Building Surveyor

Advanced Resource Managers; Gosport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A property services firm in Gosport is seeking a Building Surveyor to manage repairs and maintenance for a diverse property portfolio. The role includes evaluating and diagnosing repair needs, managing contractors, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and relevant experience in housing or commercial environments. A full current driving license is essential for the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing or commercial environments.
• Knowledge of building legislation and safety regulations.
• Practical surveying skills for stock data recording.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day response repairs.
• Update stock data and perform surveys.
• Manage contractors and resolve disputes.

Skills

Relevant experience in response repairs

Knowledge of building construction technology

Understanding of health & safety regulations

Analytical skills

Job description

Building Surveyor

Gosport

£33 per hour (PAYE)

£37.04 per hour (CIS)

Contract expected to run until June

You will be based at our Gosport Town Hall within a Property Services team reporting to the Senior Building Surveyor.

You will carry out a wide range of duties across our varied 3,+ housing stock, together with our asset portfolio of corporate operational, commercial and community assets.

You will predominantly be attending day to day repairs, updating stock data, evaluating and diagnosing what work is required, assessing the best options to carry out the work and issuing response repairs.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day response repairs in a housing or commercial environment.
• Update stock data and perform measured surveys accurately.
• Evaluate and diagnose required work, assess best options and issue response repairs.
• Manage contractors, negotiate contractual matters and resolve disputes.
• Exercise cost control techniques and provide commercial awareness in cost estimates.
• Audit completed repairs and assess value for money.

Requirements

• Relevant experience and knowledge of general day-to-day response repairs in housing or commercial environments.
• Good building construction technology and building pathology knowledge.
• Knowledge of building legislation and relevant health & safety regulations, including Working at Height and Control of Asbestos.
• Practical surveying skills, including stock data recording and measured surveys.
• Ability to manage contractors, negotiate contracts and resolve disputes.
• Cost control techniques and commercial awareness when undertaking large repair work and auditing repairs.
• Analytical skills to interrogate, analyse and evaluate previous repair information.

Additional

• Full current driving licence and a car (essential car user allowance paid if duties justify).
• Occasional need to work outside normal working hours.