London, United Kingdom

Maintenance Surveyor

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Tower Hamlets to assist with the appointment of a Maintenance Surveyor, on a 5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £25.78 - £33.08 per Hour

Responsibilities:

  • To oversee appointed contractors carrying out repairs and minor improvement works on an allocated patch, taking ownership and carrying out effective liaison, to ensure a high quality repairs and maintenance service at the best possible cost.
  • To undertake the full range of technical and inspection duties in relation to repairs and minor improvements to occupied and void homes, external and communal areas and playgrounds on your patch
  • assess properties for hazards such as damp, mould, excess cold, sanitation, drainage etc,
  • Raise works orders and variation orders, obtain, challenge costs and approve quotations for specialised/non-standard works;
  • Work supervision, contractor liaison and progress monitoring to ensure target dates are achieved and quality standards are met

Qualifications:

  • Experience of working in a Repairs and Maintenance environment.
  • Experience of providing technical support and advice to a range of stakeholders.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to produce technical reports.

Please note:

  • You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
  • You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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  Required Skills:

Discretion Pay Sanitation Ownership Quotations Inspection LTD Contractors Technical Support Maintenance Business Communication