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Title: Senior Disrepair Surveyor
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £55,000 per annum to £65,000 per annum (London weighted salary) dependant on experience
Reporting Office: London, Stratford
Persona: Agile Working (office, site and home)
Closing Date: 4th September at 9am
Interview Dates: 9th September
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Role Profile - Senior Disrepair Surveyor.docx
Join our Disrepair Team at L&Q:
An opportunity has arisen to join our Disrepair team in the role of Senior Disrepair Surveyor. The role reports directly to the Disrepair Manager. The Disrepair Surveying team manage a range of complex disrepair and complaint cases across a varied housing stock.
This role will be primarily based in L&Q's South region, covering the Thames, South East and South areas. Travel is an essential part of this role and it is necessary that our Disrepair Surveyors hold a full licence and have access to a car.
Your impact in the role:
As a Senior Disrepair Surveyor the post holder will be not only involved in day-to-day Disrepair Surveying activities, but will also have direct responsibility for circa 7 employees, and will be accountable for managing team performance and productivity against KPIs. Ensuring that the team are on top of their case management and are working in line with policy, procedure and best practice. Developing team and ensuring continuous CPD. Making sure that you and your team are up to date with any legal changes and legislation.
You will be responsible for monthly reporting on cases and KPIs to the Disrepair Manager and the senior management team and will always have a clear overview of outstanding cases and workload as well as other aspects around the workload.
You will also be responsible for monitoring the budget within your area. You will review coding on jobs, budget allocation and ensure that spend complies with L&Q’s compliance processes and procedures for the employees reporting to you.
L&Q’s portfolio consists of new builds, converted street properties, high rise, flats and purpose-built blocks. The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of various builds and the challenges that come with each type. They will have had experience in surveying the various types of stock and will be flexible regarding travel; L&Q’s stock covers a large geographic area, ranging from London, Essex and Kent, along with surrounding areas inclusive of Slough, Reading and Middlesex.
The Disrepair Team work closely with L&Q’s in house and external legal teams to resolve cases. Our Surveyors are responsible for surveying of properties and producing thorough reports and specifications in line with Building Standards and legal requirements and therefore will have a good knowledge of contract legislation including The Housing Conditions Protocol and the Fitness for Human Habitation Act.
We expect that the Senior Disrepair Surveyor has experience in managing a large team and also has a wide range of skills including building and property surveying, project management, ability to juggle a varied workload in at a fast pace, attention to detail and budgetary control.
This is a socially rewarding role with opportunity to make a real difference to our residents and the local community. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that everyone should have a safe and secure place to live and home that they can be proud to live in.
What you'll bring:
We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.
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