Reference no: Portsmouth 5261336

Pay Rate: 22.94 per hour PAYE

37 Monday Friday, 08:00 - 16:00

This opening assignment is for 3 months

City: PORTSMOUTH

Basic DBS disclosure required

You will be based at one of the area housing offices working as part of a building repairs team supporting the Building Repairs Managers. You will be part of the repairs management team; previous management experience is not essential and you will be supported to develop your skills and gain managing experience using the Systems Thinking methodology. 

You will be part of a team responsible for providing a building repair and voids service ensuring that it is undertaken in accordance with the NEC3 term service contract including all contractor payments and undertaking all appropriate audits. The team assists in meeting the purposes which are, to maintain and improve properties, ensure the right repair is carried out at the right time and provide suitable homes when needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Surveying assets, updating stock data, assessing the condition of assets, evaluating and diagnosing what work is required, assessing the best options to carry out the work, issuing repairs and managing a varied range of planned repair projects. 
• Repair projects that you may carry out and supervise include decorations to external and communal areas, cladding, fire upgrading work, window replacement, re-roofing, electrical work, extensions, and structural repairs. 
• Support and deputise for the Building Repairs Manager to ensure the building repairs team have capacity to effectively manage all demands received by utilising all the resources available including developing apprentices and surveyors. 
• Manage apprentices and/or surveyors supporting the team to provide a repairs service including support management of day to day repairs, DFG works, GRA assets, complaints and legal claims,
• Liaise with customers and stakeholders regarding the repairs and maintenance service, investigating complaints and disrepair claims as appropriate. 
• Will manage the repairs and maintenance of the assets you are responsible for and ensure that you have accurate stock data information as appropriate.
• Assess the condition of the assets, use measures to assess the effectiveness of the service, identify planned maintenance projects and prioritise demands to inform planned programmes of work.

Key requirements:

• Knowledge and be able to advise others of building construction technology and building pathology.
• Knowledge and be able to apply building related legislation, contract law and guidance. Specifically, the building regulations, planning law, party wall act, fire safety, electrical inspections, gas installations, JCT and NEC contracts.
• Knowledge and be able to apply construction related health & safety legislation generally including advising others. Specifically the CDM Regulations 2007 and asbestos at work regulations.
• Knowledge and experience of cost control techniques and be able to demonstrate commercial awareness when undertaking cost estimates for larger repair work.
• Previous experience of working for a Local Authority or housing provider is not essential and you may have a trade background working for a Contractor delivering day to day repairs.
• Practical surveying skills that can be demonstrated; specifically be able to carry out stock data surveys.
• Able to demonstrate sufficient relevant experience and knowledge of general day to day response repairs in a housing or commercial environment.