Senior Building Surveyor

We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association based in South Wales, who are recruiting for a Senior Building Surveyor on a permanent basis (They will also consider temporary members of staff for this role). The position is due to start immediately.

The salary for the role is £45,547 per annum, and offers a four-day working week!

The ideal candidate will have experience working on large scale projects in a social housing setting, including component replacement and complex repairs, have a degree of equivalent in a Surveying discipline, and have access to their own vehicle.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Taking the lead on tender documents for component renewal, refurbishment works and defect investigations
• Overseeing boundary disputes, land encroachment, party wall matters and statutory disputes
• Reviewing and validating stock condition data relating to stock condition data
• Ensuring funding is targeted where needed to ensure regulatory compliance
• Providing cost advice for proposed investment works and carry out ongoing reviews of maintenance costs
• Undertaking specific building defect investigations and instructing remedial works
• Investigating complaints in line with company procedure

Experience required:

• Experience required in Social Housing
• Experience with complex surveying
• An understanding of party wall disputes
• Experience in contractor procurement

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Project Management
• Contractor Management
• Component replacement knowledge

Rewards and Benefits:

• Four day working week!
• Flexible working days
• Hybrid working
• 23 days annual leave + three days off for Christmas shut down
• 12% employer pension contribution

Working hours:

• 30 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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