and deal with the presence of asbestos based materials.
 
·To be involved in regular operational meetings with the current term contractor in order to assess contract performance.
 
·Check dwellings to ensure that the Council meets its legal responsibility in relation to Statutory Compliance in line with current Regulations, e.g. gas, electric, fire, legionella, solid fuel etc.
 
·To support the void team where required in preparing work specifications within tight time schedules to meet performance indicators, including pre and post inspect void works,
 
·Ensure contractors work safely and within the current Health and Safety/CDM Requirements.
 
·Determining those repairs which are the tenant's responsibility and implementing the Council's Recharge Procedure.
 
·Assisting in the management of disrepair claims to include reviewing the matter, carrying out detail site inspections, preparing detail Reports and initiating repairs.
 
·Assisting in the management of complaints to include acting as a point of contact, reviewing the matter, carrying out detail site inspections, preparing detail Reports and resolving all issues.
 
·Help to update the Council's Stock Survey records held by the team, using existing property databases.
 
·To help deal with general correspondence concerning property matters.
 
·Assist in advancing tenant participation and involvement to ensure that tenants and leaseholders influence the management and maintenance of their homes.
 
·Support the Council's approach to equalities and diversity. This includes the need for safety of children and other vulnerable people.
 
·Take personal responsibility for the relevant aspects of the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
 
The role offers excellent benefits and a salary of £34,834 to £40,221 DOE plus a market supplement, currently £5000 which is reviewed every 12 months
If this role is of interest, please send your CV.  This role is commutable from Exeter, Sidmouth, Taunton, Honiton, Chard, Bridgwater, Yeovil, Exmouth