Senior Planned Surveyor

Senior Planned Surveyor

Permanent

Hertford

£48,000 Circa

Our client, a reputable housing association, is looking for a senior Planned Surveyor to assist the Head of Technical Services in the management and delivery of the repairs, maintenance, and stock investment contracts throughout Network for all housing, associated land/buildings and in respect of corporate buildings.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertake technical audits of work undertaken by contractors and consultants. Take part in - or lead as appropriate - inspections pre-work, during work and post-completion including liaison with residents to establish customer experience was at or above the required level. Report findings and ensure that continuous improvement is adopted across the supply chain.
• Supervise and manage planned surveying team to ensure as technical leads, the building pathology reporting is auditable and legislative in its delivery.
• . Ensure all recoverable expenditure is authorised, recorded, reported and recovered where possible. This may be through service charge, tenant/resident recharges, insurance, legal claim(s) against third parties, etc.
• Audit Commission action plan and all relevant regulatory requirements met or exceeded - including any mock inspection and/or performance assessments (whether internal or external.) Preparation for and completion of actions arising from any inspection in related areas.
• Commission and manage third party specialists - such as consultants and/or contractors - to take necessary action to ensure that homes remain habitable and that residents are not required to be temporarily decanted wherever possible.