Design Surveyor

Job description

**Closing Date**: Sunday 25 June

**Shortlisting Date**: Monday 26 June

**Salary**: £38,782.49

**About Newport City Homes**:
Newport City Homes (NCH) has a significant presence in South-East Wales, we have a responsibility to make sure our customers, communities and colleagues are given opportunities to grow and succeed as we respond to the significant challenges ahead.

Here at NCH, our true responsibility is to ensure that we create an environment that is equal and fair for all, but this does not mean simply treating everyone the same. As an employer we want everyone to feel supported, valued and treated with respect and kindness, this touches on every aspect of who we are as an association and is one of the cornerstones of how we work. That is why inclusion is one of our values and why we are building our systems, processes and actions around positively promoting a sense of belonging.

As a housing provider our ambition is to provide an excellent customer experience, we want to grow and develop our homes and communities and to be agile and innovative in our approach to solving problems and making decisions. We have three strategic commitments that cut across all our activities and decisions and collectively they enable us to achieve our NCH Strategy 2025, by ensuring we make joined up decisions and choices that make the best use of our resources, have the greatest combined impact and make a positive difference.

**Job Purpose**:
As a Design Surveyor you will provide support and guidance to the Asset Team in respect of Project Design, Feasibility, Specification and Procurement.

**Specifically, as a Design Surveyor you will**:

- Ensure the activities of the organisation is carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in accordance with all relevant legislation.
- Work collaboratively with other teams to ensure the function is fit for purpose and capable of delivering value for money services across the asset portfolio of activities
- Work with the Asset Team to scope and identify future programmes of Investment work
- Produce Feasibility documents for future projects including obtaining putline project costs and specifications. Ensure that scheme proposals meet the business and Customer needs.
- Work with colleagues in Procurement to ensure that schemes are procured in a timely manner and handed over to the Capital Investment Team to enable a successful project.
- Rationalise data from Asset Management and produce Project Briefs using asset management data and ensure they are of a sufficient standard that enables the procurement of suitable contracts in accordance with the Public Procurement regulations
- Procure various projects (from £25k - £3m+) with the overall Capital Works budget in mind ensuring that expenditure is on target and meets the requirements of delegated authority within Financial Regulations.
- Produce detailed specifications and detailed drawings to enable successful tender packages to be put together.
- Act as a Principal Designer for Newport City Homes, as defined under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulation 2015. Complete Principal Designer tasks and documentation for instance producing Preconstruction information including design hazard risk assessments for all projects.
- Act as a design advisor and facilitator to other departments across the business such as Development, Regeneration, Facilities, Estates and Leasehold teams.
- Prepare Section 20 notices for the Home Ownership team to ensure the statutory leasehold consultation is carried out and produce cost breakdowns prior to award of tender. Attend resident & leasehold consultation / meetings as necessary and provide relevant updates to the business.
- Work with Stock Condition Surveyors to carry out condition and dilapidation (Building) surveys, inside residents’ homes, communal areas, and across the estates, in accordance with the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS), Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) Etc.
- To keep abreast of changes in legislation via formal or informal CPD or training. (E.g. CDM, Building Regulations, Planning law, EPC etc)
- To attend the Corporate Specification Group and lead on the implementation of new technology and quality specifications for future projects.

**Application Process**:
**Your NCH, our comprehensive benefits package**:
We believe NCH is a great place to work and it’s important to us that our people feel the same way.
As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated.
That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.

**Enhanced Pension Scheme**:
We operate two pension schemes, one with Aviva Pensions, and one with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Aviva Pensions is a defined contribution pension scheme. LGPS is a defined benefit pension scheme wit