Job Purpose
To deliver and coordinate repairs to the Council's housing stock and operational buildings in line with agreed policies and budgets to ensure that a high quality customer focused service is provided to residents and premises managers.
Key Accountabilities
- To coordinate the batching of repairs to aid best value for money on delivery.
- To develop a family of contractors able to deliver a high quality SOR based delivery process.
- To monitor the delivery of repairs in line with agreed policies and performance standards.
- To work with the Building surveys in diagnosing building repair solutions for corporate assets.
- Participate in identifying strategies and programmes of work for inclusion in annual revenue
repairs and maintenance budgets and financial forecasts including consulting with tenants and leaseholders about programmes of work.
- Participate in developing new initiatives and concepts and produce detailed solutions for
repairs and maintenance programmes of work which comply with the latest planning, health and safety and building regulation requirements including obtaining all necessary permissions.
- To work with the Building surveyor and other team members arranging for all contract procurement to be undertaken in accordance with European Union and Council policy and procedures including preparing specifications, drawings, tender documentation, health and safety plans and selecting prospective contractors and awarding contracts.
- Manage the administration and supervision of repairs and maintenance works contracts including ensuring that contract conditions, specifications for materials and workmanship and health and safety plans are complied with.
- Manage revenue budgets and control expenditure strictly in accordance with levels of delegated authority and the Council's Financial Regulations including preparing estimates, valuing work in progress, negotiating prices for variations, producing final accounts and negotiating and resolving any contractual claims.
- Attend Council tenancy and public meetings including preparing any necessary reports, giving verbal advice and recommendations with respect to technical policy matters.
- Provide evidence to the Police and Judiciary in respect of relevant issue.
- Monitor and report on the performance of delivering Property repairs building services in line with published standards.
- By working with the planners for your area monitor and manage the availability of appointment slots and the correct and effective delivery of the out of hour's service.
- Analyse and report on building services and assist in the development of the Decent Homes and capital repairs and maintenance programmes of work
Knowledge & Experience
Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas of business and will be required to provide evidence of this:
- Experience in coordinating and delivering a wide range of building repairs
- Experience in working with both direct and indirect labour
- Knowledge in diagnosing building faults to a wide range of buildings
- Experience of delivering to budgets
- A working knowledge of construction related health and safety regulations
- A working knowledge of planning and building regulation regulations
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