Building Surveyor
Posted 3 days ago by Hays
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Building Surveyor role involves working with a leading Social Housing provider in West Yorkshire to conduct inspections and surveys of residential properties. The position requires diagnosing issues and making recommendations to maintain housing standards, while also engaging with stakeholders to ensure repairs are completed. The role emphasizes excellent communication skills and experience in social housing environments. This is an interim, temporary position offering competitive hourly rates.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct inspections of residences to diagnose issues and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Carry out various surveys including planned and reactive maintenance repairs, voids, damp and mould, and condensation surveys.
- Create a schedule of works based on findings and engage with stakeholders such as contractors, developers, and local authorities.
- Listen to and log customer queries during visits, providing a point of referral.
Key Skills:
- Technical qualification such as HNC/RICS.
- Experience in a Social Housing or Local Authority environment, ideally with residential properties.
- Experience in repairs, maintenance, disrepair, damp and mould, and voids.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with a diverse range of customers.
Salary (Rate): £35.00 Hourly
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Building Surveyor job, Bradford, Interim, Temporary, Up to £35 per hour, Social Housing
Your new role You will be working with a leading Social Housing provider in West Yorkshire, as part of a multidisciplinary team; to undertake inspections of residences, to diagnose and make evidence-based recommendations to ensure the housing portfolio is maintained at a high standard. You will be responsible for carrying out a variety of surveys including planned and reactive maintenance repairs, voids, damp and mould and condensation surveys. You will create a schedule of works based on your findings before engaging with stakeholders, such as contractors/developers and local authorities, in order to ensure that identified defects have been repaired to the required standard. You will listen to and log customers queries during your visits, providing a point of referral.
What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, a technical qualification such as HNC/RICS
Experience of working in a Social Housing or Local Authority Environment (ideally residential properties)
Repairs/Maintenance/Disrepair/Damp and Mould/Voids experience
Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of customers
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work with a leading Social Housing provider in West YorkshireA single point of contact with a dedicated Property and Surveying expertCompetitive hourly rates up to £35 per hour, paid weekly.
The promise of further work upon completion of this assignment
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