Building Surveyor - Disrepair

WMJobs; Dudley; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Building Surveyor for the Disrepair Team. This role involves managing disrepair claims, ensuring compliance with legal standards, and working efficiently under pressure. Candidates should have a relevant qualification in repairs & maintenance and ideally experience in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Understanding of repair work within tenanted properties.
• Experience in the disrepair sector is advantageous.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Handling solicitor claims related to disrepair.
• Conducting site visits to assess necessary works.
• Liaising with customers and management teams.

Skills

Self-motivated

Commitment

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Qualification in repairs & maintenance

Job description

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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council,

Job Opportunity – Building Surveyor – Disrepairs Team

Hours : Permanent - 37 hours per week

Salary: Grade 9 £37,938 - £40,476

An opportunity has arisen for a full time permanent Surveyor within the Disrepair Team. This is a chance to make a difference within the Directorate, ensuring that we remain compliant within the handing of Disrepair Claims and legal regulatory standards within the sector whilst ensuring that cost savings are kept to a minimum for the business.

The role will cover a variety of duties and will include the handling of solicitor claims made by tenants within the Housing Repairs Team. You will work as part of a small team with some but not exclusive to the duties listed below.

Disrepair is a very busy environment and you would need to be self-motivated, committed and able to work to very tight deadlines under pressure. You will need to hold a valid qualification within repairs & maintenance and have an excellent understanding of repair work within tenanted properties. Working within the disrepair sector would be advantageous but training can be provided.

Some of the duties will include :

• Liaising with team members, customers, contractors and senior management team on a daily basis.
• Site visits to assess works required in order to handle the claim
• Reporting of detailed Scott Schedules for every properties as well as completing a schedule of works. There are days when admin work is vital to ensure the claims are turned around in a acceptable timeframe
  
  
  

For any questions or pre application enquiries please email [e-mail]

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

Attached documents

Building Surveyor JD-PS Sept 22.doc

Benefits List

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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