Building Surveyor

**Permanent**

**Full time (37 hours per week)**

**Interviews will be on going throughout the recruitment process.**

**Due to the nature of the role a valid Full UK Driving License is required.**

Stockport Homes Group is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on building strong collaborative relationships locally, regionally and nationally. We are passionate about not only providing housing and building new homes in Stockport but helping to transform the lives of our customers. We aim to provide comfortable and affordable homes whilst engaging our customers and communities.

We now have an opportunity for two Building Surveyor's (Disrepair) to join our brand-new Client Repairs Team, who will provide a specialist technical support service for Stockport Homes Group. You will be primarily dealing with disrepair claims as well as project managing specialist works. You will be working on a whole range of property types, carrying out intrusive surveys and specialist testing to enable accurate diagnosis of building defects and failures.

We’re looking for a commercially minded and confident individual, with a proven track record of managing and defending disrepair cases within a social housing environment.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Conducting in depth surveys utilising specialist equipment to assist in diagnosis of disrepair issues and any minor structural defects
- Carrying out ‘joint surveys’; with other expert witnesses to agree required remedial works (for Scott Schedules) and estimate value of works required.
- Project managing remedial works including site visits and audit inspections to ensure that specifications and quality standards are complied with.
- Arranging, preparing and distributing relevant repair information to the legal team on request and attending court in the capacity of expert witness.
- Obtaining accurate and detailed information about necessary repairs/improvements to properties, and undertake a range of surveys, including Stock Condition, Energy Efficiency, HHSRS, Legionella and Asbestos

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- A recognised building qualification (HNC or equivalent minimum)
- Experience working in a social housing environment, dealing with contracts and contract management
- Experience and knowledge of Disrepair protocol and resolving claims
- A working knowledge of Housing legislation and in particular Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements, Health and Safety, CDM, Asbestos at Work, Party Wall Act etc

The SHG “Be You” approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG’s Values. We’re always looking to improve diversity within our teams to enhance this culture and to be truly representative of the communities we work in.

This role will be on Stockport Homes Limited terms and conditions.

Stockport Homes is Stockport’s largest landlord and a management organisation which acts as landlord for both Stockport Council’s social housing and our own property portfolio. But we’re more than just so-called rent collectors. We’re an award-winning, trailblazing public sector company that strives to transform lives by offering tenants advice and support on health and wellbeing, finance, youth engagement, employment and education opportunities as well as help in the home.

At Stockport Homes we believe in being ambitious, making a difference in our local communities, and serving our customers with passion. We believe in approaching problems with innovation, in respecting our partners, colleagues and customers and in striving for excellence.