Damp and Mould, Disrepair Surveyor Lse

**Additional role requirements**:

- Full UK Driving Licence
- DBS check required

**A little bit about what we are looking for...**

You will contribute to the successful delivery and completion of damp, mould and disrepair works within a new dedicated team within the Assets department. Carrying out your role efficiently and effectively, ensure property inspections and works are delivered to a high standard, meeting our service standards whilst providing excellent customer experience and high levels of customer satisfaction. Carry out property inspections, diagnose damp, mould and disrepair causes, specify remediation and repairs, and manage works through to completion. Ensuring these works are delivered to a consistently high standard, meeting our priority targets, and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

We are happy to offer hybrid working with this role; You will be required to be in the office for around 2/3 days per week with the rest being from home, however please bear in mind we may need you to be in the office more within your probation and training. It's important to us that you feel fully ready and confident in the role before working from home. Of course if you'd prefer to be in the office more, then that is completely fine with us too

**Your responsibilities...**
- Project manage damp, mould and disrepair works from inception through to completion including diagnosing, specifying; procuring and monitoring
- Ensure effective solutions for managing and reducing the causes of damp and mould are identified, which will include building repairs, installing mechanical ventilation and humidity control systems, and by providing clear advice to residents to help them understand the causes of damp and mould and behaviours that will reduce humidity in their homes
- Undertake contractor administration duties as required including reviewing Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Works, Specifications and all contract documentation, ensuring that these comply with the project brief and timescales, budget estimates, all relevant legislation, health and safety regulations and policies
- Effectively manage contractors, carrying out and managing the quality inspection process of works, including pre-start scoping, work in progress quality inspections and post inspection sign-offs
- Maintain CRM and systems recording progress of the works to ensure information is accurate and up to date, providing regular project updates to the senior management team
- Certifying contractor valuations and claims within this role’s delegated authority limits, including interim and final account payment
- Work closely with our Resident Liaison Officer to ensure customers are informed of progress at all stages, the works offer excellent customer experience and high levels of customer satisfaction
- Demonstrate VFM in the delivery of damp, mould and disrepair work projects, providing strong contract management and delivery of programmes maximising quality and value to budget
- Work in collaboration with residents to improve the quality of their homes ensuring their views are incorporated where appropriate into the delivery of the work programmes and choice is offered where practical
- We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert._
- Holds a professional qualification in a relevant technical discipline, or the ability to demonstrate suitable experience to meet the requirements of this role
- Accredited qualifications by Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors or the Chartered Institute of Building
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification
- Excellent technical knowledge in all areas of domestic property maintenance
- A minimum of two years’ experience in delivering stock investment / major works to social housing or private residential housing
- Experience of managing suppliers through long term contracts which include JCT Measured Term contracts or similar
- Experience of Keystone and managing planned works through Keystone Planned Maintenance module
- Pre and post contract experience including preparation of specifications, preparing and reviewing of estimates, cost plans, bills of quantities, tender reporting

**Disclosure and Barring Service**:
So why do we need to know this information? This role will be required to visit / support PA Housing residents in their own homes on a regular basis. Therefore we have a duty to our residents to ensure that we have taken precautions regarding who will be visiting them and representing PA Housing.

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