Disrepair Surveyor

MMP Consultancy; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a qualified Disrepair Surveyor for a housing organisation in North West London. This role involves managing disrepair cases, producing detailed reports, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in social housing and a strong understanding of disrepair legislation. This is a contract position paying £350 per day, with a rolling contract of 6-12 months.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in delivering complex/disrepair service for social housing.
• Knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and Defective Premises Act 1972.
• Understanding of pre and post-inspection processes, building pathology and repairs techniques.

Responsibilities

• Management of Disrepair cases from inception to completion.
• Undertake CPR 35 Reports and manage a high volume of work.
• Provide specialist and professional reports, write specifications and manage disrepair cases.

Skills

Management of Disrepair cases

Creating detailed reports

Understanding of disrepair legislation

Health and safety responsibilities

High volume work management

Education

MRICS, MCIOB or Expert Witness qualified

Job description

Overview

MMP Consultancy are currently seeking a MRICS or MCIOB Disrepair Surveyor for a housing organisation in North West London. Paying £350 per day (Inside IR35).

Role

Disrepair Surveyor – North London. Contract: Rolling Contract (6-12 Months, 3 Months rolling, one week notice).

Responsibilities

• Management of Disrepair cases from inception to completion, creating detailed reports which are usable in court if required.
• Undertake CPR 35 Reports.
• Managing a high volume of work across a designated geographic patch.
• Take full control of the surveying duties, ensuring the completion of works.
• Autonomy on decisions which are required to ensure quality work.
• Receive support from Solicitors within the Legal Team with the strategy on how to approach certain cases if court orders are involved.
• Deliver a high-quality customer-focused repairs and maintenance service to act as essential technical support to the Repairs and Operations.
• Pre and post-condition inspections of works, with a focus on quality and cost, including but not limited to checks on asbestos management, CDM regulations and void specification brief(s).
• Undertake and monitor proactively the client\'s responsibilities for all contracts within the posts remit.
• Provide specialist and professional reports, write specifications, manage disrepair cases, and insurance cases, and undertake estate inspections and quality assurance inspections.
• Overseer the delegated Revenue and Capital budgets for the Repair and Maintenance and one-off projects to support the Repairs & Operations Service and across Property Management to reduce compensation costs associated with legal disrepair.

Essential qualifications

• MRICS, MCIOB or Expert Witness qualified.
• Extensive experience in delivering complex/disrepair service for social housing.
• Understanding of disrepair legislation, including a sound knowledge of:
• The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
• Defective Premises Act 1972
• Detailed Knowledge and understanding of pre and post-inspection processes, building pathology and repairs techniques.
• Detailed Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities in relation to construction and Construction Design and Management (CDM).

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