Your new role
- To assist the Technical Manager in the management and delivery of the repairs, maintenance and stock investment contracts throughout SNG for all housing, associated land/buildings and in respect of corporate buildings.
- To work with contractor and consultant partners, colleagues and residents across the full range of resident services, to ensure that customer involvement and resident satisfaction is at the core of the decision-making process and delivery of these services.
- Apply technical knowledge in the procurement and contract management of relevant services - ensuring they represent the best value for money.
- To contribute to the training of any allocated trainee maintenance surveyors (whether permanent or temporary.)
- Monitor and supervise the work completed by consultants/contractors.
- Contribute to strategies, policies and procedures for reactive/responsive repairs, stock investment/improvement, voids works, asbestos, disrepair claims, and other related areas to ensure the best use is made of the Group's property/asset investments, and align with strategic plan objectives.
- Contribute to setting and managing budgets and relevant contracts to deliver value for money and a reduction in complaints, claims and defective work.
What you'll need to succeed
- HNC in building related subject.
- Technical member of the RICS (Tech RICS) or relevant construction qualification.
- Knowledge and Skills Required
- Knowledge and understanding of the diverse lifestyles and needs of residents.
- Knowledge of housing, housing law and the regulatory framework.
- Knowledge of repairs and maintenance in the context of social housing.
- Knowledge of the building industry.
- Building practice, building law and emerging trends
- Landlord and tenant issues arising from leasehold properties
- Party Wall procedures and practice
Experience Required
- Relevant experience in a relevant maintenance & reactive/responsive repairs capacity with a sound technical knowledge of building maintenance services.
- Experience of undertaking complex defect diagnoses across building types (including modern methods of construction), building technologies and building services.
- Experience of working with residents and involving them in monitoring and shaping services.
- Contribution to budget setting.
- Experience of implementing quality systems.
- Experience of managing and administrating large and complex contracts delivering high volumes of multidisciplinary repairs to housing, office and other building types.
- Experience of project managing planned maintenance and/or major repairs - especially in respect of void works, elemental replacements, etc.
What you'll get in return
Hybrid working
Travel expensed
And a great benefits package!
What you need to do now
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